वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-2, chapter-71, verse-25
अश्रूणि परिमृद्नन्तौ रक्ताक्षौ दीनभाषिणौ ।
अमात्यास्त्वरयन्ति स्म तनयौ चापराः क्रियाः ॥२५॥
अमात्यास्त्वरयन्ति स्म तनयौ चापराः क्रियाः ॥२५॥
25. aśrūṇi parimṛdnantau raktākṣau dīnabhāṣiṇau ,
amātyāstvarayanti sma tanayau cāparāḥ kriyāḥ.
amātyāstvarayanti sma tanayau cāparāḥ kriyāḥ.
25.
aśrūṇi parimṛdnantau raktākṣau dīnabhāṣiṇau
amātyāḥ tvarayanti sma tanayau ca aparāḥ kriyāḥ
amātyāḥ tvarayanti sma tanayau ca aparāḥ kriyāḥ
25.
amātyāḥ aśrūṇi parimṛdnantau raktākṣau dīnabhāṣiṇau
tanayau ca aparāḥ kriyāḥ tvarayanti sma
tanayau ca aparāḥ kriyāḥ tvarayanti sma
25.
The ministers hurried the two sons, who were wiping away their tears, whose eyes were red, and who spoke piteously, for the performance of other rites.
Words meanings summery:
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- अश्रूणि (aśrūṇi) - tears (tears, eye-water)
- परिमृद्नन्तौ (parimṛdnantau) - wiping away (tears) (wiping, rubbing away)
- रक्ताक्षौ (raktākṣau) - having red eyes (from weeping) (red-eyed, having red eyes)
- दीनभाषिणौ (dīnabhāṣiṇau) - speaking mournfully/piteously (speaking piteously, speaking miserably)
- अमात्याः (amātyāḥ) - ministers (ministers, companions)
- त्वरयन्ति (tvarayanti) - they hurried, they hastened (they hurry, they cause to hurry)
- स्म (sma) - indicates past tense for 'tvarayanti' (an indeclinable particle used with present tense verbs to denote past action)
- तनयौ (tanayau) - the two sons (two sons, two children)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अपराः (aparāḥ) - other (rites) (other, different, subsequent)
- क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - rites/rituals (actions, deeds, rites, rituals)
Words meanings and morphology
अश्रूणि (aśrūṇi) - tears (tears, eye-water)
(noun)
neuter, plural of aśru
aśru - tear, eye-water
Note: Nominative or accusative plural of aśru (neuter).
परिमृद्नन्तौ (parimṛdnantau) - wiping away (tears) (wiping, rubbing away)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of parimṛdant
parimṛdant - wiping, rubbing around
Present Active Participle
From prefix pari- and root mṛd (to rub, crush) with -at suffix
Prefix: pari
Root: mṛd (class 6)
Note: Nominative dual masculine, modifying 'tanayau'.
रक्ताक्षौ (raktākṣau) - having red eyes (from weeping) (red-eyed, having red eyes)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of raktākṣa
raktākṣa - red-eyed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rakta+akṣa)
- rakta – red, dyed, attached
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root rañj (to color)
Root: rañj (class 1) - akṣa – eye, axis, die
noun (neuter)
Note: Nominative dual masculine, modifying 'tanayau'.
दीनभाषिणौ (dīnabhāṣiṇau) - speaking mournfully/piteously (speaking piteously, speaking miserably)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of dīnabhāṣin
dīnabhāṣin - speaking piteously, humble in speech
Compound type : tatpurusha (dīna+bhāṣin)
- dīna – pitiable, miserable, distressed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root dai (to pine, decay)
Root: dai (class 1) - bhāṣin – speaking, talking
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun/adjective from root bhāṣ (to speak)
Suffix -in
Root: bhāṣ (class 1)
Note: Nominative dual masculine, modifying 'tanayau'.
अमात्याः (amātyāḥ) - ministers (ministers, companions)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of amātya
amātya - minister, companion, intimate
त्वरयन्ति (tvarayanti) - they hurried, they hastened (they hurry, they cause to hurry)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of tvaraya
Causative present
Causative of root tvar (to hurry)
Root: tvar (class 1)
Note: Used with 'sma' to indicate past tense (imperfect).
स्म (sma) - indicates past tense for 'tvarayanti' (an indeclinable particle used with present tense verbs to denote past action)
(indeclinable)
तनयौ (tanayau) - the two sons (two sons, two children)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of tanaya
tanaya - son, child
From root tan (to stretch, extend, produce)
Root: tan (class 8)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अपराः (aparāḥ) - other (rites) (other, different, subsequent)
(adjective)
feminine, plural of apara
apara - other, subsequent, inferior, western
Note: Feminine nominative/accusative plural, agreeing with kriyāḥ.
क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - rites/rituals (actions, deeds, rites, rituals)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of kriyā
kriyā - action, deed, rite, ritual, ceremony
From root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Direct object of 'tvarayanti sma'.