वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-48, verse-5

प्रयागमभितः पश्य सौमित्रे धूममुन्नतम् ।
अग्नेर्भगवतः केतुं मन्ये संनिहितो मुनिः ॥५॥

5. prayāgamabhitaḥ paśya saumitre dhūmamunnatam ,
agnerbhagavataḥ ketuṃ manye saṃnihito muniḥ.

5. prayāgam abhitaḥ paśya saumitre dhūmam unnatam
agneḥ bhagavataḥ ketum manye saṃnihitaḥ muniḥ

5. saumitre prayāgam abhitaḥ unnatam dhūmam paśya
manye agneḥ bhagavataḥ ketum muniḥ saṃnihitaḥ

5. O Lakshmana (Saumitri), behold the towering smoke near Prayaga. I believe it is a sign of the venerable fire (agni), indicating that a sage (muni) is nearby.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रयागम् (prayāgam) - to Prayaga (a holy confluence of rivers)

• अभितः (abhitaḥ) - around, near, on both sides

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, look

• सौमित्रे (saumitre) - O son of Sumitra, O Lakshmana

• धूमम् (dhūmam) - smoke

• उन्नतम् (unnatam) - high, elevated, towering

• अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of fire, of Agni

• भगवतः (bhagavataḥ) - of the venerable, revered, divine one

• केतुम् (ketum) - sign, mark, banner, flag

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

• संनिहितः (saṁnihitaḥ) - near, approached, close by

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, recluse

Words meanings and morphology

प्रयागम् (prayāgam) - to Prayaga (a holy confluence of rivers)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prayāga

prayāga - Prayaga (name of a holy city, now Allahabad), confluence of rivers

Note: Object of `abhitaḥ` (which governs accusative).

अभितः (abhitaḥ) - around, near, on both sides

(indeclinable)

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, look

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of dṛś

Imperative 2nd singular active, root √dṛś (class 1), present stem paśya.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सौमित्रे (saumitre) - O son of Sumitra, O Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitra (Lakshmana)

Patronymic from Sumitra.

धूमम् (dhūmam) - smoke

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhūma

dhūma - smoke, vapor

Note: Object of `paśya`.

उन्नतम् (unnatam) - high, elevated, towering

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of unnata

unnata - elevated, high, rising

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √nam (to bend) with prefix ud-.

Prefix: ud

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `dhūmam`.

अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of fire, of Agni

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god Agni

Note: Possessive, 'of fire'.

भगवतः (bhagavataḥ) - of the venerable, revered, divine one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, divine, lord

Note: Agrees with `agneḥ`.

केतुम् (ketum) - sign, mark, banner, flag

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ketu

ketu - sign, mark, banner, flag, comet

Note: Object of `manye` (implied 'this smoke is a sign').

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present 1st singular middle, root √man (class 4).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject (Rama) is implied.

संनिहितः (saṁnihitaḥ) - near, approached, close by

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃnihita

saṁnihita - placed near, proximate, present

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dhā (to place) with prefixes sam- and ni-.

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for `muniḥ`.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, recluse

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, holy man

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

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