वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-87, verse-16

स्यन्दनांस्तुरगोपेतान् सूतमुख्यैरधिष्ठितान् ।
एतान् संपततः शीघ्रं पश्य शत्रुघ्न कानने ॥१६॥

16. syandanāṃsturagopetān sūtamukhyairadhiṣṭhitān ,
etān saṃpatataḥ śīghraṃ paśya śatrughna kānane.

16. syandanān turagopetān sūtamukhyaiḥ adhiṣṭhitān
etān saṃpatataḥ śīghram paśya śatrughna kānane

16. śatrughna etān turagopetān sūtamukhyaiḥ adhiṣṭhitān
śīghram saṃpatataḥ syandanān kānane paśya

16. O Shatrughna, behold these chariots, endowed with horses and driven by chief charioteers, as they swiftly rush through the forest.

Words meanings summery:

• स्यन्दनान् (syandanān) - the chariots (of the army) (chariots)

• तुरगोपेतान् (turagopetān) - (chariots) endowed with horses (endowed with horses)

• सूतमुख्यैः (sūtamukhyaiḥ) - by chief charioteers

• अधिष्ठितान् (adhiṣṭhitān) - (chariots) driven (by charioteers) (driven, occupied, commanded)

• एतान् (etān) - these (chariots) (these)

• संपततः (saṁpatataḥ) - (chariots) rushing swiftly (rushing, flying, hastening)

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - swiftly, quickly, rapidly

• पश्य (paśya) - behold, see, look

• शत्रुघ्न (śatrughna) - Shatrughna, a brother of Rama (O Shatrughna)

• कानने (kānane) - in the forest, in the grove

Words meanings and morphology

स्यन्दनान् (syandanān) - the chariots (of the army) (chariots)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of syandana

syandana - chariot, vehicle, flowing

From root syand (to flow, move)

Root: syand (class 1)

तुरगोपेतान् (turagopetān) - (chariots) endowed with horses (endowed with horses)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of turagopeta

turagopeta - provided with horses, having horses

Compound of turaga and upeta

Compound type : tatpurusha (turaga+upeta)

• turaga – horse, steed
  noun (masculine)
  From root tur (to hasten) + ga (going)
• upeta – approached, gone to, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From upa-√i (to go near)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'syandanān'

सूतमुख्यैः (sūtamukhyaiḥ) - by chief charioteers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sūtamukhya

sūtamukhya - chief charioteer

Tatpuruṣa compound of sūta and mukhya

Compound type : tatpurusha (sūta+mukhya)

• sūta – charioteer, bard, driver
  noun (masculine)
  From root sū (to drive, impel)
  Root: sū (class 1)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost, primary
  adjective
  From mukha (face, front)

अधिष्ठितान् (adhiṣṭhitān) - (chariots) driven (by charioteers) (driven, occupied, commanded)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of adhiṣṭhita

adhiṣṭhita - stood upon, driven, presided over, occupied

Past Passive Participle

From adhi-√sthā (to stand upon, preside over, occupy)

Prefix: adhi

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'syandanān'

एतान् (etān) - these (chariots) (these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etas

etas - this, these

Note: Demonstrative pronoun

संपततः (saṁpatataḥ) - (chariots) rushing swiftly (rushing, flying, hastening)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃpatat

saṁpatat - rushing, flying, falling, hastening

Present Active Participle

From sam-√pat (to fall together, rush together, fly)

Prefix: sam

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'syandanān'

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - swiftly, quickly, rapidly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use of neuter singular form

पश्य (paśya) - behold, see, look

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Root dṛś, 4th class, irregular present stem paśya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शत्रुघ्न (śatrughna) - Shatrughna, a brother of Rama (O Shatrughna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śatrughna

śatrughna - Slayer of foes (proper name, name of Rama's youngest brother)

Compound of śatru (enemy) and ghna (slayer)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śatru+ghna)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• ghna – slaying, destroying, killer
  adjective
  From root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

कानने (kānane) - in the forest, in the grove

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, wood

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