वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-96, verse-17

सौमित्रिरपि ताः सर्वा मातॄः संप्रेक्ष्य दुःखितः ।
अभ्यवादयतासक्तं शनै रामादनन्तरम् ॥१७॥

17. saumitrirapi tāḥ sarvā mātṝḥ saṃprekṣya duḥkhitaḥ ,
abhyavādayatāsaktaṃ śanai rāmādanantaram.

17. saumitriḥ api tāḥ sarvāḥ mātṝḥ samprekṣya duḥkhitaḥ
abhyavādayata āsaktam śanaiḥ rāmāt anantaram

17. duḥkhitaḥ saumitriḥ api tāḥ sarvāḥ mātṝḥ samprekṣya
rāmāt anantaram āsaktam śanaiḥ abhyavādayata

17. Lakshmana, the son of Sumitra, also grieved upon seeing all those mothers, and gently saluted them devotedly, immediately after Rama.

Words meanings summery:

• सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Lakshmana (son of Sumitra)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• ताः (tāḥ) - those (mothers) (they, those)

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (mothers) (all, every)

• मातॄः (mātṝḥ) - mothers

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen, having beheld, having observed

• दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - grieved, distressed, sorrowful

• अभ्यवादयत (abhyavādayata) - he saluted, he greeted respectfully

• आसक्तम् (āsaktam) - devotedly (attached, devoted, intently)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gently, gradually

• रामात् (rāmāt) - after Rama (from Rama, after Rama)

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after, subsequently, without interval

Words meanings and morphology

सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Lakshmana (son of Sumitra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitra (Lakshmana)

Derived from Sumitra with a patronymic suffix.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

ताः (tāḥ) - those (mothers) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (mothers) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

मातॄः (mātṝḥ) - mothers

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen, having beheld, having observed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from the root īkṣ with prefixes sam and pra.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - grieved, distressed, sorrowful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkhita

duḥkhita - grieved, distressed, sorrowful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root duḥkh (to suffer).

Root: duḥkh (class 1)

अभ्यवादयत (abhyavādayata) - he saluted, he greeted respectfully

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (luṅ) of vad

imperfect

Imperfect middle, 3rd person singular, with prefixes abhi and ava. In the causative sense 'to cause to speak/greet', hence 'to salute'.

Prefixes: abhi+ava

Root: vad (class 1)

आसक्तम् (āsaktam) - devotedly (attached, devoted, intently)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āsakta

āsakta - attached, devoted, intent, fond of

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sañj with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially to modify the verb 'saluted'.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gently, gradually

(indeclinable)

रामात् (rāmāt) - after Rama (from Rama, after Rama)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name), pleasing, delightful

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after, subsequently, without interval

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+antara)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, difference, inner, within
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially.

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