वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-93, verse-9

उच्चैर्बद्धानि चीराणि लक्ष्मणेन भवेदयम् ।
अभिज्ञानकृतः पन्था विकाले गन्तुमिच्छता ॥९॥

9. uccairbaddhāni cīrāṇi lakṣmaṇena bhavedayam ,
abhijñānakṛtaḥ panthā vikāle gantumicchatā.

9. uccaiḥ baddhāni cīrāṇi lakṣmaṇena bhavet ayam
abhijñānakṛtaḥ panthāḥ vikāle gantum icchatā

9. uccaiḥ cīrāṇi lakṣmaṇena baddhāni.
ayam panthāḥ vikāle gantum icchatā abhijñānakṛtaḥ bhavet

9. These bark clothes, tied high up, must have been placed by Lakshmana. This path must have been marked as a sign by someone wishing to travel in the dark (or at an unsuitable time).

Words meanings summery:

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - high, aloft, loudly

• बद्धानि (baddhāni) - tied, bound, fastened

• चीराणि (cīrāṇi) - bark clothes, rags, garments

• लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakshmana

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it may be, it must be

• अयम् (ayam) - this (one)

• अभिज्ञानकृतः (abhijñānakṛtaḥ) - made for recognition, marked as a sign

• पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path, road

• विकाले (vikāle) - in the dark (at an improper time, in the evening/night)

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, for going

• इच्छता (icchatā) - by one wishing, by one desiring

Words meanings and morphology

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - high, aloft, loudly

(indeclinable)

Adverb, from 'ucca' (high)

Note: Modifies 'baddhāni'

बद्धानि (baddhāni) - tied, bound, fastened

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of baddha

baddha - tied, bound, fastened

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bandh' (to bind)

Root: bandh (class 9)

चीराणि (cīrāṇi) - bark clothes, rags, garments

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of cīra

cīra - bark garment, strip of cloth, rag

Root: cī (class 5)

Note: Subject of the first implied clause

लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rama's brother)

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agent for the action of tying

भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it may be, it must be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (VidhiLiṅ) of bhū

Optative Active

3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of the second clause

अभिज्ञानकृतः (abhijñānakṛtaḥ) - made for recognition, marked as a sign

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhijñānakṛta

abhijñānakṛta - made as a mark of recognition

Compound type : tatpurusha (abhijñāna+kṛta)

• abhijñāna – recognition, distinguishing mark, sign
  noun (neuter)
  From 'abhi' + 'jñā' (to know)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• kṛta – made, done, performed, created
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'panthāḥ'

पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path, road

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

Note: Subject of the second clause

विकाले (vikāle) - in the dark (at an improper time, in the evening/night)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vikāla

vikāla - improper time, wrong time, twilight, evening

Compound type : tatpurusha (vi+kāla)

• vi – apart, away, improper (prefix)
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating separation or opposition
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

Note: Specifies the time for 'gantum'

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, for going

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed with suffix 'tumun'

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used with 'icchatā'

इच्छता (icchatā) - by one wishing, by one desiring

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of icchat

icchat - wishing, desiring

Present Active Participle

From root 'iṣ' (to wish, desire)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Implied agent of 'abhijñānakṛtaḥ'

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