वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-91, verse-15

भरतेनाथ संदिष्टा संमर्दो न भवेदिति ।
समन्तात्तस्य शैलस्य सेनावासमकल्पयत् ॥१५॥

15. bharatenātha saṃdiṣṭā saṃmardo na bhavediti ,
samantāttasya śailasya senāvāsamakalpayat.

15. bharatena atha saṃdiṣṭā saṃmardaḥ na bhavet
iti samantāt tasya śailasya senāvāsam akalpayat

15. atha bharatena "saṃmardaḥ na bhavet" iti saṃdiṣṭā
(senā) tasya śailasya samantāt senāvāsam akalpayat

15. And then, as instructed by Bharata, (to ensure) there would be no crowding, the army encampment was arranged all around that mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• भरतेन (bharatena) - by Bharata

• अथ (atha) - then, and, now

• संदिष्टा (saṁdiṣṭā) - (the army) having been instructed (instructed, ordered, told)

• संमर्दः (saṁmardaḥ) - crowding, crush, congestion

• न (na) - not, no

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, let there be

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks quotation)

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around, on all sides

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (mountain) (of that, of him, of it)

• शैलस्य (śailasya) - of the mountain, of the rock

• सेनावासम् (senāvāsam) - army camp, encampment of the army

• अकल्पयत् (akalpayat) - (the army) arranged (arranged, established, created, planned)

Words meanings and morphology

भरतेन (bharatena) - by Bharata

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of Rama's brother)

अथ (atha) - then, and, now

(indeclinable)

संदिष्टा (saṁdiṣṭā) - (the army) having been instructed (instructed, ordered, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃdiṣṭa

saṁdiṣṭa - instructed, ordered, told

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root diś with upasarga sam and suffix -ta.

Prefix: sam

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Implied subject is 'senā' (army).

संमर्दः (saṁmardaḥ) - crowding, crush, congestion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃmarda

saṁmarda - crowding, crush, congestion, pressure

From root mṛd (to crush) with upasarga sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: mṛd (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, let there be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Vidhi Liṅ) of bhū

Optative 3rd person singular active

From root bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks quotation)

(indeclinable)

समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around, on all sides

(indeclinable)

Formed from samanta (border, whole) with suffix -tas.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (mountain) (of that, of him, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to śailasya.

शैलस्य (śailasya) - of the mountain, of the rock

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock, hill

सेनावासम् (senāvāsam) - army camp, encampment of the army

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of senāvāsa

senāvāsa - army camp, encampment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (senā+vāsa)

• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)
• vāsa – dwelling, abode, residence, camp
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vas (class 1)

अकल्पयत् (akalpayat) - (the army) arranged (arranged, established, created, planned)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of kḷp

Imperfect 3rd person singular active

From root kḷp, causative stem kalpay.

Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Subject is implied 'senā' (army), feminine.

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