वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-87, verse-15

खुरैरुदीरितो रेणुर्दिवं प्रच्छाद्य तिष्ठति ।
तं वहत्यनिलः शीघ्रं कुर्वन्निव मम प्रियम् ॥१५॥

15. khurairudīrito reṇurdivaṃ pracchādya tiṣṭhati ,
taṃ vahatyanilaḥ śīghraṃ kurvanniva mama priyam.

15. khuraiḥ udīritaḥ reṇuḥ divam pracchādya tiṣṭhati
tam vahati anilaḥ śīghram kurvan iva mama priyam

15. khuraiḥ udīritaḥ reṇuḥ divam pracchādya tiṣṭhati
anilaḥ tam śīghram mama priyam kurvan iva vahati

15. The dust, stirred up by the hooves, hangs covering the sky. The wind swiftly carries it away, as if doing me a favor.

Words meanings summery:

• खुरैः (khuraiḥ) - by the hooves of the deer (by hooves)

• उदीरितः (udīritaḥ) - raised, stirred up, emitted

• रेणुः (reṇuḥ) - dust, pollen

• दिवम् (divam) - the sky, heaven

• प्रच्छाद्य (pracchādya) - having covered, having concealed

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - it stands, it remains, it stays

• तम् (tam) - that dust (that, him)

• वहति (vahati) - it carries, it bears

• अनिलः (anilaḥ) - the wind

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - as if doing/performing (doing, making, performing)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• मम (mama) - my, for me

• प्रियम् (priyam) - a favor or pleasing act for me (dear thing, favor, pleasure, beloved)

Words meanings and morphology

खुरैः (khuraiḥ) - by the hooves of the deer (by hooves)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of khura

khura - hoof, claw, razor

उदीरितः (udīritaḥ) - raised, stirred up, emitted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udīrita

udīrita - raised, stirred up, uttered, emitted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'īr' (to move, excite) with prefix 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: īr (class 2)

Note: Modifying `reṇuḥ`.

रेणुः (reṇuḥ) - dust, pollen

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of reṇu

reṇu - dust, pollen, sand

दिवम् (divam) - the sky, heaven

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

Note: Accusative singular of `div`.

प्रच्छाद्य (pracchādya) - having covered, having concealed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Indeclinable participle from root 'chad' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: chad (class 10)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - it stands, it remains, it stays

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that dust (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine accusative singular of `tad`.

वहति (vahati) - it carries, it bears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vah

Root: vah (class 1)

अनिलः (anilaḥ) - the wind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anila

anila - wind, air

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb here.

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - as if doing/performing (doing, making, performing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

Present Active Participle

Present active participle from root 'kṛ'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Present active participle, modifying 'anilaḥ' (implied).

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Genitive singular of the first person pronoun (asmad).

प्रियम् (priyam) - a favor or pleasing act for me (dear thing, favor, pleasure, beloved)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasant, pleasing, favor, love

Note: Used as a noun here, "a pleasant thing" or "a favor."

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