वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-87, verse-17

एतान् वित्रासितान्पश्य बर्हिणः प्रियदर्शनान् ।
एतमाविशतः शैलमधिवासं पतत्रिणाम् ॥१७॥

17. etān vitrāsitānpaśya barhiṇaḥ priyadarśanān ,
etamāviśataḥ śailamadhivāsaṃ patatriṇām.

17. etān vitrāsitān paśya barhiṇaḥ priyadarśanān
etam āviśataḥ śailam adhivāsam patatriṇām

17. etān vitrāsitān priyadarśanān barhiṇaḥ
patatriṇām adhivāsam etam śailam āviśataḥ paśya

17. Behold these frightened, beautiful peacocks, entering this mountain, which is the dwelling place of birds.

Words meanings summery:

• एतान् (etān) - these (peacocks) (these)

• वित्रासितान् (vitrāsitān) - (peacocks) frightened (frightened, terrified)

• पश्य (paśya) - behold, see, look

• बर्हिणः (barhiṇaḥ) - peacocks

• प्रियदर्शनान् (priyadarśanān) - (peacocks) that are lovely to behold (lovely to behold, beautiful)

• एतम् (etam) - this (mountain) (this)

• आविशतः (āviśataḥ) - (peacocks) entering (the mountain) (entering)

• शैलम् (śailam) - mountain

• अधिवासम् (adhivāsam) - the dwelling place (of birds) (dwelling place, abode)

• पतत्रिणाम् (patatriṇām) - of birds

Words meanings and morphology

एतान् (etān) - these (peacocks) (these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etas

etas - this, these

Note: Demonstrative pronoun

वित्रासितान् (vitrāsitān) - (peacocks) frightened (frightened, terrified)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vitrāsita

vitrāsita - frightened, terrified, intimidated

Past Passive Participle

From vi-√trās (to frighten, terrify)

Prefix: vi

Root: trās (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'barhiṇaḥ'

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)

बर्हिणः (barhiṇaḥ) - peacocks

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of barhiṇ

barhiṇ - peacock

प्रियदर्शनान् (priyadarśanān) - (peacocks) that are lovely to behold (lovely to behold, beautiful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of priyadarśana

priyadarśana - lovely to look at, beautiful, pleasing in appearance

Compound of priya (dear, pleasing) and darśana (sight, appearance)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (priya+darśana)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective
• darśana – seeing, looking, sight, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'barhiṇaḥ'

एतम् (etam) - this (mountain) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, these

Note: Demonstrative pronoun

आविशतः (āviśataḥ) - (peacocks) entering (the mountain) (entering)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āviśat

āviśat - entering, going into

Present Active Participle

From ā-√viś (to enter, go into)

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'barhiṇaḥ'

शैलम् (śailam) - mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - mountain, hill, rock

From śilā (rock)

अधिवासम् (adhivāsam) - the dwelling place (of birds) (dwelling place, abode)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhivāsa

adhivāsa - dwelling, abode, residence

From adhi-√vas (to dwell, reside)

Prefix: adhi

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Appositive to 'śailam'

पतत्रिणाम् (patatriṇām) - of birds

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of patatrin

patatrin - bird, winged creature

From patatra (wing)

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