वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-50, verse-8

पश्य द्रोणप्रमाणानि लम्बमानानि लक्ष्मण ।
मधूनि मधुकारीभिः संभृतानि नगे नगे ॥८॥

8. paśya droṇapramāṇāni lambamānāni lakṣmaṇa ,
madhūni madhukārībhiḥ saṃbhṛtāni nage nage.

8. paśya droṇapramāṇāni lambamānāni lakṣmaṇa
madhūni madhukārībhiḥ saṃbhṛtāni nage nage

8. lakṣmaṇa nage nage madhukārībhiḥ droṇapramāṇāni
lambamānāni saṃbhṛtāni madhūni paśya

8. Lakṣmaṇa, behold these honeys, each measuring a droṇa, hanging from every tree, collected by honey-bees.

Words meanings summery:

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, look

• द्रोणप्रमाणानि (droṇapramāṇāni) - measuring a droṇa, having the measure of a droṇa

• लम्बमानानि (lambamānāni) - hanging down, suspended

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - Lakṣmaṇa (proper noun)

• मधूनि (madhūni) - honeys, honeycombs

• मधुकारीभिः (madhukārībhiḥ) - by honey-bees

• संभृतानि (saṁbhṛtāni) - collected, gathered, stored

• नगे (nage) - on a tree (on a tree, on a mountain)

• नगे (nage) - on a tree (on a tree, on a mountain)

Words meanings and morphology

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, look

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of paśya

Imperative, Active Voice

2nd person singular, present tense, parasmaipada. The present stem is paśya (from √dṛś).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

द्रोणप्रमाणानि (droṇapramāṇāni) - measuring a droṇa, having the measure of a droṇa

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of droṇapramāṇa

droṇapramāṇa - measuring a droṇa (a specific ancient unit of capacity)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (droṇa+pramāṇa)

• droṇa – a measure of capacity (about 32 seers); a particular weight; a kind of drum
  noun (masculine)
• pramāṇa – measure, standard, proof, authority
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from √mā 'to measure' with prefix 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'madhūni'.

लम्बमानानि (lambamānāni) - hanging down, suspended

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, plural of lambamāna

lambamāna - hanging, suspended

Present Middle Participle

Derived from √lamb 'to hang, be suspended'.

Root: lamb (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'madhūni'.

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - Lakṣmaṇa (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rāma's younger brother)

मधूनि (madhūni) - honeys, honeycombs

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of madhu

madhu - honey, sweetness, nectar

u-ending neuter noun.

Note: Direct object of 'paśya'.

मधुकारीभिः (madhukārībhiḥ) - by honey-bees

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of madhukārī

madhukārī - honey-bee

Feminine form of madhukārin.

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (madhu+kārin)

• madhu – honey, sweetness
  noun (neuter)
• kārin – maker, doer, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from √kṛ 'to do, make' with suffix -in.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agent of 'saṃbhṛtāni'.

संभृतानि (saṁbhṛtāni) - collected, gathered, stored

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, plural of saṃbhṛta

saṁbhṛta - collected, brought together, supported

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √bhṛ 'to bear, carry' with prefix 'saṃ'.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'madhūni'.

नगे (nage) - on a tree (on a tree, on a mountain)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of naga

naga - mountain, tree, serpent

Literally 'not moving' (na + ga).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+ga)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• ga – going, moving, mover
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from √gam 'to go'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used repetitively (nage nage) to mean "on every tree."

नगे (nage) - on a tree (on a tree, on a mountain)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of naga

naga - mountain, tree, serpent

Literally 'not moving' (na + ga).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+ga)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• ga – going, moving, mover
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from √gam 'to go'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used repetitively (nage nage) to mean "on every tree."