वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-50, verse-11

प्रहृष्टा व्यथिताश्चासन् सर्वे ते परमर्षयः ।
दृष्ट्वा सीतां परामृष्टां दण्डकारण्यवासिनः ॥११॥

11. prahṛṣṭā vyathitāścāsan sarve te paramarṣayaḥ ,
dṛṣṭvā sītāṃ parāmṛṣṭāṃ daṇḍakāraṇyavāsinaḥ.

11. prahṛṣṭāḥ vyathitāḥ ca āsan sarve te paramarṣayaḥ
dṛṣṭvā sītām parāmṛṣṭām daṇḍakāraṇyavāsinaḥ

11. daṇḍakāraṇyavāsinaḥ sarve te paramarṣayaḥ
parāmṛṣṭām sītām dṛṣṭvā prahṛṣṭāḥ ca vyathitāḥ āsan

11. All those great sages dwelling in the Dandaka forest were simultaneously delighted and distressed upon witnessing Sita's molestation.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रहृष्टाः (prahṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted, joyful

• व्यथिताः (vyathitāḥ) - distressed, troubled, agitated

• च (ca) - and, also

• आसन् (āsan) - they were

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• ते (te) - those, they

• परमर्षयः (paramarṣayaḥ) - great sages

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having observed

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sita (proper name)

• परामृष्टाम् (parāmṛṣṭām) - molested, touched, seized

• दण्डकारण्यवासिनः (daṇḍakāraṇyavāsinaḥ) - dwellers of the Dandaka forest

Words meanings and morphology

प्रहृष्टाः (prahṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted, joyful

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahṛṣṭa

prahṛṣṭa - delighted, joyful, pleased

Past Passive Participle

From root 'hṛṣ' (to be thrilled) with prefix 'pra', declined in masculine nominative plural.

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'paramarṣayaḥ'.

व्यथिताः (vyathitāḥ) - distressed, troubled, agitated

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyathita

vyathita - distressed, troubled, agitated, pained

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vyath' (to be agitated, troubled), declined in masculine nominative plural.

Root: vyath (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'paramarṣayaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आसन् (āsan) - they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of as

Imperfect Active

From root 'as' (to be), imperfect tense, 3rd person plural.

Root: as (class 2)

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire, complete

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those; he, she, it, they

परमर्षयः (paramarṣayaḥ) - great sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramarṣi

paramarṣi - great sage, supreme ascetic

Compound of 'parama' (supreme) and 'ṛṣi' (sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ṛṣi)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'āsan'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having observed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'dṛś' with suffix '-tvā'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सीताम् (sītām) - Sita (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (proper name, daughter of Janaka, wife of Rama)

परामृष्टाम् (parāmṛṣṭām) - molested, touched, seized

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parāmṛṣṭa

parāmṛṣṭa - molested, violated, seized, touched

Past Passive Participle

From root 'mṛś' (to touch) with prefix 'parā', declined in feminine accusative singular.

Prefix: parā

Root: mṛś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'Sītām'.

दण्डकारण्यवासिनः (daṇḍakāraṇyavāsinaḥ) - dwellers of the Dandaka forest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daṇḍakāraṇyavāsin

daṇḍakāraṇyavāsin - inhabitant of the Dandaka forest

Compound of 'Daṇḍakāraṇya' (name of a forest) and 'vāsin' (dweller). Declined in masculine nominative plural.

Compound type : tatpurusha (daṇḍakāraṇya+vāsin)

• daṇḍakāraṇya – Dandaka forest (a specific forest)
  proper noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dweller, inhabitant
  adjective
  Agent noun from root 'vas' (to dwell)
  From root 'vas' with suffix '-in'.
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'paramarṣayaḥ'.

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