वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-48, verse-15

पित्रा नियुक्ता भगवन्प्रवेष्यामस्तपोवनम् ।
धर्ममेवाचरिष्यामस्तत्र मूलफलाशनाः ॥१५॥

15. pitrā niyuktā bhagavanpraveṣyāmastapovanam ,
dharmamevācariṣyāmastatra mūlaphalāśanāḥ.

15. pitrā niyuktāḥ bhagavan praveṣyāmaḥ tapovanam
dharmam eva ācariṣyāmaḥ tatra mūlaphalāśanāḥ

15. bhagavan pitrā niyuktāḥ (vayam) tapovanam praveṣyāmaḥ
tatra mūlaphalāśanāḥ (santaḥ) dharmam eva ācariṣyāmaḥ

15. O revered one, commanded by our father, we shall enter the hermitage. There, subsisting on roots and fruits, we shall indeed practice our duty (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

• नियुक्ताः (niyuktāḥ) - appointed, commanded, engaged

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O illustrious one

• प्रवेष्यामः (praveṣyāmaḥ) - we shall enter

• तपोवनम् (tapovanam) - hermitage, ascetic grove

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, natural law, righteousness

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• आचरिष्यामः (ācariṣyāmaḥ) - we shall practice, we shall perform

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• मूलफलाशनाः (mūlaphalāśanāḥ) - eating roots and fruits, subsisting on roots and fruits

Words meanings and morphology

पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

नियुक्ताः (niyuktāḥ) - appointed, commanded, engaged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niyukta

niyukta - appointed, engaged, joined, employed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ni- + yuj (7P) + kta suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to the speakers (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa).

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O illustrious one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, illustrious, glorious, worshipful; lord

प्रवेष्यामः (praveṣyāmaḥ) - we shall enter

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (ḷṛṭ) of pra-viś

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

तपोवनम् (tapovanam) - hermitage, ascetic grove

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapovana

tapovana - hermitage, penance-grove, forest for ascetics

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapas+vana)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat, religious devotion
  noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, grove, wood
  noun (neuter)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, natural law, righteousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - duty, righteousness, law, virtue, custom, intrinsic nature, constitution

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

आचरिष्यामः (ācariṣyāmaḥ) - we shall practice, we shall perform

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (ḷṛṭ) of ā-car

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

मूलफलाशनाः (mūlaphalāśanāḥ) - eating roots and fruits, subsisting on roots and fruits

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mūlaphalāśana

mūlaphalāśana - one who eats roots and fruits, subsisting on roots and fruits

Compound type : dvandva (mūla+phala+āśana)

• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• āśana – eating, food, act of eating
  noun (neuter)
  nominalization of aś (to eat)
  Derived from root aś (to eat) + lyuṭ suffix
  Root: aś (class 9)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'we' (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa).

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