वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-2, chapter-77, verse-15
रजकास्तुन्नवायाश्च ग्रामघोषमहत्तराः ।
शैलूषाश्च सह स्त्रीभिर्यान्ति कैवर्तकास्तथा ॥१५॥
शैलूषाश्च सह स्त्रीभिर्यान्ति कैवर्तकास्तथा ॥१५॥
15. rajakāstunnavāyāśca grāmaghoṣamahattarāḥ ,
śailūṣāśca saha strībhiryānti kaivartakāstathā.
śailūṣāśca saha strībhiryānti kaivartakāstathā.
15.
rajakāḥ tunnāvāyāḥ ca grāmaghoṣamahattarāḥ
śailūṣāḥ ca saha strībhiḥ yānti kaivartakāḥ tathā
śailūṣāḥ ca saha strībhiḥ yānti kaivartakāḥ tathā
15.
rajakāḥ tunnāvāyāḥ ca grāmaghoṣamahattarāḥ
śailūṣāḥ ca strībhiḥ saha kaivartakāḥ tathā yānti
śailūṣāḥ ca strībhiḥ saha kaivartakāḥ tathā yānti
15.
Washermen, tailors, and the prominent figures from villages and cowherd communities; actors, along with women, and also fishermen, are going.
Words meanings summery:
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- रजकाः (rajakāḥ) - washermen
- तुन्नावायाः (tunnāvāyāḥ) - tailors
- च (ca) - and
- ग्रामघोषमहत्तराः (grāmaghoṣamahattarāḥ) - important persons/elders from villages and cowherd settlements
- शैलूषाः (śailūṣāḥ) - actors, dancers
- च (ca) - and
- सह (saha) - with, accompanied by
- स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - by/with women
- यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they proceed
- कैवर्तकाः (kaivartakāḥ) - fishermen, boatmen
- तथा (tathā) - and, also, thus
Words meanings and morphology
रजकाः (rajakāḥ) - washermen
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rajaka
rajaka - a washerman, a dyer
तुन्नावायाः (tunnāvāyāḥ) - tailors
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tunnāvāya
tunnāvāya - a tailor, one who sews or stitches (tunna - sewn, āvāya - sewing)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tunna+āvāya)
- tunna – sewn, stitched (past passive participle of tud)
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Root: tud (class 6) - āvāya – weaving, sewing, plaiting
noun (masculine)
action noun
From root ve (to weave) with upasarga ā
Prefix: ā
Root: ve (class 2)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ग्रामघोषमहत्तराः (grāmaghoṣamahattarāḥ) - important persons/elders from villages and cowherd settlements
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of grāmaghoṣamahattara
grāmaghoṣamahattara - an elder or chief of a village and cowherd settlement; prominent figures of villages and cattle-herding communities
Compound type : dvandva (grāma+ghoṣa+mahattara)
- grāma – village, community, multitude
noun (masculine) - ghoṣa – cowherd settlement, hamlet, proclamation, sound
noun (masculine) - mahattara – more important, greater, an elder, a chief
adjective (masculine)
Comparative form of mahat (great)
शैलूषाः (śailūṣāḥ) - actors, dancers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śailūṣa
śailūṣa - an actor, a dancer
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
सह (saha) - with, accompanied by
(indeclinable)
स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - by/with women
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of strī
strī - a woman, a female
यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they proceed
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā
root verb
Root: yā (class 2)
कैवर्तकाः (kaivartakāḥ) - fishermen, boatmen
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kaivartaka
kaivartaka - a fisherman, a boatman, a member of the fisherman caste
तथा (tathā) - and, also, thus
(indeclinable)