वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-65, verse-18

उद्यानानि हि सायाह्ने क्रीडित्वोपरतैर्नरैः ।
समन्ताद्विप्रधावद्भिः प्रकाशन्ते ममान्यदा ॥१८॥

18. udyānāni hi sāyāhne krīḍitvoparatairnaraiḥ ,
samantādvipradhāvadbhiḥ prakāśante mamānyadā.

18. udyānāni hi sāyāhne krīḍitvā uparataiḥ naraiḥ
samantāt vipradhāvaddbhiḥ prakāśante mama anyadā

18. hi anyadā sāyāhne krīḍitvā uparataiḥ samantāt
vipradhāvaddbhiḥ naraiḥ udyānāni mama prakāśante

18. Indeed, at other times (formerly), in the evening, the gardens used to appear radiant to me, (bustling) with men who, having played and then ceased their specific games, were running about in all directions.

Words meanings summery:

• उद्यानानि (udyānāni) - gardens, parks

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• सायाह्ने (sāyāhne) - in the evening

• क्रीडित्वा (krīḍitvā) - having played

• उपरतैः (uparataiḥ) - by men who have ceased their specific games (by those who have ceased/stopped)

• नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men, by people

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

• विप्रधावद्द्भिः (vipradhāvaddbhiḥ) - by men running about in all directions (by those running about)

• प्रकाशन्ते (prakāśante) - used to appear radiant (shine forth, appear bright, become visible)

• मम (mama) - to me (my, to me)

• अन्यदा (anyadā) - formerly (at other times, formerly, on another occasion)

Words meanings and morphology

उद्यानानि (udyānāni) - gardens, parks

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of udyāna

udyāna - garden, park, pleasure-ground

Derived from root yam (to restrain, support) with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

सायाह्ने (sāyāhne) - in the evening

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sāyāhna

sāyāhna - evening, evening time

Compound of sāya (evening) and ahna (day)

Note: adverbial use of locative

क्रीडित्वा (krīḍitvā) - having played

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from root krīḍ

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

उपरतैः (uparataiḥ) - by men who have ceased their specific games (by those who have ceased/stopped)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of uparata

uparata - ceased, stopped, dead, abstaining, retired

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ram (to stop, rest) with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: ram (class 1)

नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men, by people

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, male

Root: nṛ (class 1)

समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix -āt

विप्रधावद्द्भिः (vipradhāvaddbhiḥ) - by men running about in all directions (by those running about)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vipradhāvat

vipradhāvat - running in various directions, rushing about, scattering

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dhāv (to run) with prefixes vi and pra

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: dhāv (class 1)

प्रकाशन्ते (prakāśante) - used to appear radiant (shine forth, appear bright, become visible)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of prakāś

Present Middle, Ātmanepada, 3rd person plural

Root kāś (to shine) with prefix pra, ātmanepada, present tense

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

मम (mama) - to me (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: functionally dative, 'to me', for the experiencer

अन्यदा (anyadā) - formerly (at other times, formerly, on another occasion)

(indeclinable)

adverb formed from anya (other)

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