वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-15, verse-27

सो ऽपि वेलामिमां नूनमभिषेकार्थमुद्यतः ।
वृतः प्रकृतिभिर्नित्यं प्रयाति सरयूं नदीम् ॥२७॥

27. so'pi velāmimāṃ nūnamabhiṣekārthamudyataḥ ,
vṛtaḥ prakṛtibhirnityaṃ prayāti sarayūṃ nadīm.

27. saḥ api velām imām nūnam abhiṣekārtham udyataḥ
vṛtaḥ prakṛtibhiḥ nityam prayāti sarayūm nadīm

27. saḥ api nūnam imām velām abhiṣekārtham udyataḥ
nityam prakṛtibhiḥ vṛtaḥ sarayūm nadīm prayāti

27. He too, surely at this very time, ready for the purpose of his ritual bathing, surrounded daily by his subjects, proceeds to the Sarayu river.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अपि (api) - also, too, even

• वेलाम् (velām) - time, hour, limit, shore

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

• अभिषेकार्थम् (abhiṣekārtham) - for the purpose of an anointing/ritual bathing

• उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - ready, prepared, risen, striving

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, chosen, covered

• प्रकृतिभिः (prakṛtibhiḥ) - by his subjects or ministers (by subjects, by ministers, by natural dispositions/constituent elements)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, daily

• प्रयाति (prayāti) - goes, proceeds, moves forward

• सरयूम् (sarayūm) - Sarayu (river)

• नदीम् (nadīm) - river

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपि (api) - also, too, even

(indeclinable)

वेलाम् (velām) - time, hour, limit, shore

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of velā

velā - time, hour, period, boundary, limit

Root: vil

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Qualifies 'velām'.

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

अभिषेकार्थम् (abhiṣekārtham) - for the purpose of an anointing/ritual bathing

(indeclinable)

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (abhiṣeka+artha)

• abhiṣeka – anointing, inauguration, ritual bathing
  noun (masculine)
  From abhi + sic (to sprinkle)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: sic (class 6)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ

उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - ready, prepared, risen, striving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udyata

udyata - ready, prepared, striving, risen

Past Passive Participle

From ud + yam (to raise, prepare)

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'he'.

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, chosen, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, chosen, covered, appointed

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to surround, choose)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'he'.

प्रकृतिभिः (prakṛtibhiḥ) - by his subjects or ministers (by subjects, by ministers, by natural dispositions/constituent elements)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature (prakṛti), origin, primary matter, subjects, ministers

From pra + kṛ (to make)

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, daily

(indeclinable)

प्रयाति (prayāti) - goes, proceeds, moves forward

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-yā

Present Active

Present active 3rd singular

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

सरयूम् (sarayūm) - Sarayu (river)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarayū

sarayū - Sarayu (a sacred river)

नदीम् (nadīm) - river

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

Root: nad

Note: Qualifies 'sarayūm'.

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