वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-53

नाश्वबन्धो ऽश्वमाजानान्न गजं कुञ्जरग्रहः ।
मत्तप्रमत्तमुदिता चमूः सा तत्र संबभौ ॥५३॥

53. nāśvabandho'śvamājānānna gajaṃ kuñjaragrahaḥ ,
mattapramattamuditā camūḥ sā tatra saṃbabhau.

53. na aśvabandhaḥ aśvam ājānāt na gajam kuñjaragrahaḥ
matta-pramatta-muditā camūḥ sā tatra saṃbabhau

53. aśvabandhaḥ aśvam na ājānāt kuñjaragrahaḥ gajam
na sā matta-pramatta-muditā camūḥ tatra saṃbabhau

53. Neither did the horse-keeper recognize his horse, nor the elephant-driver his elephant. That army, intoxicated, bewildered, and joyous, shone forth there.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, neither

• अश्वबन्धः (aśvabandhaḥ) - horse-keeper

• अश्वम् (aśvam) - horse

• आजानात् (ājānāt) - recognized, knew

• न (na) - nor

• गजम् (gajam) - elephant

• कुञ्जरग्रहः (kuñjaragrahaḥ) - elephant-driver, mahout

• मत्त-प्रमत्त-मुदिता (matta-pramatta-muditā) - intoxicated, bewildered, and delighted

• चमूः (camūḥ) - army, host

• सा (sā) - that, she

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• संबभौ (saṁbabhau) - shone forth, appeared

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

अश्वबन्धः (aśvabandhaḥ) - horse-keeper

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśvabandha

aśvabandha - horse-keeper, groom

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśva+bandha)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• bandha – binder, keeper, one who ties
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bandh (class 1)

अश्वम् (aśvam) - horse

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśva

aśva - horse

आजानात् (ājānāt) - recognized, knew

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of jñā

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - nor

(indeclinable)

गजम् (gajam) - elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

कुञ्जरग्रहः (kuñjaragrahaḥ) - elephant-driver, mahout

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuñjaragraha

kuñjaragraha - elephant-driver, mahout

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuñjara+graha)

• kuñjara – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• graha – seizer, holder, one who controls
  noun (masculine)
  Root: grah (class 9)

मत्त-प्रमत्त-मुदिता (matta-pramatta-muditā) - intoxicated, bewildered, and delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of matta-pramatta-mudita

matta-pramatta-mudita - intoxicated, bewildered, and delighted

Compound type : dvandva (matta+pramatta+mudita)

• matta – intoxicated, maddened, delighted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: mad (class 4)
• pramatta – bewildered, careless, negligent, intoxicated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mad (class 4)
• mudita – delighted, joyful, happy
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: mud (class 1)

चमूः (camūḥ) - army, host

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of camū

camū - army, host, troop

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

संबभौ (saṁbabhau) - shone forth, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (lit) of bhā

Prefix: sam

Root: bhā (class 2)

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