वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-83, verse-17

नारीणामभिपूर्णास्तु काश्चित् काश्चित्तु वाजिनाम् ।
कश्चित्तत्र वहन्ति स्म यानयुग्यं महाधनम् ॥१७॥

17. nārīṇāmabhipūrṇāstu kāścit kāścittu vājinām ,
kaścittatra vahanti sma yānayugyaṃ mahādhanam.

17. nārīṇām abhipūrṇāḥ tu kāścit kāścit tu vājinām
kaścit tatra vahanti sma yānayugyam mahādhanam

17. kāścit tu nārīṇām abhipūrṇāḥ kāścit tu vājinām
tatra kaścit mahādhanam yānayugyam vahanti sma

17. Some (conveyances) were completely filled with women, while others were full of horses. Among these, certain ones (or certain people) there carried extremely valuable vehicles.

Words meanings summery:

• नारीणाम् (nārīṇām) - of women, pertaining to women

• अभिपूर्णाः (abhipūrṇāḥ) - filled, full of, abundant

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, and, however

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some conveyances or boats (some (feminine plural))

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some other conveyances or boats (some (feminine plural))

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, and, however

• वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - of horses, pertaining to horses

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - certain people or entities among those present (someone, a certain one, some)

• तत्र (tatra) - among those conveyances/people (there, in that place, among them)

• वहन्ति (vahanti) - they carry, they bear, they convey

• स्म (sma) - they carried or they used to carry (an indicator of past tense (when used with present tense verb))

• यानयुग्यम् (yānayugyam) - a valuable conveyance (a vehicle, a carriage, a conveyance (with its yoke/team))

• महाधनम् (mahādhanam) - extremely valuable (describing the vehicle) (very valuable, great wealth, a great treasure)

Words meanings and morphology

नारीणाम् (nārīṇām) - of women, pertaining to women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of nārī

nārī - woman, female

अभिपूर्णाः (abhipūrṇāḥ) - filled, full of, abundant

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of abhipūrṇa

abhipūrṇa - full, complete, filled with, abundant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pṛ (to fill) with upasarga abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Often used as an adjective modifying a feminine noun implied by context, here kāścit (some [things/conveyances]).

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, and, however

(indeclinable)

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some conveyances or boats (some (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which, some

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some other conveyances or boats (some (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which, some

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, and, however

(indeclinable)

वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - of horses, pertaining to horses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vājin

vājin - horse, strong, swift

कश्चित् (kaścit) - certain people or entities among those present (someone, a certain one, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, some, a certain

Note: As a masculine singular pronoun, 'kaścit' formally refers to 'a certain one'. However, its usage here with the plural verb 'vahanti' suggests it refers to an unspecified group or 'some people/entities collectively' among those present, or it may be a grammatical flexibility in the text.

तत्र (tatra) - among those conveyances/people (there, in that place, among them)

(indeclinable)

वहन्ति (vahanti) - they carry, they bear, they convey

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of vah

Present active indicative, 3rd person plural

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: The verb is plural, suggesting a plural subject, despite the preceding 'kaścit' being singular. This could imply a collective subject or a slight grammatical irregularity.

स्म (sma) - they carried or they used to carry (an indicator of past tense (when used with present tense verb))

(indeclinable)

यानयुग्यम् (yānayugyam) - a valuable conveyance (a vehicle, a carriage, a conveyance (with its yoke/team))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yānayugya

yānayugya - a vehicle, carriage, conveyance (with its yoke or team)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yāna+yugya)

• yāna – vehicle, carriage, going, motion
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yā (class 2)
• yugya – yoke, draft-animal, suitable for yoking, a team
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive/Past Passive Participle-like formation
  Derived from root yuj (to yoke, to join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

महाधनम् (mahādhanam) - extremely valuable (describing the vehicle) (very valuable, great wealth, a great treasure)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahādhana

mahādhana - possessing great wealth, very rich, very valuable; a great treasure

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa (mahā+dhana)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property, treasure
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'yānayugyam'.

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