वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-8, verse-25

अभिद्रुतमिवारण्ये सिंहेन गजयूथपम् ।
प्रच्छाद्यमानं रामेण भरतं त्रातुमर्हसि ॥२५॥

25. abhidrutamivāraṇye siṃhena gajayūthapam ,
pracchādyamānaṃ rāmeṇa bharataṃ trātumarhasi.

25. abhidrutam iva araṇye siṃhena gajayūthapam
pracchādyamānam rāmeṇa bharatam trātum arhasi

25. tvam bharatam trātum arhasi rāmeṇa pracchādyamānam
siṃhena araṇye abhidrutam gajayūthapam iva

25. You ought to protect Bharata, who is being eclipsed by Rāma, just as a leader of an elephant herd is attacked by a lion in the forest.

Words meanings summery:

• अभिद्रुतम् (abhidrutam) - attacked, assailed (attacked, assailed, rushed upon)

• इव (iva) - like, as (like, as, as it were)

• अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest (in the forest, in the wilderness)

• सिंहेन (siṁhena) - by a lion

• गजयूथपम् (gajayūthapam) - the leader of an elephant herd (leader of an elephant herd)

• प्रछाद्यमानम् (prachādyamānam) - being overshadowed, being eclipsed (being covered, being hidden, being overshadowed, being eclipsed)

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

• भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata

• त्रातुम् (trātum) - to protect (to protect, to save, to deliver)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (to) (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

Words meanings and morphology

अभिद्रुतम् (abhidrutam) - attacked, assailed (attacked, assailed, rushed upon)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhidruta

abhidruta - attacked, assaulted, rushed upon, oppressed

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'dru' (to run) with the prefix 'abhi' (towards, upon), followed by the past passive participle suffix 'kta'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'gajayūthapam'.

इव (iva) - like, as (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest (in the forest, in the wilderness)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness, jungle

Note: Indicates location.

सिंहेन (siṁhena) - by a lion

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

Note: Denotes the agent of the action 'abhidrutam'.

गजयूथपम् (gajayūthapam) - the leader of an elephant herd (leader of an elephant herd)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gajayūthapa

gajayūthapa - leader of an elephant herd

A tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+yūthapa)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• yūthapa – herd leader, chief of a group
  noun (masculine)
  From 'yūtha' (herd, group) and 'pa' (protector, keeper).

Note: Object of the comparison.

प्रछाद्यमानम् (prachādyamānam) - being overshadowed, being eclipsed (being covered, being hidden, being overshadowed, being eclipsed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prachādyamāna

prachādyamāna - being covered, being hidden, being overshadowed, being eclipsed

Present Passive Participle

From the causative stem 'prachādaya' (to cause to cover/hide) of the root 'chad' (to cover) with the present passive participle suffix 'śānaC' (māna).

Prefix: pra

Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'bharatam'.

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper noun), charming, pleasing

Note: Denotes the agent in the passive participle construction 'prachādyamānam'.

भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (proper name), cherished, maintained

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Direct object of the infinitive 'trātum'.

त्रातुम् (trātum) - to protect (to protect, to save, to deliver)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of trā

infinitive

Formed from the root 'trā' with the infinitive suffix 'tumun'.

Root: trā (class 2)

Note: Used with 'arhasi' meaning 'you ought to protect'.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (to) (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

present tense

Second person singular, present indicative, active voice.

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: The implied subject is 'you' (Kaikeyī).

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