वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-65, verse-20

आकर्षन्तं विकर्षन्तमनेकान्मृगयूथपान् ।
स्थितमावृत्य पन्थानं तयोर्भ्रात्रोः प्रपन्नयोः ॥२०॥

20. ākarṣantaṃ vikarṣantamanekānmṛgayūthapān ,
sthitamāvṛtya panthānaṃ tayorbhrātroḥ prapannayoḥ.

20. ākarṣantam vikarṣantam anekān mṛgayūthapān sthitam
āvṛtya panthānam tayoḥ bhrātroḥ prapannayoḥ

20. anekān mṛgayūthapān ākarṣantam vikarṣantam,
tayoḥ prapannayoḥ bhrātroḥ panthānam āvṛtya sthitam

20. Pulling and dragging numerous herds of deer, he stood blocking the path of those two brothers who had arrived.

Words meanings summery:

• आकर्षन्तम् (ākarṣantam) - pulling, dragging

• विकर्षन्तम् (vikarṣantam) - dragging away, pulling apart

• अनेकान् (anekān) - many, numerous

• मृगयूथपान् (mṛgayūthapān) - herds of deer (animals being pulled and dragged) (herds of deer, leaders of deer herds)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, situated

• आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - having covered, having blocked

• पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, road

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - Refers to Rama and Lakṣmaṇa (the two brothers). (of those two)

• भ्रात्रोः (bhrātroḥ) - of the two brothers

• प्रपन्नयोः (prapannayoḥ) - who had approached, who had arrived

Words meanings and morphology

आकर्षन्तम् (ākarṣantam) - pulling, dragging

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākarṣat

ākarṣat - pulling, dragging

Present Active Participle

From `ā-kṛṣ` (to pull, draw) + `śatṛ` suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (him).

विकर्षन्तम् (vikarṣantam) - dragging away, pulling apart

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vikarṣat

vikarṣat - dragging away, pulling apart, scattering

Present Active Participle

From `vi-kṛṣ` (to drag away, pull apart) + `śatṛ` suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (him).

अनेकान् (anekān) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aneka

aneka - many, numerous, not one

Compound `na` (not) + `eka` (one). Negative Tatpuruṣa.

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (na+eka)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)

Note: Modifies `mṛgayūthapān`.

मृगयूथपान् (mṛgayūthapān) - herds of deer (animals being pulled and dragged) (herds of deer, leaders of deer herds)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛgayūthapa

mṛgayūthapa - leader of a herd of deer, herdsman of deer

Compound: `mṛga` (deer) + `yūthapa` (herd leader). Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mṛga+yūthapa)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• yūthapa – leader of a herd/flock, chief of a company
  noun (masculine)
  Compound `yūtha` (herd) + `pa` (protector/leader).
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Object of `ākarṣantam` and `vikarṣantam`.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, situated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, remaining

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` (to stand) + `kta` suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (him).

आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - having covered, having blocked

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From `ā-vṛ` (to cover, enclose, obstruct) + `lyap` suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Describes an action performed by the implied subject (him).

पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, road

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

Irregular n-stem noun.

Note: Object of `āvṛtya`.

तयोः (tayoḥ) - Refers to Rama and Lakṣmaṇa (the two brothers). (of those two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, him, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the two brothers.

भ्रात्रोः (bhrātroḥ) - of the two brothers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

R-stem noun.

Note: Possessive of `panthānam`.

प्रपन्नयोः (prapannayoḥ) - who had approached, who had arrived

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of prapanna

prapanna - approached, arrived, resorted to

Past Passive Participle

From `pra-pad` (to approach, arrive, fall down) + `kta` suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `bhrātroḥ`.