वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-62, verse-10

ते हस्तिन पुरे गङ्गां तीर्त्वा प्रत्यङ्मुखा ययुः ।
पाञ्चालदेशमासाद्य मध्येन कुरुजाङ्गलम् ॥१०॥

10. te hastina pure gaṅgāṃ tīrtvā pratyaṅmukhā yayuḥ ,
pāñcāladeśamāsādya madhyena kurujāṅgalam.

10. te hastināpure gaṅgām tīrtvā pratyaṅmukhāḥ
yayuḥ pāñcāladeśam āsādya madhyena kurujāṅgalam

10. te hastināpure gaṅgām tīrtvā pratyaṅmukhāḥ
yayuḥ pāñcāladeśam āsādya kurujāṅgalam madhyena

10. Having crossed the Ganga at Hastināpura, they proceeded westwards. They reached the Pañcāla country, passing through the middle of Kurujangala.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they

• हस्तिनापुरे (hastināpure) - in the city of Hastinapura (in Hastinapura)

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Ganga (accusative)

• तीर्त्वा (tīrtvā) - having crossed

• प्रत्यङ्मुखाः (pratyaṅmukhāḥ) - facing west, westwards

• ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went, they departed

• पाञ्चालदेशम् (pāñcāladeśam) - the country of Panchala

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained

• मध्येन (madhyena) - through the middle, in the midst of

• कुरुजाङ्गलम् (kurujāṅgalam) - Kurujangala (a region)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हस्तिनापुरे (hastināpure) - in the city of Hastinapura (in Hastinapura)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hastināpura

hastināpura - Hastinapura (ancient city, capital of the Kurus)

गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Ganga (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - Ganga (the river Ganges)

तीर्त्वा (tīrtvā) - having crossed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root tṛ (to cross) + ktvā

Root: tṛ (class 1)

प्रत्यङ्मुखाः (pratyaṅmukhāḥ) - facing west, westwards

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pratyaṅmukha

pratyaṅmukha - facing west, westward-facing

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pratyañc+mukha)

• pratyañc – western, westward
  adjective (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies te.

ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went, they departed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of yā

Perfect (Liṭ) form, third person plural

Root: yā (class 2)

पाञ्चालदेशम् (pāñcāladeśam) - the country of Panchala

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāñcāladeśa

pāñcāladeśa - the country of Panchala

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāñcāla+deśa)

• pāñcāla – Panchala (a country or its people)
  proper noun (masculine)
• deśa – country, region, district
  noun (masculine)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from ā- + sad (to sit, approach) + lyap

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

मध्येन (madhyena) - through the middle, in the midst of

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center, midst

Note: Used adverbially.

कुरुजाङ्गलम् (kurujāṅgalam) - Kurujangala (a region)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kurujāṅgala

kurujāṅgala - the desert region of the Kurus (a specific area)

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