वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-36, verse-15

अवजानन्नहं मोहाद्बालो ऽयमिति राघवम् ।
विश्वामित्रस्य तां वेदिमध्यधावं कृतत्वरः ॥१५॥

15. avajānannahaṃ mohādbālo'yamiti rāghavam ,
viśvāmitrasya tāṃ vedimadhyadhāvaṃ kṛtatvaraḥ.

15. avajānan aham mohāt bālaḥ ayam iti rāghavam |
viśvāmitrasya tām vedim adhyadhāvam kṛtatvaraḥ

15. aham mohāt ayam bālaḥ iti rāghavam avajānan
kṛtatvaraḥ viśvāmitrasya tām vedim adhyadhāvam

15. I, out of delusion, disregarding that Rāghava, thinking 'This is just a boy,' ran swiftly towards that altar of Viśvāmitra.

Words meanings summery:

• अवजानन् (avajānan) - disregarding, disrespecting, ignoring

• अहम् (aham) - I

• मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion, from ignorance, due to confusion

• बालः (bālaḥ) - a boy, a child, young

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• इति (iti) - thus, so, saying, (introduces direct speech)

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, referring to Rama)

• विश्वामित्रस्य (viśvāmitrasya) - of Viśvāmitra

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine)

• वेदिम् (vedim) - altar, sacrificial ground

• अध्यधावम् (adhyadhāvam) - I ran towards, I attacked

• कृतत्वरः (kṛtatvaraḥ) - having made haste, swiftly, quickly

Words meanings and morphology

अवजानन् (avajānan) - disregarding, disrespecting, ignoring

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avajānant

avajānant - disregarding, ignoring, despising

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √jñā (to know) with prefix ava, formed with the present participle suffix -at.

Prefix: ava

Root: jñā (class 9)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun.

मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion, from ignorance, due to confusion

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, confusion, ignorance, infatuation

From root √muh (to be bewildered, confused).

Root: muh (class 4)

बालः (bālaḥ) - a boy, a child, young

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, ignorant

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

इति (iti) - thus, so, saying, (introduces direct speech)

(indeclinable)

राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, referring to Rama)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, appellation of Rama

Vrddhi derivative of Raghu.

विश्वामित्रस्य (viśvāmitrasya) - of Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (a celebrated Vedic sage)

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

वेदिम् (vedim) - altar, sacrificial ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vedi

vedi - sacrificial altar, sacred ground, fireplace

From root √vid (to know, find), or √vē (to strew).

अध्यधावम् (adhyadhāvam) - I ran towards, I attacked

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √dhāvu

Imperfect active 1st person singular

adhi-√dhāvu, Imperfect (laṅ) form for 'I ran towards'.

Prefix: adhi

Root: dhāvu (class 1)

कृतत्वरः (kṛtatvaraḥ) - having made haste, swiftly, quickly

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtatvara

kṛtatvara - one who has made haste, swift, quick

Compound of kṛta (done) and tvara (haste).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+tvara)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• tvara – haste, speed
  noun (feminine)
  From root √tvar (to hurry).
  Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

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