वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-65, verse-3

सत्यसंधः शुचिः श्रीमान्प्रेक्षमाणः शिलावहाम् ।
अत्ययात् स महाशैलान् वनं चैत्ररथं प्रति ॥३॥

3. satyasaṃdhaḥ śuciḥ śrīmānprekṣamāṇaḥ śilāvahām ,
atyayāt sa mahāśailān vanaṃ caitrarathaṃ prati.

3. satyasaṃdhaḥ śuciḥ śrīmān prekṣamāṇaḥ śilāvahām
atyayāt sa mahāśailān vanam caitraratham prati

3. saḥ satyasaṃdhaḥ śuciḥ śrīmān śilāvahām prekṣamāṇaḥ
mahāśailān atyayāt caitraratham vanam prati

3. He, truthful, pure, and glorious, observing the river that carries rocks, traversed the great mountains towards the Chaitraratha forest.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यसंधः (satyasaṁdhaḥ) - the prince, who is truthful (truthful, one whose promise is truth)

• शुचिः (śuciḥ) - the prince, who is pure (pure, clean, virtuous)

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - the prince, who is glorious (glorious, prosperous, splendid)

• प्रेक्षमाणः (prekṣamāṇaḥ) - observing (seeing, looking at, observing)

• शिलावहाम् (śilāvahām) - the river that carries rocks (carrying rocks, a river)

• अत्ययात् (atyayāt) - traversed (passed over, traversed, crossed)

• स (sa) - he (he, that)

• महाशैलान् (mahāśailān) - the great mountains (great mountains)

• वनम् (vanam) - the forest (forest, wood, grove)

• चैत्ररथम् (caitraratham) - named Chaitraratha (belonging to Citraratha, named Chaitraratha)

• प्रति (prati) - towards (towards, against, in the direction of)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यसंधः (satyasaṁdhaḥ) - the prince, who is truthful (truthful, one whose promise is truth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyasaṃdha

satyasaṁdha - one whose promise is truth, truthful, faithful to one's promise

Compound formed from 'satya' (truth) and 'saṃdhā' (promise).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+saṃdhā)

• satya – truth, reality, true
  noun (neuter)
• saṃdhā – promise, agreement, covenant
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'dhā' with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - the prince, who is pure (pure, clean, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright, holy

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - the prince, who is glorious (glorious, prosperous, splendid)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, prosperous, splendid, fortunate, beautiful

From 'śrī' + 'matup' suffix.

प्रेक्षमाणः (prekṣamāṇaḥ) - observing (seeing, looking at, observing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prekṣamāṇa

prekṣamāṇa - seeing, looking at, observing

Present Middle Participle

From verb root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefix 'pra' (forth) and the suffix 'śānac'.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

शिलावहाम् (śilāvahām) - the river that carries rocks (carrying rocks, a river)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śilāvahā

śilāvahā - rock-carrying, a river

Compound formed from 'śilā' (rock) and 'vahā' (carrying).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+vahā)

• śilā – rock, stone
  noun (feminine)
• vahā – carrying, flowing
  adjective (feminine)
  From root 'vah' (to carry, flow).
  Root: vah (class 1)

अत्ययात् (atyayāt) - traversed (passed over, traversed, crossed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect / aorist (laṅ / luṅ) of atyaya

Imperfect / Aorist

3rd person singular imperfect/aorist of 'ati-i' (to pass over).

Prefix: ati

Root: i (class 2)

स (sa) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महाशैलान् (mahāśailān) - the great mountains (great mountains)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāśaila

mahāśaila - great mountain

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'śaila' (mountain).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+śaila)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)

वनम् (vanam) - the forest (forest, wood, grove)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

चैत्ररथम् (caitraratham) - named Chaitraratha (belonging to Citraratha, named Chaitraratha)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of caitraratha

caitraratha - belonging to Citraratha; name of a divine garden or forest (Chaitraratha)

Derived from Citraratha, name of a Gandharva king who owned this forest.

प्रति (prati) - towards (towards, against, in the direction of)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/prefix.

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