वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-93, verse-8

मन्ये प्राप्ताः स्म तं देशं भरद्वाजो यमब्रवीत् ।
नातिदूरे हि मन्ये ऽहं नदीं मन्दाकिनीमितः ॥८॥

8. manye prāptāḥ sma taṃ deśaṃ bharadvājo yamabravīt ,
nātidūre hi manye'haṃ nadīṃ mandākinīmitaḥ.

8. manye prāptāḥ sma tam deśam bharadvājaḥ yam abravīt
na atidūre hi manye aham nadīm mandākinīm itaḥ

8. aham manye prāptāḥ sma tam deśam yam bharadvājaḥ abravīt.
aham manye hi nadīm mandākinīm itaḥ na atidūre

8. I believe we have reached that very place which Bharadvaja had spoken of. Indeed, I think the Mandakini river is not very far from here.

Words meanings summery:

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe

• प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - we have reached (having reached, attained)

• स्म (sma) - indicates past tense in combination with 'prāptāḥ' (an auxiliary particle)

• तम् (tam) - that, to that

• देशम् (deśam) - place, region, country

• भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja (proper noun)

• यम् (yam) - which, whom

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• न (na) - not, no

• अतिदूरे (atidūre) - not too far, very close

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe

• अहम् (aham) - I

• नदीम् (nadīm) - the river

• मन्दाकिनीम् (mandākinīm) - Mandakini (the river Mandakini)

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

Words meanings and morphology

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of man

Present Middle

1st person singular

Root: man (class 4)

प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - we have reached (having reached, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāpta

prāpta - reached, obtained, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From 'pra' + 'āp' (to obtain)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Implied subject 'vayam' (we)

स्म (sma) - indicates past tense in combination with 'prāptāḥ' (an auxiliary particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'prāptāḥ' to convey 'we have reached'

तम् (tam) - that, to that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'deśam'

देशम् (deśam) - place, region, country

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of 'prāptāḥ sma'

भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - Bharadvaja (name of a sage)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'

यम् (yam) - which, whom

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun

Note: Refers to 'deśam'

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular

Root: brū (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

Note: Negates 'atidūre'

अतिदूरे (atidūre) - not too far, very close

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of atidūra

atidūra - very far, too far

Compound type : tatpurusha (ati+dūra)

• ati – over, beyond, excessive, very
  indeclinable
  Preposition/prefix
• dūra – far, distant
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Adverbial usage meaning 'at a very far place'

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating emphasis or causation

Note: Emphatic particle

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of man

Present Middle

1st person singular

Root: man (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person pronoun

Note: Explicit subject for the second 'manye'

नदीम् (nadīm) - the river

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Object of implicit verb 'asti' (is)

मन्दाकिनीम् (mandākinīm) - Mandakini (the river Mandakini)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mandākinī

mandākinī - Mandakini (name of a sacred river)

Root: mand (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nadīm'

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from pronoun 'idam'

Note: Specifies origin or reference point

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