वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-40, verse-25

परिभ्रमति चित्राणि मण्डलानि विनिष्पतन् ।
समुद्वीक्ष्य च सर्वे तं मृगा ये ऽन्ये वनेचराः ॥२५॥

25. paribhramati citrāṇi maṇḍalāni viniṣpatan ,
samudvīkṣya ca sarve taṃ mṛgā ye'nye vanecarāḥ.

25. paribhramati citrāṇi maṇḍalāni viniṣpatan
samudvīkṣya ca sarve taṃ mṛgāḥ ye anye vanecarāḥ

25. viniṣpatan citrāṇi maṇḍalāni paribhramati ca
sarve ye anye vanecarāḥ mṛgāḥ taṃ samudvīkṣya

25. Leaping about, it would wander around in various intricate circles. And all other deer and forest-dwelling animals (vanecara), having caught sight of it (the golden deer)...

Words meanings summery:

• परिभ्रमति (paribhramati) - it would wander around (wanders around, roams, revolves)

• चित्राणि (citrāṇi) - various, intricate (various, wonderful, bright, variegated)

• मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles (circles, disks, regions, groups)

• विनिष्पतन् (viniṣpatan) - leaping about (leaping out, darting away, falling down)

• समुद्वीक्ष्य (samudvīkṣya) - having caught sight of (having seen, having beheld, having looked at)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every, whole)

• तम् (tam) - it (the golden deer) (him, that)

• मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer (deer, wild animals)

• ये (ye) - who (are) (who, which)

• अन्ये (anye) - other (other, another)

• वनेचराः (vanecarāḥ) - forest-dwelling animals (forest-dwellers, animals living in the forest)

Words meanings and morphology

परिभ्रमति (paribhramati) - it would wander around (wanders around, roams, revolves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pari-bhram

Present Tense, Active Voice (parasmaipada)

Derived from root 'bhram' with prefix 'pari'. 3rd person singular.

Prefix: pari

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Indicates habitual action.

चित्राणि (citrāṇi) - various, intricate (various, wonderful, bright, variegated)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of citra

citra - bright, clear, variegated, manifold, wonderful, strange, picture

Note: Qualifies 'maṇḍalāni'.

मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles (circles, disks, regions, groups)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, orb, disk (of sun/moon), ring, zone, region, realm, group

विनिष्पतन् (viniṣpatan) - leaping about (leaping out, darting away, falling down)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vi-niṣ-pat

pat - to fall, fly, alight, rush, drop

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'pat' with prefixes 'vi' and 'nis'. Nominative singular masculine.

Prefixes: vi+nis

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Refers to the golden deer.

समुद्वीक्ष्य (samudvīkṣya) - having caught sight of (having seen, having beheld, having looked at)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root 'īkṣ' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ud' and suffix '-ya'.

Prefixes: sam+ud+vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: An indeclinable past participle used to express an action completed before a potential main verb (implied from subsequent verses).

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every, whole)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Qualifies 'mṛgāḥ' and 'vanecarāḥ'.

तम् (tam) - it (the golden deer) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the golden deer.

मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer (deer, wild animals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, antelope, wild animal

ये (ye) - who (are) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yat

yat - who, which, what

Note: Introduces a relative clause modifying 'mṛgāḥ' and 'vanecarāḥ'.

अन्ये (anye) - other (other, another)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

Note: Qualifies 'mṛgāḥ' and 'vanecarāḥ'.

वनेचराः (vanecarāḥ) - forest-dwelling animals (forest-dwellers, animals living in the forest)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vanecara

vanecara - forest-dweller, inhabitant of a forest, wild animal

Compound of 'vana' and 'cara'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+cara)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, a mover, animal
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'car' (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)