वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-62, verse-14

ते श्रान्तवाहना दूता विकृष्टेन सता पथा ।
गिरि व्रजं पुर वरं शीघ्रमासेदुरञ्जसा ॥१४॥

14. te śrāntavāhanā dūtā vikṛṣṭena satā pathā ,
giri vrajaṃ pura varaṃ śīghramāsedurañjasā.

14. te śrāntavāhanāḥ dūtāḥ vikṛṣṭena satā pathā
girivrajam puravaram śīghram āseḍuḥ añjasā

14. te śrāntavāhanāḥ dūtāḥ vikṛṣṭena satā pathā
śīghram añjasā girivrajam puravaram āseḍuḥ

14. Those messengers, whose vehicles were fatigued, swiftly and directly reached the excellent city of Girivraja by a long and difficult path.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• श्रान्तवाहनाः (śrāntavāhanāḥ) - whose vehicles were tired/fatigued

• दूताः (dūtāḥ) - messengers

• विकृष्टेन (vikṛṣṭena) - by a distant, by a long, by an arduous

• सता (satā) - by an existing, by a real

• पथा (pathā) - by a path, by a way

• गिरिव्रजम् (girivrajam) - Girivraja (name of a city)

• पुरवरम् (puravaram) - the excellent city, the best city

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• आसेडुः (āseḍuḥ) - they reached, they approached

• अञ्जसा (añjasā) - quickly, directly, immediately

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

श्रान्तवाहनाः (śrāntavāhanāḥ) - whose vehicles were tired/fatigued

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śrāntavāhana

śrāntavāhana - whose vehicles are tired or fatigued

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śrānta+vāhana)

• śrānta – tired, fatigued, weary
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'śram'
  Root: śram (class 4)
• vāhana – vehicle, conveyance
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'vah'
  Root: vah (class 1)

दूताः (dūtāḥ) - messengers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy

विकृष्टेन (vikṛṣṭena) - by a distant, by a long, by an arduous

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vikṛṣṭa

vikṛṣṭa - drawn out, stretched out, distant, long, arduous

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kṛṣ' with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'pathā'

सता (satā) - by an existing, by a real

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, true

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'pathā'

पथा (pathā) - by a path, by a way

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pathan

pathan - path, road, way

गिरिव्रजम् (girivrajam) - Girivraja (name of a city)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of girivraja

girivraja - Girivraja (name of the capital of Magadha)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+vraja)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• vraja – herd, pasture, dwelling, enclosure
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vraj (class 1)

पुरवरम् (puravaram) - the excellent city, the best city

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puravara

puravara - excellent city, best of cities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pura+vara)

• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• vara – best, excellent, principal
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

आसेडुः (āseḍuḥ) - they reached, they approached

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of ā-sad

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

अञ्जसा (añjasā) - quickly, directly, immediately

(indeclinable)