वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-93, verse-2

ऋषिं वसिष्ठं संदिश्य मातॄर्मे शीघ्रमानय ।
इति तरितमग्रे स जागम गुरुवत्सलः ॥२॥

2. ṛṣiṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ saṃdiśya mātṝrme śīghramānaya ,
iti taritamagre sa jāgama guruvatsalaḥ.

2. ṛṣim vasiṣṭham saṃdiśya mātṝḥ me śīghram
ānaya iti taritam agre saḥ jagāma guruvatsalaḥ

2. saḥ guruvatsalaḥ vasiṣṭham ṛṣim "me mātṝḥ śīghram ānaya" iti saṃdiśya,
taritam agre jagāma.

2. Having instructed the sage Vasiṣṭha with the words, "Bring my mothers quickly," he, who was devoted to his preceptor (guru), then swiftly went forward.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage (sage, seer)

• वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham) - Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (a proper name), most excellent, best)

• संदिश्य (saṁdiśya) - having instructed (having instructed, having commanded, having sent a message)

• मातॄः (mātṝḥ) - my mothers (mothers)

• मे (me) - my (my, to me)

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, fast)

• आनय (ānaya) - bring (bring, lead hither)

• इति (iti) - thus (introducing direct speech) (thus, so, in this manner)

• तरितम् (taritam) - swiftly (quickly, swiftly)

• अग्रे (agre) - forward (in front, forward, first, at the beginning)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Bharata) (he, that)

• जगाम (jagāma) - went (went, proceeded)

• गुरुवत्सलः (guruvatsalaḥ) - devoted to his preceptor (guru) (devoted to his preceptor, fond of teachers)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage (sage, seer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer; inspired poet

वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham) - Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (a proper name), most excellent, best)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (a proper name, one of the seven great sages); most excellent, best

Root: vas (class 2)

संदिश्य (saṁdiśya) - having instructed (having instructed, having commanded, having sent a message)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed with the suffix -ya after the prefix saṃ- and root diś

Prefix: sam

Root: diś (class 6)

मातॄः (mātṝḥ) - my mothers (mothers)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

r-stem noun

मे (me) - my (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I (first person pronoun)

Enclitic dative/genitive form of first person pronoun

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, fast)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage

आनय (ānaya) - bring (bring, lead hither)

(verb)

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

imperative

Root nī with prefix ā, causal stem nāy, imperative 2nd person singular

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus (introducing direct speech) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

तरितम् (taritam) - swiftly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

From root tṛ 'to cross, pass over'; used adverbially here

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage

अग्रे (agre) - forward (in front, forward, first, at the beginning)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage

सः (saḥ) - he (Bharata) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Masculine nominative singular

जगाम (jagāma) - went (went, proceeded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of gam

perfect

Perfect active 3rd person singular of root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

गुरुवत्सलः (guruvatsalaḥ) - devoted to his preceptor (guru) (devoted to his preceptor, fond of teachers)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guruvatsala

guruvatsala - devoted to his preceptor, fond of teachers

Compound noun describing a characteristic

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guru+vatsala)

• guru – teacher, preceptor, venerable, heavy
  noun (masculine)
• vatsala – fond of, affectionate, loving; tender
  adjective (masculine)
  From vatsa (calf, child) + -la (affectionate suffix)

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