वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-70, verse-22

ततो रुदन्त्यो विवशा विलप्य च पुनः पुनः ।
यानेभ्यः सरयूतीरमवतेरुर्वराङ्गनाः ॥२२॥

22. tato rudantyo vivaśā vilapya ca punaḥ punaḥ ,
yānebhyaḥ sarayūtīramavaterurvarāṅganāḥ.

22. tataḥ rudantyaḥ vivaśāḥ vilapya ca punaḥ punaḥ
yānebhyaḥ sarayūtīram avateruḥ varāṅganāḥ

22. tataḥ rudantyaḥ vivaśāḥ punaḥ punaḥ vilapya
ca varāṅganāḥ yānebhyaḥ sarayūtīram avateruḥ

22. Then, weeping and helpless, and repeatedly lamenting, the noble women descended from their conveyances to the bank of the Sarayu River.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• रुदन्त्यः (rudantyaḥ) - weeping, crying

• विवशाः (vivaśāḥ) - helpless, powerless, dependent, uncontrolled

• विलप्य (vilapya) - having lamented, lamenting, crying out

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly, back

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly, back

• यानेभ्यः (yānebhyaḥ) - from conveyances, from vehicles

• सरयूतीरम् (sarayūtīram) - bank of the Sarayu river

• अवतेरुः (avateruḥ) - they descended, came down

• वराङ्गनाः (varāṅganāḥ) - noble women, excellent ladies

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

रुदन्त्यः (rudantyaḥ) - weeping, crying

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rudat

rudat - weeping, crying

Present Active Participle

From root rud (to weep, cry)

Root: rud (class 2)

विवशाः (vivaśāḥ) - helpless, powerless, dependent, uncontrolled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vivaśa

vivaśa - helpless, powerless, dependent, not masters of themselves

Formed with prefix vi and root vaś

Prefix: vi

Root: vaś (class 2)

विलप्य (vilapya) - having lamented, lamenting, crying out

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Gerund/absolutive from root lap with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: lap (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly, back

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly, back

(indeclinable)

यानेभ्यः (yānebhyaḥ) - from conveyances, from vehicles

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of yāna

yāna - going, walking; vehicle, carriage, conveyance

From root yā (to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

सरयूतीरम् (sarayūtīram) - bank of the Sarayu river

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarayūtīra

sarayūtīra - bank of the Sarayu river

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarayū+tīra)

• sarayū – Sarayu, name of a sacred river
  proper noun (feminine)
• tīra – bank, shore, margin
  noun (neuter)

अवतेरुः (avateruḥ) - they descended, came down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of tṛ

Prefix: ava

Root: tṛ (class 1)

वराङ्गनाः (varāṅganāḥ) - noble women, excellent ladies

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of varāṅganā

varāṅganā - an excellent woman, a noble lady, a beautiful woman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vara+aṅganā)

• vara – best, excellent, superior; a choice, boon
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 1)
• aṅganā – a woman, a female
  noun (feminine)

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