वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-93, verse-31

वासोभिर्बहुसाहस्रैर्यो महात्मा पुरोचितः ।
मृगाजिने सो ऽयमिह प्रवस्ते धर्ममाचरन् ॥३१॥

31. vāsobhirbahusāhasrairyo mahātmā purocitaḥ ,
mṛgājine so'yamiha pravaste dharmamācaran.

31. vāsobhiḥ bahusāhasraiḥ yaḥ mahātmā purocitaḥ
mṛgājine saḥ ayam iha pravaste dharmam ācaran

31. yaḥ mahātmā bahusāhasraiḥ vāsobhiḥ purocitaḥ,
saḥ ayam iha dharmam ācaran mṛgājine pravaste.

31. He, the great-souled one (mahātman), who was accustomed to garments worth many thousands, now here wears a deer skin, practicing his natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• वासोभिः (vāsobhiḥ) - by garments (by garments, by clothes)

• बहुसाहस्रैः (bahusāhasraiḥ) - by garments worth many thousands (by many thousands, by thousands, costing many thousands)

• यः (yaḥ) - He who (Rama) (who, he who)

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled one (mahātman) (great-souled, noble, magnanimous)

• पुरोचितः (purocitaḥ) - formerly accustomed to (formerly accustomed, formerly honored, formerly fitted)

• मृगाजिने (mṛgājine) - on a deer skin

• सः (saḥ) - that one (Rama) (he, that)

• अयम् (ayam) - this one (Rama) (this, this one)

• इह (iha) - here (in the forest) (here, in this world)

• प्रवस्ते (pravaste) - wears (wears, puts on, clothes oneself)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - his natural law (dharma) (duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, natural law, constitution)

• आचरन् (ācaran) - practicing (practicing, performing, behaving)

Words meanings and morphology

वासोभिः (vāsobhiḥ) - by garments (by garments, by clothes)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vāsas

vāsas - garment, clothing, cloth

Note: Associated with 'purocitaḥ'

बहुसाहस्रैः (bahusāhasraiḥ) - by garments worth many thousands (by many thousands, by thousands, costing many thousands)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bahusāhasra

bahusāhasra - consisting of many thousands, costing many thousands

Compound of bahu (many) and sāhasra (thousand)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+sāhasra)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective (masculine)
• sāhasra – consisting of a thousand, thousand-fold, costing a thousand
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from sahasra (thousand)

Note: Qualifies 'vāsobhiḥ'

यः (yaḥ) - He who (Rama) (who, he who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Relative pronoun

महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled one (mahātman) (great-souled, noble, magnanimous)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, a great personality, the supreme spirit (ātman)

Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (soul)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the relative clause

पुरोचितः (purocitaḥ) - formerly accustomed to (formerly accustomed, formerly honored, formerly fitted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purocita

purocita - formerly accustomed, formerly honored, formerly fitted, formerly provided

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pura (formerly) and ucita (accustomed/fitted). Root ci (to collect, to arrange)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pura+ucita)

• pura – formerly, previously, in front
  indeclinable
• ucita – proper, fit, suitable, accustomed, honored
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vac (to speak) + kta, or from root ci (to collect) + kta with U-prefix
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'yaḥ mahātmā'

मृगाजिने (mṛgājine) - on a deer skin

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mṛgājina

mṛgājina - deer skin

Compound of mṛga (deer) and ajina (skin)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mṛga+ajina)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• ajina – skin, hide
  noun (neuter)

Note: Place where he wears it.

सः (saḥ) - that one (Rama) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun

अयम् (ayam) - this one (Rama) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, used with 'saḥ' for emphasis

इह (iha) - here (in the forest) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place

प्रवस्ते (pravaste) - wears (wears, puts on, clothes oneself)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pra-vas

Prefix: pra

Root: vas (class 2)

Note: Ātmanepada verb, root vas (to wear), not vas (to dwell)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - his natural law (dharma) (duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, natural law, constitution)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - duty, righteousness, law, virtue, natural law (dharma), constitution

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'ācaran'

आचरन् (ācaran) - practicing (practicing, performing, behaving)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācarat

ācarat - practicing, performing, behaving, following

Present Active Participle

Derived from root car with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ ayam'

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