वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-43, verse-3

आक्रन्दमानं तु वने भ्रातरं त्रातुमर्हसि ।
तं क्षिप्रमभिधाव त्वं भ्रातरं शरणैषिणम् ॥३॥

3. ākrandamānaṃ tu vane bhrātaraṃ trātumarhasi ,
taṃ kṣipramabhidhāva tvaṃ bhrātaraṃ śaraṇaiṣiṇam.

3. ākrandamānam tu vane bhrātaram trātum arhasi tam
kṣipram abhidhāva tvam bhrātaram śaraṇaiṣiṇam

3. tu tvam vane ākrandamānam bhrātaram trātum arhasi;
tvam tam śaraṇaiṣiṇam bhrātaram kṣipram abhidhāva

3. You ought to save your brother, who is crying out in the forest. You, quickly rush to your brother who is seeking refuge.

Words meanings summery:

• आक्रन्दमानम् (ākrandamānam) - crying out, lamenting, wailing

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - your brother (Rama) (brother)

• त्रातुम् (trātum) - to save, to protect

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

• तम् (tam) - that brother (that, him)

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, rapidly

• अभिधाव (abhidhāva) - run towards, rush to

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - your brother (Rama) (brother)

• शरणैषिणम् (śaraṇaiṣiṇam) - seeking refuge (from a rakshasa) (seeking refuge, desiring protection)

Words meanings and morphology

आक्रन्दमानम् (ākrandamānam) - crying out, lamenting, wailing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākrandamāna

ākrandamāna - crying out, lamenting, wailing

present active participle (ātmanepada)

from ā-krand + śānac

Prefix: ā

Root: krand (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhrātaram'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - your brother (Rama) (brother)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Object of 'trātum'.

त्रातुम् (trātum) - to save, to protect

(indeclinable)

infinitive

from trā + tumun

Root: trā (class 2)

Note: Forms an infinitive construction with 'arhasi'.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

present

from arh, 2nd singular

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Subject 'tvam' is implied.

तम् (tam) - that brother (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'bhrātaram'.

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, rapidly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'abhidhāva'.

अभिधाव (abhidhāva) - run towards, rush to

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of abhidhāv

imperative

from abhi-dhāv, 2nd singular

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhāv (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'abhidhāva'.

भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - your brother (Rama) (brother)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Object of 'abhidhāva'.

शरणैषिणम् (śaraṇaiṣiṇam) - seeking refuge (from a rakshasa) (seeking refuge, desiring protection)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaraṇaiṣin

śaraṇaiṣin - seeking refuge, desiring protection

agent noun/adjective

from śaraṇa + eṣin (from iṣ + ṇini)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaraṇa+eṣin)

• śaraṇa – refuge, shelter, protection
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śṛ (class 9)
• eṣin – desiring, seeking, going
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  from iṣ + ṇini
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'bhrātaram'.

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