वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-48, verse-17

मृगपक्षिभिरासीनो मुनिभिश्च समन्ततः ।
राममागतमभ्यर्च्य स्वागतेनाह तं मुनिः ॥१७॥

17. mṛgapakṣibhirāsīno munibhiśca samantataḥ ,
rāmamāgatamabhyarcya svāgatenāha taṃ muniḥ.

17. mṛgapakṣibhiḥ āsīnaḥ munibhiḥ ca samantataḥ
rāmam āgatam abhyarcya svāgatena āha tam muniḥ

17. samantataḥ mṛgapakṣibhiḥ ca munibhiḥ āsīnaḥ
muniḥ āgatam rāmam abhyarcya svāgatena tam āha

17. The sage, seated amidst deer, birds, and other ascetics (munis) all around, honored Rāma upon his arrival and spoke to him with words of welcome.

Words meanings summery:

• मृगपक्षिभिः (mṛgapakṣibhiḥ) - by deer and birds

• आसीनः (āsīnaḥ) - seated, sitting

• मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by sages, by ascetics

• च (ca) - and, also

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

• आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived, come

• अभ्यर्च्य (abhyarcya) - having worshipped, having honored

• स्वागतेन (svāgatena) - with a welcome, by welcoming

• आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

• तम् (tam) - to Rāma (to him)

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - Referring to Bharadvāja. (the sage, the ascetic)

Words meanings and morphology

मृगपक्षिभिः (mṛgapakṣibhiḥ) - by deer and birds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mṛgapakṣin

mṛgapakṣin - deer and bird (plural); wild animals and birds

Compound type : dvandva (mṛga+pakṣin)

• mṛga – deer, antelope, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• pakṣin – bird, winged creature
  noun (masculine)

आसीनः (āsīnaḥ) - seated, sitting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - seated, sitting, abiding, dwelling

Present Active Participle (ātmanepada)

Derived from root ās (2A) + śānac suffix

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'muniḥ'.

मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by sages, by ascetics

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, saint, inspired one

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides

(indeclinable)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, hero of the Ramayana)

आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived, come

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, returned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ā- + gam (1P) + kta suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rāmam'.

अभ्यर्च्य (abhyarcya) - having worshipped, having honored

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from abhi- + arc (1P) + lyap suffix

Prefix: abhi

Root: arc (class 1)

स्वागतेन (svāgatena) - with a welcome, by welcoming

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svāgata

svāgata - welcome, good arrival, auspicious arrival

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+āgata)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• āgata – arrived, come
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from ā- + gam (1P) + kta suffix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd singular active form from root vac/brū

Root: vac (class 2)

तम् (tam) - to Rāma (to him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used here with a verb of speaking, implying 'to him'.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - Referring to Bharadvāja. (the sage, the ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, saint, inspired one

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