वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-10, verse-14

स्थितो ऽयमिति मत्वा तु प्रविष्टो ऽहं दुरासदम् ।
तं च मे मार्गमाणस्य गतः संवत्सरस्तदा ॥१४॥

14. sthito'yamiti matvā tu praviṣṭo'haṃ durāsadam ,
taṃ ca me mārgamāṇasya gataḥ saṃvatsarastadā.

14. sthitaḥ ayam iti matvā tu praviṣṭaḥ aham durāsadam
tam ca me mārgamāṇasya gataḥ saṃvatsaraḥ tadā

14. ayam sthitaḥ iti matvā tu aham durāsadam praviṣṭaḥ.
tam ca me mārgamāṇasya tadā saṃvatsaraḥ gataḥ.

14. Having thought, 'He is staying here,' I entered that difficult-to-access place. And while I was searching for him, a year (saṃvatsara) passed by then.

Words meanings summery:

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, staying, located

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (introduces direct speech or thought)

• मत्वा (matvā) - having thought, considering

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered, having entered

• अहम् (aham) - I

• दुरासदम् (durāsadam) - difficult to approach, inaccessible

• तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine)

• च (ca) - and, also

• मे (me) - my, to me

• मार्गमाणस्य (mārgamāṇasya) - of him searching, while he (I) was searching

• गतः (gataḥ) - passed, gone

• संवत्सरः (saṁvatsaraḥ) - a year

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, staying, located

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, stayed, situated, stable

Past Passive Participle

From root √sthā (to stand) + -ta suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the demon.

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the demon.

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (introduces direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Particle used to mark quotations or thoughts.

मत्वा (matvā) - having thought, considering

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root √man (to think) + -tvā suffix.

Root: man (class 4)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Particle.

प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered, having entered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, having entered, gone into

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'pra' + root √viś (to enter) + -ta suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Active meaning when referring to an agent.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

दुरासदम् (durāsadam) - difficult to approach, inaccessible

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durāsada

durāsada - difficult to approach, inaccessible, formidable

Compound of 'dur' (difficult) and 'āsada' (approachable, from √sad with 'ā').

Compound type : praadi-tatpuruṣa (dur+āsada)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty or badness.
• āsada – approachable, attainable (from √sad with ā)
  adjective (masculine)
  verbal noun/adjective
  Derived from the root √sad (to sit, approach) with the prefix 'ā' and suffix -a.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied noun like 'place' or 'cave'.

तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of 'mārgamāṇasya'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Genitive indicating possession or association ('of me' while searching).

मार्गमाणस्य (mārgamāṇasya) - of him searching, while he (I) was searching

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mārgamāṇa

mārgamāṇa - searching, seeking, pursuing

Present Middle Participle

From root √mārg (to seek, search) + -māna suffix.

Root: mārg (class 10)

Note: Refers to the speaker (I) while searching.

गतः (gataḥ) - passed, gone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, passed, departed

Past Passive Participle

From root √gam (to go) + -ta suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'saṃvatsaraḥ'.

संवत्सरः (saṁvatsaraḥ) - a year

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvatsara

saṁvatsara - year (saṃvatsara)

From 'sam' (together, with) and 'vatsara' (year).

Note: Subject of 'gataḥ'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from 'tad' (that).

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