वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-6, verse-17

इममाश्रममागम्य मृगसंघा महायशाः ।
अटित्वा प्रतिगच्छन्ति लोभयित्वाकुतोभयाः ॥१७॥

17. imamāśramamāgamya mṛgasaṃghā mahāyaśāḥ ,
aṭitvā pratigacchanti lobhayitvākutobhayāḥ.

17. imam āśramam āgamya mṛgasaṃghāḥ mahāyaśāḥ
aṭitvā pratigacchanti lobhayitvā akutobhayāḥ

17. mahāyaśāḥ mṛgasaṃghāḥ imam āśramam āgamya
aṭitvā lobhayitvā akutobhayāḥ pratigacchanti

17. Having come to this hermitage, the glorious herds of deer roam about and then return, fearlessly luring (people).

Words meanings summery:

• इमम् (imam) - this

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage, abode

• आगम्य (āgamya) - having come, approaching

• मृगसंघाः (mṛgasaṁghāḥ) - herds of deer, groups of deer

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned, glorious

• अटित्वा (aṭitvā) - having roamed, having wandered

• प्रतिगच्छन्ति (pratigacchanti) - they return, they go back

• लोभयित्वा (lobhayitvā) - having enticed, having lured, having tempted

• अकुतोभयाः (akutobhayāḥ) - fearless from any quarter, without fear

Words meanings and morphology

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage, abode

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, monastery, stage of life, abode

आगम्य (āgamya) - having come, approaching

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund) with prefix

Derived from root gam with prefix ā, forming an absolutive suffix -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

मृगसंघाः (mṛgasaṁghāḥ) - herds of deer, groups of deer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛgasaṃgha

mṛgasaṁgha - herd of deer, group of animals

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+saṃgha)

• mṛga – deer, animal, game
  noun (masculine)
• saṃgha – host, collection, group, herd
  noun (masculine)

महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned, glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - greatly glorious, of great fame

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+yaśas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• yaśas – fame, glory, renown
  noun (neuter)

अटित्वा (aṭitvā) - having roamed, having wandered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root aṭ with suffix -itvā

Root: aṭ (class 1)

प्रतिगच्छन्ति (pratigacchanti) - they return, they go back

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pratigam

Present active participle stem `gacchat`

Present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice

Prefix: prati

Root: gam (class 1)

लोभयित्वा (lobhayitvā) - having enticed, having lured, having tempted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund) of the causative stem

Derived from the causative stem lobhaya of root lubh, with suffix -itvā

Root: lubh (class 4)

अकुतोभयाः (akutobhayāḥ) - fearless from any quarter, without fear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of akutobhaya

akutobhaya - having no fear from any quarter, fearless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kuta+bhaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kuta – from where, whence
  indeclinable
• bhaya – fear, alarm, dread
  noun (neuter)

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