वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-46

बिल्वा मार्दङ्गिका आसञ् शम्या ग्राहा बिभीतकाः ।
अश्वत्था नर्तकाश्चासन्भरद्वाजस्य तेजसा ॥४६॥

46. bilvā mārdaṅgikā āsañ śamyā grāhā bibhītakāḥ ,
aśvatthā nartakāścāsanbharadvājasya tejasā.

46. bilvāḥ mārdaṅgikāḥ āsan śamyāḥ grāhāḥ bibhītakāḥ
aśvatthāḥ nartakāḥ ca āsan bharadvājasya tejasā

46. bilvāḥ mārdaṅgikāḥ āsan śamyāḥ grāhāḥ bibhītakāḥ
aśvatthāḥ ca nartakāḥ āsan bharadvājasya tejasā

46. The Bilva trees became drummers, the Śamyā trees became performers, and the Bibhītaka trees and Aśvattha trees became dancers, all by the spiritual power (tejas) of Bharadvaja.

Words meanings summery:

• बिल्वाः (bilvāḥ) - Bilva trees (Aegle marmelos) (Bilva trees)

• मार्दङ्गिकाः (mārdaṅgikāḥ) - drummers (drummers, players of the mṛdaṅga)

• आसन् (āsan) - became (were, existed, became)

• शम्याः (śamyāḥ) - Śamyā trees (Pterocarpus marsupium) (Śamyā trees, sticks/pegs)

• ग्राहाः (grāhāḥ) - performers / actors (grasping, taking, performers, singers)

• बिभीतकाः (bibhītakāḥ) - Bibhītaka trees (Terminalia bellirica) (Bibhītaka trees)

• अश्वत्थाः (aśvatthāḥ) - Ashvattha trees (Ficus religiosa) (Ashvattha trees, sacred fig trees)

• नर्तकाः (nartakāḥ) - dancers (dancers, actors)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आसन् (āsan) - became (were, existed, became)

• भरद्वाजस्य (bharadvājasya) - of Bharadvaja (of Bharadvaja (a revered sage))

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by the spiritual power (tejas) (by splendor, by power, by glory, by spiritual energy)

Words meanings and morphology

बिल्वाः (bilvāḥ) - Bilva trees (Aegle marmelos) (Bilva trees)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bilva

bilva - Bilva tree (Aegle marmelos), its fruit

मार्दङ्गिकाः (mārdaṅgikāḥ) - drummers (drummers, players of the mṛdaṅga)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mārdaṅgika

mārdaṅgika - drummer, one who plays the mṛdaṅga (drum)

Derived from mṛdaṅga (drum)

आसन् (āsan) - became (were, existed, became)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Active Third Person Plural

Imperfect (laṅ-lakāra), active voice, 3rd person, plural of the root as (2nd class).

Root: as (class 2)

शम्याः (śamyāḥ) - Śamyā trees (Pterocarpus marsupium) (Śamyā trees, sticks/pegs)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śamyā

śamyā - śamyā tree (Pterocarpus marsupium); a peg, pin, wooden pin; a measure of distance

ग्राहाः (grāhāḥ) - performers / actors (grasping, taking, performers, singers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of grāha

grāha - grasping, seizing, taking; an actor, performer; a crocodile; a planet

Derived from root grah (to seize, take)

Root: grah (class 9)

बिभीतकाः (bibhītakāḥ) - Bibhītaka trees (Terminalia bellirica) (Bibhītaka trees)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bibhītaka

bibhītaka - Bibhītaka tree (Terminalia bellirica), its fruit (beleric myrobalan)

अश्वत्थाः (aśvatthāḥ) - Ashvattha trees (Ficus religiosa) (Ashvattha trees, sacred fig trees)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aśvattha

aśvattha - Ashvattha tree (Ficus religiosa), sacred fig tree

नर्तकाः (nartakāḥ) - dancers (dancers, actors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nartaka

nartaka - dancer, actor, mime

Derived from root nṛt (to dance)

Root: nṛt (class 4)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjoins the previous noun (nartakāḥ) with the following verb (āsan) implying 'also became dancers'.

आसन् (āsan) - became (were, existed, became)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Active Third Person Plural

Imperfect (laṅ-lakāra), active voice, 3rd person, plural of the root as (2nd class).

Root: as (class 2)

भरद्वाजस्य (bharadvājasya) - of Bharadvaja (of Bharadvaja (a revered sage))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - name of an ancient Vedic sage, a patronymic

तेजसा (tejasā) - by the spiritual power (tejas) (by splendor, by power, by glory, by spiritual energy)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - radiance, brilliance, power, energy, spiritual energy, semen

Note: Indicates the means or cause.

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