वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-6, verse-16

बाला अपि क्रीडमाना गृहद्वारेषु संघशः ।
रामाभिषेकसंयुक्ताश्चक्रुरेव मिथः कथाः ॥१६॥

16. bālā api krīḍamānā gṛhadvāreṣu saṃghaśaḥ ,
rāmābhiṣekasaṃyuktāścakrureva mithaḥ kathāḥ.

16. bālāḥ api krīḍamānāḥ gṛhadvāreṣu saṅghaśaḥ
rāmābhiṣekasaṃyuktāḥ cakruḥ eva mithaḥ kathāḥ

16. bālāḥ api gṛhadvāreṣu saṅghaśaḥ krīḍamānāḥ
rāmābhiṣekasaṃyuktāḥ mithaḥ kathāḥ eva cakruḥ

16. Even young children, playing in groups at their doorways, engaged in conversations among themselves about Rama's consecration (abhiṣeka).

Words meanings summery:

• बालाः (bālāḥ) - young children (girls, young women, children)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, and)

• क्रीडमानाः (krīḍamānāḥ) - playing (playing, sporting)

• गृहद्वारेषु (gṛhadvāreṣu) - at their doorways (at the house doors, at the gates of houses)

• सङ्घशः (saṅghaśaḥ) - in groups (in groups, in companies, collectively)

• रामाभिषेकसंयुक्ताः (rāmābhiṣekasaṁyuktāḥ) - engaged in Rama's consecration (abhiṣeka) (connected with Rama's consecration, engaged in Rama's coronation)

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they engaged in, they made (they made, they did)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - among themselves, mutually (mutually, secretly, together)

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - conversations (stories, conversations, talks)

Words meanings and morphology

बालाः (bālāḥ) - young children (girls, young women, children)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bālā

bālā - girl, young woman, child, immature

अपि (api) - even (even, also, and)

(indeclinable)

क्रीडमानाः (krīḍamānāḥ) - playing (playing, sporting)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of krīḍamāṇa

krīḍamāṇa - playing, sporting, amusing oneself

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root krīḍ (class 1) with the present participle suffix -māna, declined in nominative plural feminine to agree with bālāḥ.

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

गृहद्वारेषु (gṛhadvāreṣu) - at their doorways (at the house doors, at the gates of houses)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of gṛhadvāra

gṛhadvāra - house-door, gate of a house

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛha+dvāra)

• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)
• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)

सङ्घशः (saṅghaśaḥ) - in groups (in groups, in companies, collectively)

(indeclinable)

Derived from saṅgha (group) with the suffix -śaḥ indicating 'in groups'.

रामाभिषेकसंयुक्ताः (rāmābhiṣekasaṁyuktāḥ) - engaged in Rama's consecration (abhiṣeka) (connected with Rama's consecration, engaged in Rama's coronation)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rāmābhiṣekasaṃyukta

rāmābhiṣekasaṁyukta - connected with Rama's consecration

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+abhiṣeka+saṃyukta)

• rāma – Rama (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• abhiṣeka – consecration, anointing, coronation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sic (to sprinkle) with prefix abhi and suffix -ka.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: sic (class 6)
• saṃyukta – joined, united, connected, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj (to join) with prefix saṃ and suffix -ta.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with bālāḥ and krīḍamānāḥ.

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they engaged in, they made (they made, they did)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (Lit) of kṛ

Perfect Active

3rd person plural, perfect tense, active voice, parasmaipada.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

मिथः (mithaḥ) - among themselves, mutually (mutually, secretly, together)

(indeclinable)

कथाः (kathāḥ) - conversations (stories, conversations, talks)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, conversation

Note: Object of cakruḥ.

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