वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-93, verse-24

निरीक्ष्य स मुहूर्तं तु ददर्श भरतो गुरुम् ।
उटजे राममासीनां जटामण्डलधारिणम् ॥२४॥

24. nirīkṣya sa muhūrtaṃ tu dadarśa bharato gurum ,
uṭaje rāmamāsīnāṃ jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇam.

24. nirīkṣya saḥ muhūrtam tu dadarśa bharataḥ
gurum uṭaje rāmam āsīnam jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇam

24. saḥ bharataḥ muhūrtam nirīkṣya tu uṭaje
jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇam āsīnam gurum rāmam dadarśa

24. After looking for a moment, Bharata then saw his venerable elder (guru), Rama, seated in the hermitage hut, wearing a mass of matted hair.

Words meanings summery:

• निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - having seen, after seeing, having looked

• सः (saḥ) - Bharata (he, that)

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment; a short while

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover, and

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - Bharata saw (he saw)

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (proper noun)

• गुरुम् (gurum) - Rama, as Bharata's elder and teacher (elder, teacher, venerable person)

• उटजे (uṭaje) - in the hermitage hut; in the cottage

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (proper noun)

• आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated, sitting

• जटामण्डलधारिणम् (jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇam) - wearing a mass of matted hair; bearing a circular mass of matted locks

Words meanings and morphology

निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - having seen, after seeing, having looked

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

From `ni` + `īkṣ` (to see).

Prefix: ni

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - Bharata (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Bharata.

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment; a short while

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a short time; a specific division of time (48 minutes)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover, and

(indeclinable)

Particle.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - Bharata saw (he saw)

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit)

Intensive form (reduplicated)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of Rama's brother), one who is maintained/cherished

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

गुरुम् (gurum) - Rama, as Bharata's elder and teacher (elder, teacher, venerable person)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - heavy, weighty, important, venerable, teacher, preceptor, elder

Root: gṝ (class 6)

उटजे (uṭaje) - in the hermitage hut; in the cottage

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of uṭaja

uṭaja - hermitage hut, cottage (especially one made of leaves and branches)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the hero of Ramayana), pleasing, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated, sitting

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - seated, sitting, present

Past Active Participle

Derived from root `ās` (to sit) with prefix `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: ās (class 2)

जटामण्डलधारिणम् (jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇam) - wearing a mass of matted hair; bearing a circular mass of matted locks

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jaṭāmaṇḍaladhārin

jaṭāmaṇḍaladhārin - wearing matted locks (formed into a circle/mass)

Compound of `jaṭāmaṇḍala` (mass of matted hair) and `dhārin` (wearing, bearing). `dhārin` is an agent noun from `dhṛ` (to bear).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jaṭāmaṇḍala+dhārin)

• jaṭāmaṇḍala – mass of matted hair, circular matted locks
  noun (neuter)
• dhārin – wearing, bearing, holding
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root `dhṛ`.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

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