वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-9

नातिक्रान्तमिदं लोके पुरुषेणेह केन चित् ।
तव सभ्रातृभार्यस्य वासः प्राकृतवद्वने ॥९॥

9. nātikrāntamidaṃ loke puruṣeṇeha kena cit ,
tava sabhrātṛbhāryasya vāsaḥ prākṛtavadvane.

9. na atikrāntam idam loke puruṣeṇa iha kena cit
tava sabhrātṛbhāryasya vāsaḥ prākṛtavat vane

9. iha loke idam kena cit puruṣeṇa na atikrāntam (asti)
tava sabhrātṛbhāryasya vāsaḥ prākṛtavat vane (asti)

9. Never before has such a thing been experienced by any man in this world: your residence in the forest like an ordinary person, along with your brother and wife.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अतिक्रान्तम् (atikrāntam) - experienced (such a difficult situation) (transgressed, surpassed, gone beyond, experienced)

• इदम् (idam) - this situation or fate (referring to the next line) (this, these)

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• पुरुषेण (puruṣeṇa) - by a man, by a person

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, now)

• केन (kena) - by any (forming 'by any man' with 'cit') (by whom, by what)

• चित् (cit) - any (forming 'by any man' with 'kena') (particle indicating indefiniteness (any, some, even))

• तव (tava) - refers to Rāma (your, of you)

• सभ्रातृभार्यस्य (sabhrātṛbhāryasya) - with your brother Lakṣmaṇa and wife Sītā (accompanied by brother and wife)

• वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling, residence, stay

• प्राकृतवत् (prākṛtavat) - like an ordinary person, like a common man

• वने (vane) - in the forest

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अतिक्रान्तम् (atikrāntam) - experienced (such a difficult situation) (transgressed, surpassed, gone beyond, experienced)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of atikrānta

atikrānta - transgressed, surpassed, gone beyond, passed, elapsed, experienced

Past Passive Participle

From root `kram` (to step, go) with prefix `ati` (beyond, over).

Prefix: ati

Root: kram (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this situation or fate (referring to the next line) (this, these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the first clause.

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, region, realm

Root: lok (class 10)

पुरुषेण (puruṣeṇa) - by a man, by a person

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, person, human being, spirit (puruṣa)

Note: Agent in instrumental case with passive predicate.

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, now)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

केन (kena) - by any (forming 'by any man' with 'cit') (by whom, by what)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Interrogative/indefinite pronoun.

चित् (cit) - any (forming 'by any man' with 'kena') (particle indicating indefiniteness (any, some, even))

(indeclinable)

Enclitic particle.

तव (tava) - refers to Rāma (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

सभ्रातृभार्यस्य (sabhrātṛbhāryasya) - with your brother Lakṣmaṇa and wife Sītā (accompanied by brother and wife)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sabhrātṛbhārya

sabhrātṛbhārya - accompanied by brother and wife, with one's brother and wife

Bahuvrīhi compound: `sa` (with) + `bhrātṛ` (brother) + `bhāryā` (wife).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bhrātṛ+bhāryā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating accompaniment.
• bhrātṛ – brother
  noun (masculine)
• bhāryā – wife
  noun (feminine)
  From root `bhṛ` (to bear, support).
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling, residence, stay

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, residence, abode, stay, cloth

From root `vas` (to dwell).

Root: vas (class 1)

प्राकृतवत् (prākṛtavat) - like an ordinary person, like a common man

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix `vat` (like, as) added to `prākṛta` (ordinary, natural).

Note: Qualifies `vāsaḥ`.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

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