वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-4, chapter-13, verse-9
मृदुशष्पाङ्कुराहारान्निर्भयान् वनगोचरान् ।
चरतः सर्वतो ऽपश्यन् स्थलीषु हरिणान् स्थितान् ॥९॥
चरतः सर्वतो ऽपश्यन् स्थलीषु हरिणान् स्थितान् ॥९॥
9. mṛduśaṣpāṅkurāhārānnirbhayān vanagocarān ,
carataḥ sarvato'paśyan sthalīṣu hariṇān sthitān.
carataḥ sarvato'paśyan sthalīṣu hariṇān sthitān.
9.
mṛduśaspāṅkurāhārān nirbhayān vanagocarān |
carataḥ sarvataḥ apaśyan sthalīṣu hariṇān sthitān
carataḥ sarvataḥ apaśyan sthalīṣu hariṇān sthitān
9.
apaśyan hariṇān sarvataḥ sthalīṣu sthitān
carataḥ mṛduśaspāṅkurāhārān nirbhayān vanagocarān
carataḥ mṛduśaspāṅkurāhārān nirbhayān vanagocarān
9.
He saw deer everywhere on the plains, standing or grazing, fearless forest-dwellers that fed on soft grass sprouts.
Words meanings summery:
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- मृदुशस्पाङ्कुराहारान् (mṛduśaspāṅkurāhārān) - whose food consists of soft grass sprouts
- निर्भयान् (nirbhayān) - fearless, unafraid
- वनगोचरान् (vanagocarān) - forest-dwellers, roaming in the forest
- चरतः (carataḥ) - grazing, moving, roaming
- सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere, on all sides
- अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - he saw, observed
- स्थलीषु (sthalīṣu) - on the plains, on elevated grounds
- हरिणान् (hariṇān) - deer, antelopes
- स्थितान् (sthitān) - standing, situated
Words meanings and morphology
मृदुशस्पाङ्कुराहारान् (mṛduśaspāṅkurāhārān) - whose food consists of soft grass sprouts
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛduśaspāṅkurāhāra
mṛduśaspāṅkurāhāra - one whose food is soft grass sprouts
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mṛdu+śaspa+aṅkura+āhāra)
- mṛdu – soft, tender, delicate
adjective - śaspa – young grass, fresh grass, sprout
noun (neuter) - aṅkura – sprout, shoot, bud
noun (masculine) - āhāra – food, diet, eating
noun (masculine)
Derived from root hṛ (to seize, carry) with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
निर्भयान् (nirbhayān) - fearless, unafraid
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of nirbhaya
nirbhaya - fearless, secure, without fear
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (nis+bhaya)
- nis – without, out of, away from
indeclinable
Prefix used in compounds to denote absence or negation - bhaya – fear, dread
noun (neuter)
Root: bhī (class 3)
वनगोचरान् (vanagocarān) - forest-dwellers, roaming in the forest
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vanagocara
vanagocara - forest-dweller, moving in the forest
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vana+gocara)
- vana – forest, wood, grove
noun (neuter) - gocara – pasture-ground, range, sphere of activity, moving in
noun (masculine)
Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -cara (moving, wandering)
Root: gam (class 1)
चरतः (carataḥ) - grazing, moving, roaming
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of carat
carat - moving, walking, grazing, wandering
Present Active Participle
Derived from root car (to move, to graze)
Root: car (class 1)
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere, on all sides
(indeclinable)
अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - he saw, observed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś
The stem 'paśya' is used for present system forms of the root dṛś.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
स्थलीषु (sthalīṣu) - on the plains, on elevated grounds
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of sthalī
sthalī - plain, dry land, elevated ground
हरिणान् (hariṇān) - deer, antelopes
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of hariṇa
hariṇa - deer, antelope, fawn
स्थितान् (sthitān) - standing, situated
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sthita
sthita - standing, situated, existing, firm, established
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)