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

राजपत्न्यश्च गच्छन्त्यो मन्दं मन्दाकिनीं प्रति ।
ददृशुस्तत्र तत्तीर्थं रामलक्ष्मणसेवितम् ॥२॥

2. rājapatnyaśca gacchantyo mandaṃ mandākinīṃ prati ,
dadṛśustatra tattīrthaṃ rāmalakṣmaṇasevitam.

2. rājapatnyaḥ ca gacchantyaḥ mandam mandākinīm prati
dadṛśuḥ tatra tat tīrtham rāmalakṣmaṇasevitam

2. rājapatnyaḥ ca mandam mandākinīm prati gacchantyaḥ
tatra tat rāmalakṣmaṇasevitam tīrtham dadṛśuḥ

2. And the king's wives, proceeding slowly towards the Mandākinī river, saw there that sacred bathing spot which had been frequented by Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• राजपत्न्यः (rājapatnyaḥ) - the wives of King Daśaratha (king's wives, queens)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• गच्छन्त्यः (gacchantyaḥ) - the wives who were going (going, moving, proceeding)

• मन्दम् (mandam) - slowly (slowly, gently, softly)

• मन्दाकिनीम् (mandākinīm) - the Mandākinī river (Mandākinī (name of a river))

• प्रति (prati) - towards (towards, against, in the direction of)

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - the wives saw (they saw)

• तत्र (tatra) - in that place (there, in that place)

• तत् (tat) - that (sacred bathing place) (that, it)

• तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - the sacred bathing place (ford, sacred bathing place, shrine)

• रामलक्ष्मणसेवितम् (rāmalakṣmaṇasevitam) - which had been frequented by Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (frequented by Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, served by Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa)

Words meanings and morphology

राजपत्न्यः (rājapatnyaḥ) - the wives of King Daśaratha (king's wives, queens)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rājapatnī

rājapatnī - king's wife, queen

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (rājan+patnī)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• patnī – wife, mistress
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'dadṛśuḥ' and 'gacchantyaḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

गच्छन्त्यः (gacchantyaḥ) - the wives who were going (going, moving, proceeding)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, proceeding

Present Active Participle

Root √gam (class 1, parasmaipada) with suffix -at, feminine nominative plural

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Present active participle.

मन्दम् (mandam) - slowly (slowly, gently, softly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage, modifying 'gacchantyaḥ'.

मन्दाकिनीम् (mandākinīm) - the Mandākinī river (Mandākinī (name of a river))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mandākinī

mandākinī - Mandākinī, a sacred river in Citrakūṭa

Note: Object of motion with 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards (towards, against, in the direction of)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/prefix governing accusative case.

Note: Governs 'mandākinīm'.

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - the wives saw (they saw)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root √dṛś (class 1, parasmaipada), Perfect 3rd person plural

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - in that place (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that)

तत् (tat) - that (sacred bathing place) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Qualifies 'tīrtham'.

तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - the sacred bathing place (ford, sacred bathing place, shrine)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīrtha

tīrtha - ford, sacred bathing place, shrine, holy place

Note: Object of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

रामलक्ष्मणसेवितम् (rāmalakṣmaṇasevitam) - which had been frequented by Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (frequented by Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, served by Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rāmalakṣmaṇasevita

rāmalakṣmaṇasevita - frequented/served by Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (rāma+lakṣmaṇa+sevita)

• rāma – Rāma, name of the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa, name of Rāma's brother
  proper noun (masculine)
• sevita – served, worshipped, frequented, inhabited
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root √sev (to serve), past passive participle.
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tīrtham'.

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