वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-79

तौ तत्र हत्वा चतुरो महामृगान् वराहमृश्यं पृषतं महारुरुम् ।
आदाय मेध्यं त्वरितं बुभुक्षितौ वासाय काले ययतुर्वनस्पतिम् ॥७९॥

79. tau tatra hatvā caturo mahāmṛgān varāhamṛśyaṃ pṛṣataṃ mahārurum ,
ādāya medhyaṃ tvaritaṃ bubhukṣitau vāsāya kāle yayaturvanaspatim.

79. tau tatra hatvā caturaḥ mahāmṛgān
varāham ṛśyam pṛṣatam mahārurum
ādāya medhyam tvaritam bubhukṣitau
vāsāya kāle yayatuḥ vanaspatim

79. bubhukṣitau tau tatra caturaḥ mahāmṛgān varāham ṛśyam pṛṣatam mahārurum hatvā,
tvaritam medhyam ādāya,
vāsāya kāle vanaspatim yayatuḥ.

79. Being hungry, the two of them quickly killed four large animals there—a boar, a white-footed antelope, a spotted deer, and a great ruru deer. They took the pure (edible) meat and, in time for their overnight stay, went to a large tree.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - Rama and Lakshmana (those two, they two)

• तत्र (tatra) - in the forest (there, in that place)

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, after killing

• चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four

• महामृगान् (mahāmṛgān) - great deer, large animals

• वराहम् (varāham) - boar, wild pig

• ऋश्यम् (ṛśyam) - white-footed antelope, blackbuck

• पृषतम् (pṛṣatam) - spotted deer, a kind of antelope

• महारुरुम् (mahārurum) - great ruru deer (a specific large deer)

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having received

• मेध्यम् (medhyam) - suitable (for consumption), edible (pure, sacrificial, suitable (for eating))

• त्वरितम् (tvaritam) - quickly, swiftly, hastened

• बुभुक्षितौ (bubhukṣitau) - hungry (two of them)

• वासाय (vāsāya) - for their overnight stay (for dwelling, for staying, for an abode)

• काले (kāle) - at the appropriate time (for resting) (at the time, in time)

• ययतुः (yayatuḥ) - they two went

• वनस्पतिम् (vanaspatim) - a large tree (for shelter) (large tree, lord of the forest)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - Rama and Lakshmana (those two, they two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

तत्र (tatra) - in the forest (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) with the suffix 'tral' (स्थानार्थक)

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, after killing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'han' (to kill) with suffix '-tvā'

Root: han (class 2)

चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four

(numeral)

Note: The form is 'caturaḥ' in accusative plural masculine, agreeing with 'mahāmṛgān'.

महामृगान् (mahāmṛgān) - great deer, large animals

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāmṛga

mahāmṛga - large animal, great deer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+mṛga)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• mṛga – deer, animal
  noun (masculine)

वराहम् (varāham) - boar, wild pig

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of varāha

varāha - boar, wild pig

Note: Listing specific animals killed.

ऋश्यम् (ṛśyam) - white-footed antelope, blackbuck

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛśya

ṛśya - a white-footed antelope, blackbuck

पृषतम् (pṛṣatam) - spotted deer, a kind of antelope

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pṛṣata

pṛṣata - spotted deer, chital

महारुरुम् (mahārurum) - great ruru deer (a specific large deer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāruru

mahāruru - a large kind of deer, great ruru deer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ruru)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ruru – a kind of deer
  noun (masculine)

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having received

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'dā' (to give) with prefix 'ā' and suffix '-ya'

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

मेध्यम् (medhyam) - suitable (for consumption), edible (pure, sacrificial, suitable (for eating))

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of medhya

medhya - pure, clean, fit for sacrifice, edible

Gerundive

Derived from root 'medh' (to be fat, to be clean) with suffix 'ya'

Root: medh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied 'māṃsam' (meat) or similar.

त्वरितम् (tvaritam) - quickly, swiftly, hastened

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'tvar' (to hasten) with suffix '-ita'

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here.

बुभुक्षितौ (bubhukṣitau) - hungry (two of them)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bubhukṣita

bubhukṣita - hungry, desirous of eating

Past Passive Participle of Desiderative

Derived from desiderative stem of 'bhuj' (to eat) + '-ita'

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'tau'.

वासाय (vāsāya) - for their overnight stay (for dwelling, for staying, for an abode)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, stay, abode

Derived from root 'vas' (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose.

काले (kāle) - at the appropriate time (for resting) (at the time, in time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season

ययतुः (yayatuḥ) - they two went

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (lit) of yā

Perfect Active

3rd person dual Perfect Active of root 'yā'

Root: yā (class 2)

वनस्पतिम् (vanaspatim) - a large tree (for shelter) (large tree, lord of the forest)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vanaspati

vanaspati - large tree, lord of the forest, tree

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (vana+pati)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• pati – lord, master
  noun (masculine)

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