वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-84, verse-1

भरद्वाजाश्रमं दृष्ट्वा क्रोशादेव नरर्षभः ।
बलं सर्वमवस्थाप्य जगाम सह मन्त्रिभिः ॥१॥

1. bharadvājāśramaṃ dṛṣṭvā krośādeva nararṣabhaḥ ,
balaṃ sarvamavasthāpya jagāma saha mantribhiḥ.

1. bharadvājāśramam dṛṣṭvā krośāt eva nararṣabhaḥ
balam sarvam avasthāpya jagāma saha mantribhiḥ

1. nararṣabhaḥ (bharataḥ) krośāt eva bharadvājāśramam
dṛṣṭvā sarvam balam avasthāpya mantribhiḥ saha jagāma

1. Having sighted Bharadvāja's hermitage (āśrama) from just a *krośa* away, Bharata, the best of men, made his entire army halt and proceeded with his ministers.

Words meanings summery:

• भरद्वाजाश्रमम् (bharadvājāśramam) - Bharadvāja's hermitage

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• क्रोशात् (krośāt) - from a distance of a krośa

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• नरर्षभः (nararṣabhaḥ) - Bharata, the best of men (best of men, eminent man)

• बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• अवस्थाप्य (avasthāpya) - having caused to halt, having stationed

• जगाम (jagāma) - went, proceeded

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by ministers, with counselors

Words meanings and morphology

भरद्वाजाश्रमम् (bharadvājāśramam) - Bharadvāja's hermitage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bharadvājāśrama

bharadvājāśrama - the hermitage of the sage Bharadvāja

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharadvāja+āśrama)

• bharadvāja – Bharadvāja (name of a revered Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• āśrama – hermitage, retreat, a stage of life (dharma)
  noun (masculine)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.

क्रोशात् (krośāt) - from a distance of a krośa

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of krośa

krośa - a measure of distance (approx. 2 miles or 3.2 km), shout, call

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

नरर्षभः (nararṣabhaḥ) - Bharata, the best of men (best of men, eminent man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - bull among men, best of men, eminent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent one, foremost
  noun (masculine)

बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - army, strength, power, force

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, entire, every

अवस्थाप्य (avasthāpya) - having caused to halt, having stationed

(indeclinable)

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form ending in -ya (lyap).

जगाम (jagāma) - went, proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by ministers, with counselors

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor

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