वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-62, verse-3

तच्छीघ्रं जवना दूता गच्छन्तु त्वरितैर्हयैः ।
आनेतुं भ्रातरौ वीरौ किं समीक्षामहे वयम् ॥३॥

3. tacchīghraṃ javanā dūtā gacchantu tvaritairhayaiḥ ,
ānetuṃ bhrātarau vīrau kiṃ samīkṣāmahe vayam.

3. tat śīghram javanāḥ dūtāḥ gacchantu tvaritaiḥ
hayaiḥ ānetum bhrātarau vīrau kim samīkṣāmahe vayam

3. tat śīghram javanāḥ dūtāḥ tvaritaiḥ hayaiḥ gacchantu
vīrau bhrātarau ānetum vayam kim samīkṣāmahe

3. Therefore, let swift messengers go quickly with swift horses to bring the two brave brothers. Why should we wait?

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore, that

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• जवनाः (javanāḥ) - swift, quick (messengers)

• दूताः (dūtāḥ) - messengers, envoys

• गच्छन्तु (gacchantu) - let them go

• त्वरितैः (tvaritaiḥ) - with swift, by swift (horses)

• हयैः (hayaiḥ) - with horses, by horses

• आनेतुम् (ānetum) - to bring, to fetch

• भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - Bharata and Śatrughna (the two brothers)

• वीरौ (vīrau) - Bharata and Śatrughna (the two brave ones, heroes)

• किम् (kim) - what? why?

• समीक्षामहे (samīkṣāmahe) - do we consider/wait for?

• वयम् (vayam) - we

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore, that

(indeclinable)

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

जवनाः (javanāḥ) - swift, quick (messengers)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of javana

javana - swift, quick, running

दूताः (dūtāḥ) - messengers, envoys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy

गच्छन्तु (gacchantu) - let them go

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Imperative (loṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

त्वरितैः (tvaritaiḥ) - with swift, by swift (horses)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tvarita

tvarita - swift, quick, hastened

Past Passive Participle

Root: tvar (class 1)

हयैः (hayaiḥ) - with horses, by horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

आनेतुम् (ānetum) - to bring, to fetch

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - Bharata and Śatrughna (the two brothers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

वीरौ (vīrau) - Bharata and Śatrughna (the two brave ones, heroes)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - brave, hero, strong

किम् (kim) - what? why?

(indeclinable)

समीक्षामहे (samīkṣāmahe) - do we consider/wait for?

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, Present (laṭ) of samīkṣ

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

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