वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-40, verse-23

विक्रीडंश्च पुनर्भूमौ पुनरेव निषीदति ।
आश्रमद्वारमागम्य मृगयूथानि गच्छति ॥२३॥

23. vikrīḍaṃśca punarbhūmau punareva niṣīdati ,
āśramadvāramāgamya mṛgayūthāni gacchati.

23. vikrīḍan ca punar bhūmau punar eva niṣīdati
āśramadvāram āgamya mṛgayūthāni gacchati

23. bhūmau vikrīḍan ca punar punar eva niṣīdati
āśramadvāram āgamya mṛgayūthāni gacchati

23. Playing on the ground, it would then sit down again and again. Having reached the entrance of the hermitage (āśrama), it would go towards other herds of deer.

Words meanings summery:

• विक्रीडन् (vikrīḍan) - playing (playing, amusing oneself)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• पुनर् (punar) - again (again, back, furthermore)

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

• पुनर् (punar) - again (again, back, furthermore)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, just, only, even)

• निषीदति (niṣīdati) - it sits down (sits down, settles)

• आश्रमद्वारम् (āśramadvāram) - to the entrance of the hermitage (āśrama) (hermitage gate/door)

• आगम्य (āgamya) - having reached (having come, having arrived)

• मृगयूथानि (mṛgayūthāni) - other herds of deer (herds of deer)

• गच्छति (gacchati) - it would go (goes, moves, proceeds)

Words meanings and morphology

विक्रीडन् (vikrīḍan) - playing (playing, amusing oneself)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vi-krīḍ

krīḍ - to play, sport, amuse oneself, frolic

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'krīḍ' with prefix 'vi'. Nominative singular masculine.

Prefix: vi

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the golden deer.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

पुनर् (punar) - again (again, back, furthermore)

(indeclinable)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, soil, land, territory

पुनर् (punar) - again (again, back, furthermore)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, just, only, even)

(indeclinable)

निषीदति (niṣīdati) - it sits down (sits down, settles)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ni-sad

Present Tense, Active Voice (parasmaipada)

Derived from root 'sad' with prefix 'ni'. 3rd person singular.

Prefix: ni

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Indicates habitual action.

आश्रमद्वारम् (āśramadvāram) - to the entrance of the hermitage (āśrama) (hermitage gate/door)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āśramadvāra

āśramadvāra - hermitage gate, entrance to an āśrama

Compound of 'āśrama' and 'dvāra'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśrama+dvāra)

• āśrama – hermitage, monastery; a stage of life
  noun (masculine)
• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)

आगम्य (āgamya) - having reached (having come, having arrived)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root 'gam' with prefix 'ā' and suffix '-ya' (replacing '-tvā' after a prefix).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: An indeclinable past participle used to express an action completed before the main verb.

मृगयूथानि (mṛgayūthāni) - other herds of deer (herds of deer)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mṛgayūtha

mṛgayūtha - herd of deer, group of wild animals

Compound of 'mṛga' and 'yūtha'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+yūtha)

• mṛga – deer, antelope, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• yūtha – herd, flock, multitude, troop
  noun (neuter)

गच्छति (gacchati) - it would go (goes, moves, proceeds)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Present Tense, Active Voice (parasmaipada)

Derived from root 'gam'. 3rd person singular.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Indicates habitual action.