वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-12, verse-21

एतदालक्ष्यते वीर मधुकानां महद्वनम् ।
उत्तरेणास्य गन्तव्यं न्यग्रोधमभिगच्छता ॥२१॥

21. etadālakṣyate vīra madhukānāṃ mahadvanam ,
uttareṇāsya gantavyaṃ nyagrodhamabhigacchatā.

21. etat ālakṣyate vīra madhukānām mahat vanam
uttareṇa asya gantavyam nyagrodham abhigacchatā

21. vīra etat madhukānām mahat vanam ālakṣyate
nyagrodham abhigacchatā asya uttareṇa gantavyam

21. O hero, this vast forest of Madhuka trees is visible. One should proceed to its north, especially if going towards the banyan tree.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• आलक्ष्यते (ālakṣyate) - is seen, appears, is observed

• वीर (vīra) - O hero

• मधुकानाम् (madhukānām) - of Madhuka trees

• महत् (mahat) - great, vast, large

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood, grove

• उत्तरेण (uttareṇa) - to the north, from the north

• अस्य (asya) - of this forest (madhukānām vanam) (of this)

• गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - to be gone, ought to be gone, one should go

• न्यग्रोधम् (nyagrodham) - banyan tree

• अभिगच्छता (abhigacchatā) - by one who is going towards, by one approaching

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

आलक्ष्यते (ālakṣyate) - is seen, appears, is observed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of ālakṣ

Passive form of ā + lakṣ

Prefix: ā

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

वीर (vīra) - O hero

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

मधुकानाम् (madhukānām) - of Madhuka trees

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of madhuka

madhuka - Madhuka tree (Bassia latifolia), liquorice

महत् (mahat) - great, vast, large

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, noble

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood, grove

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

उत्तरेण (uttareṇa) - to the north, from the north

(indeclinable)

instrumental case used adverbially

अस्य (asya) - of this forest (madhukānām vanam) (of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - to be gone, ought to be gone, one should go

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gantavya

gantavya - to be gone, fit to be gone to

Gerundive

from root gam- 'to go'

Root: gam (class 1)

न्यग्रोधम् (nyagrodham) - banyan tree

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nyagrodha

nyagrodha - banyan tree (Ficus indica)

अभिगच्छता (abhigacchatā) - by one who is going towards, by one approaching

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abhigacchat

abhigacchat - going towards, approaching

Present Active Participle

from root gam- 'to go' with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

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