वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-13, verse-1

अथ पञ्चवटीं गच्छन्नन्तरा रघुनन्दनः ।
आससाद महाकायं गृध्रं भीमपराक्रमम् ॥१॥

1. atha pañcavaṭīṃ gacchannantarā raghunandanaḥ ,
āsasāda mahākāyaṃ gṛdhraṃ bhīmaparākramam.

1. atha pañcavaṭīṃ gacchan antarā raghunandanaḥ
āsasāda mahākāyam gṛdhram bhīmaparākramam

1. atha pañcavaṭīṃ gacchan antarā raghunandanaḥ
mahākāyam bhīmaparākramam gṛdhram āsasāda

1. Then, as the delight of the Raghu clan (raghunandanaḥ) was proceeding to Pancavati, he encountered on the way a huge-bodied vulture of formidable strength.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• पञ्चवटीं (pañcavaṭīṁ) - to Pancavati

• गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, while going

• अन्तरा (antarā) - in between, on the way, meanwhile

• रघुनन्दनः (raghunandanaḥ) - Rama, the delight of the Raghus

• आससाद (āsasāda) - he met, he encountered, he reached

• महाकायम् (mahākāyam) - huge-bodied, gigantic

• गृध्रम् (gṛdhram) - vulture

• भीमपराक्रमम् (bhīmaparākramam) - of terrible prowess/valor, formidable strength

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

पञ्चवटीं (pañcavaṭīṁ) - to Pancavati

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pañcavaṭī

pañcavaṭī - Pancavati (a place name, literally 'five banyan trees')

गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, while going

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, proceeding

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

अन्तरा (antarā) - in between, on the way, meanwhile

(indeclinable)

रघुनन्दनः (raghunandanaḥ) - Rama, the delight of the Raghus

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - delight of the Raghus; a descendant of Raghu (epithet for Rama)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (a legendary king, ancestor of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delight, son, gladdening
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

आससाद (āsasāda) - he met, he encountered, he reached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of sad

Perfect Tense (Lit)

3rd person singular active, with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

महाकायम् (mahākāyam) - huge-bodied, gigantic

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahākāya

mahākāya - having a large body, colossal

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahat+kāya)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• kāya – body, mass
  noun (masculine)

गृध्रम् (gṛdhram) - vulture

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gṛdhra

gṛdhra - vulture, greedy

भीमपराक्रमम् (bhīmaparākramam) - of terrible prowess/valor, formidable strength

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmaparākrama

bhīmaparākrama - having formidable strength or prowess

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (bhīma+parākrama)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• parākrama – prowess, valor, strength, exertion
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from parā-kram (to step forth, be powerful)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: kram (class 1)

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