वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-42, verse-4

बद्धासिर्धनुरादाय प्रदुद्राव यतो मृगः ।
तं स पश्यति रूपेण द्योतमानमिवाग्रतः ॥४॥

4. baddhāsirdhanurādāya pradudrāva yato mṛgaḥ ,
taṃ sa paśyati rūpeṇa dyotamānamivāgrataḥ.

4. baddhāsiḥ dhanuḥ ādāya pradudrāva yataḥ mṛgaḥ
tam saḥ paśyati rūpeṇa dyotamānam iva agrataḥ

4. baddhāsiḥ,
dhanuḥ ādāya,
saḥ yataḥ mṛgaḥ (asti),
(tatra) pradudrāva.
saḥ tam rūpeṇa agrataḥ dyotamānam iva paśyati.

4. With his sword fastened and his bow taken, he pursued where the deer had gone. He sees it, appearing as if radiant before him.

Words meanings summery:

• बद्धासिः (baddhāsiḥ) - having a sword fastened, girded with a sword

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized

• प्रदुद्राव (pradudrāva) - ran forth, pursued, rushed forward

• यतः (yataḥ) - where (indicating direction of pursuit) (whence, where, from which)

• मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - deer, animal, wild animal

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

• सः (saḥ) - he (Rāma) (he, that)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, observes

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in appearance (by form, in appearance, by means of form)

• द्योतमानम् (dyotamānam) - shining, gleaming, radiant

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before, ahead

Words meanings and morphology

बद्धासिः (baddhāsiḥ) - having a sword fastened, girded with a sword

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddhāsi

baddhāsi - having a sword fastened, girded with a sword

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baddha+asi)

• baddha – fastened, bound, tied
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bandh (9th class)
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• asi – sword
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rāma

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arch

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root dā (3rd class) with upasarga ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

प्रदुद्राव (pradudrāva) - ran forth, pursued, rushed forward

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: dru (class 1)

यतः (yataḥ) - where (indicating direction of pursuit) (whence, where, from which)

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to 'tatra' (there) which is implied.

मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - deer, animal, wild animal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, animal, wild animal

तम् (tam) - it (the deer) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the deer

सः (saḥ) - he (Rāma) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rāma

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, observes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in appearance (by form, in appearance, by means of form)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty

द्योतमानम् (dyotamānam) - shining, gleaming, radiant

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dyotamāna

dyotamāna - shining, gleaming, radiant

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

From root dyut (1st class)

Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Refers to the deer

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before, ahead

(indeclinable)

From agra with the tasi suffix