वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-45, verse-8

लक्ष्मणस्तं तदोवाच रक्ष्यमाणास्त्वयानघ ।
नात्र भीता वयं सर्वे धर्ममेवानुपश्यता ॥८॥

8. lakṣmaṇastaṃ tadovāca rakṣyamāṇāstvayānagha ,
nātra bhītā vayaṃ sarve dharmamevānupaśyatā.

8. lakṣmaṇaḥ tam tadā uvāca rakṣyamāṇāḥ tvayā anagha
na atra bhītāḥ vayam sarve dharmam eva anupaśyatā

8. lakṣmaṇaḥ tadā tam uvāca anagha tvayā rakṣyamāṇāḥ sarve
vayam atra bhītāḥ na dharmam eva anupaśyatā (tvayi sati)

8. Lakshmana then said to him, "O sinless one (anagha), protected by you, we are all not afraid here, as you observe the natural law (dharma)."

Words meanings summery:

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

• तम् (tam) - to him (Rama) (to him)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• रक्ष्यमाणाः (rakṣyamāṇāḥ) - being protected

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Rama) (by you)

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (Rama) (O sinless one)

• न (na) - not

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• भीताः (bhītāḥ) - afraid, frightened

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• अनुपश्यता (anupaśyatā) - by you (Rama), who observe (dharma) (by one observing, by one who sees)

Words meanings and morphology

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

तम् (tam) - to him (Rama) (to him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him

Note: Object of `uvāca`.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

रक्ष्यमाणाः (rakṣyamāṇāḥ) - being protected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rakṣyamāṇa

rakṣyamāṇa - being protected

Present Passive Participle

from root `rakṣ` (to protect) with `śānac` suffix

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `vayam`.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Rama) (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent of the passive participle `rakṣyamāṇāḥ`.

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (Rama) (O sinless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (a+agha)

• a – not, without
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, fault
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as an address.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

भीताः (bhītāḥ) - afraid, frightened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīta

bhīta - afraid, frightened

Past Passive Participle

from root `bhī` (to fear) with `kta` suffix

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `vayam`.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject.

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

Note: Agrees with `vayam`.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness

from root `dhṛ` (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of `anupaśyatā`.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

अनुपश्यता (anupaśyatā) - by you (Rama), who observe (dharma) (by one observing, by one who sees)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anupaśyat

anupaśyat - observing, seeing

Present Active Participle

from root `dṛś` (to see) with prefix `anu` and `śatṛ` suffix (present stem `paśya`)

Prefix: anu

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied agent, referring to Rama ('tvayā anupaśyatā').

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