वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-87, verse-21

भरतस्य वचः श्रुत्वा पुरुषाः शस्त्रपाणयः ।
विविशुस्तद्वनं शूरा धूमं च ददृशुस्ततः ॥२१॥

21. bharatasya vacaḥ śrutvā puruṣāḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ ,
viviśustadvanaṃ śūrā dhūmaṃ ca dadṛśustataḥ.

21. bharatasya vacaḥ śrutvā puruṣāḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ
viviśuḥ tat vanam śūrāḥ dhūmam ca dadṛśuḥ tataḥ

21. bharatasya vacaḥ śrutvā śastrapāṇayaḥ śūrāḥ
puruṣāḥ tat vanam viviśuḥ ca tataḥ dhūmam dadṛśuḥ

21. After hearing Bharata's words, the brave men, armed with weapons, entered that forest and then saw smoke.

Words meanings summery:

• भरतस्य (bharatasya) - of Bharata

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men

• शस्त्रपाणयः (śastrapāṇayaḥ) - weapon-in-hand, armed

• विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - they entered

• तत् (tat) - that

• वनम् (vanam) - forest

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave ones, heroes

• धूमम् (dhūmam) - smoke

• च (ca) - and

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

Words meanings and morphology

भरतस्य (bharatasya) - of Bharata

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (proper name)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Root: vac

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root śru with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male

शस्त्रपाणयः (śastrapāṇayaḥ) - weapon-in-hand, armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śastrapāṇi

śastrapāṇi - holding a weapon in hand, armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śastra+pāṇi)

• śastra – weapon, arm, knife
  noun (neuter)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - they entered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of viś

Perfect 3rd plural

Root: viś (class 6)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वनम् (vanam) - forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave ones, heroes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valorous, heroic; a hero

धूमम् (dhūmam) - smoke

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhūma

dhūma - smoke, vapor

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect 3rd plural

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

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