वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-48, verse-6

नूनं प्राप्ताः स्म संभेदं गङ्गायमुनयोर्वयम् ।
तथा हि श्रूयते शम्ब्दो वारिणा वारिघट्टितः ॥६॥

6. nūnaṃ prāptāḥ sma saṃbhedaṃ gaṅgāyamunayorvayam ,
tathā hi śrūyate śambdo vāriṇā vārighaṭṭitaḥ.

6. nūnam prāptāḥ sma saṃbhedam gaṅgāyamunayoḥ vayam
tathā hi śrūyate śabdaḥ vāriṇā vārighaṭṭitaḥ

6. nūnam vayam gaṅgāyamunayoḥ saṃbhedam prāptāḥ
sma tathā hi vāriṇā vārighaṭṭitaḥ śabdaḥ śrūyate

6. Surely we have reached the confluence (saṃbheda) of the Ganges and Yamuna. For indeed, a sound of water agitated by water is heard.

Words meanings summery:

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - reached, attained, arrived

• स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense

• संभेदम् (saṁbhedam) - confluence, junction, meeting point

• गङ्गायमुनयोः (gaṅgāyamunayoḥ) - of the Ganges and Yamuna (rivers)

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard, is known

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, word

• वारिणा (vāriṇā) - by water

• वारिघट्टितः (vārighaṭṭitaḥ) - agitated by water, stirred by water, struck by water

Words meanings and morphology

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - reached, attained, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāpta

prāpta - reached, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √āp (to obtain) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used with `sma` to indicate a perfect tense (we have arrived). Agrees with `vayam`.

स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense

(indeclinable)

संभेदम् (saṁbhedam) - confluence, junction, meeting point

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃbheda

saṁbheda - confluence, junction, penetration

Derived from root √bhid (to break, split) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Object of `prāptāḥ`.

गङ्गायमुनयोः (gaṅgāyamunayoḥ) - of the Ganges and Yamuna (rivers)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of gaṅgāyamunā

gaṅgāyamunā - the Ganges and Yamuna rivers

Compound type : dvandva (gaṅgā+yamunā)

• gaṅgā – Ganges river
  proper noun (feminine)
• yamunā – Yamuna river
  proper noun (feminine)

Note: Possessive, 'of the Ganges and Yamuna'.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard, is known

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śru

Present 3rd singular passive, root √śru (class 5).

Root: śru (class 5)

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, word

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word

Note: Subject of `śrūyate`.

वारिणा (vāriṇā) - by water

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water

Note: Agent in 'by water agitated by water'.

वारिघट्टितः (vārighaṭṭitaḥ) - agitated by water, stirred by water, struck by water

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vārighaṭṭita

vārighaṭṭita - agitated/struck by water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāri+ghaṭṭita)

• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
• ghaṭṭita – stirred, agitated, struck
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √ghaṭṭ (to agitate, stir).
  Root: ghaṭṭ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with `śabdaḥ`.

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