वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-18, verse-34

वागुराभिश्च पाशैश्च कूटैश्च विविधैर्नराः ।
प्रतिच्छन्नाश्च दृश्याश्च गृह्णन्ति सुबहून्मृगान् ।
प्रधावितान् वा वित्रस्तान् विस्रब्धानतिविष्ठितान् ॥३४॥

34. vāgurābhiśca pāśaiśca kūṭaiśca vividhairnarāḥ ,
praticchannāśca dṛśyāśca gṛhṇanti subahūnmṛgān ,
pradhāvitān vā vitrastān visrabdhānativiṣṭhitān.

34. vāgurābhiḥ ca pāśaiḥ ca kūṭaiḥ ca
vividhaiḥ narāḥ praticchannāḥ ca dṛśyāḥ
ca gṛhṇanti subahūn mṛgān pradhāvitān
vā vitrastān visrabdhān ativiṣṭhitān

34. narāḥ vividhaiḥ vāgurābhiḥ ca pāśaiḥ
ca kūṭaiḥ ca praticchannāḥ ca dṛśyāḥ
ca pradhāvitān vā vitrastān visrabdhān
ativiṣṭhitān mṛgān subahūn gṛhṇanti

34. Men, with various nets, nooses, and traps, both hidden and visible, catch very many animals (mṛga) – whether they are fleeing, or terrified, or confident and very settled in their place.

Words meanings summery:

• वागुराभिः (vāgurābhiḥ) - with nets (with nets, with snares)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - with nooses (with nooses, with ropes, with bonds)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• कूटैः (kūṭaiḥ) - with traps (with traps, with deceptions, with artifices)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various (kinds) (by various, by diverse)

• नराः (narāḥ) - men (men, human beings)

• प्रतिच्छन्नाः (praticchannāḥ) - hidden (referring to men/hunters) (hidden, concealed, covered)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• दृश्याः (dṛśyāḥ) - visible (referring to men/hunters) (visible, perceivable)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• गृह्णन्ति (gṛhṇanti) - they catch (they catch, they seize, they take)

• सुबहून् (subahūn) - very many (very many, a great many)

• मृगान् (mṛgān) - animals, deer (animals, deer, game)

• प्रधावितान् (pradhāvitān) - those who have fled (run away, fled, rushed forth)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• वित्रस्तान् (vitrastān) - terrified (terrified, frightened, alarmed)

• विस्रब्धान् (visrabdhān) - confident and unsuspecting (confident, trusting, unsuspecting)

• अतिविष्ठितान् (ativiṣṭhitān) - very settled in their place (standing still) (very firmly established, very settled, standing still)

Words meanings and morphology

वागुराभिः (vāgurābhiḥ) - with nets (with nets, with snares)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vāgurā

vāgurā - net, snare, trap (for catching animals)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - with nooses (with nooses, with ropes, with bonds)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāśa

pāśa - rope, cord, noose, bond, snare

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

कूटैः (kūṭaiḥ) - with traps (with traps, with deceptions, with artifices)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kūṭa

kūṭa - trap, snare, artifice, deception, falsity; peak, horn

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various (kinds) (by various, by diverse)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold, of many kinds

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vi+vidha)

• vi – apart, asunder, different, distinct
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

Note: This adjective agrees with 'vāgurābhiḥ', 'pāśaiḥ', 'kūṭaiḥ'.

नराः (narāḥ) - men (men, human beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, person

Root: nṛ

Note: Subject of 'gṛhṇanti'.

प्रतिच्छन्नाः (praticchannāḥ) - hidden (referring to men/hunters) (hidden, concealed, covered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of praticchanna

praticchanna - hidden, concealed, covered, veiled

Past Passive Participle

PPP of prati- √chad (to cover, conceal)

Prefix: prati

Root: chad (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

दृश्याः (dṛśyāḥ) - visible (referring to men/hunters) (visible, perceivable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, perceivable, to be seen

Gerundive

Gerundive of √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

गृह्णन्ति (gṛhṇanti) - they catch (they catch, they seize, they take)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Present (laṭ) of grah

Present Active Indicative

From √grah, 9th class verb.

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Subject is 'narāḥ'.

सुबहून् (subahūn) - very many (very many, a great many)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of subahu

subahu - very many, a great many

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+bahu)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• bahu – many, much, abundant
  adjective (masculine)

मृगान् (mṛgān) - animals, deer (animals, deer, game)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - animal, beast, deer, game

From √mṛj (to hunt, chase) + suffix -a.

Root: mṛj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'gṛhṇanti'.

प्रधावितान् (pradhāvitān) - those who have fled (run away, fled, rushed forth)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pradhāvita

pradhāvita - run away, fled, rushed forth, attacked

Past Passive Participle

PPP of pra- √dhāv (to run)

Prefix: pra

Root: dhāv (class 1)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

वित्रस्तान् (vitrastān) - terrified (terrified, frightened, alarmed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vitrasta

vitrasta - terrified, frightened, alarmed, trembling

Past Passive Participle

PPP of vi- √tras (to tremble, be afraid)

Prefix: vi

Root: tras (class 4)

विस्रब्धान् (visrabdhān) - confident and unsuspecting (confident, trusting, unsuspecting)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of visrabdha

visrabdha - confident, trusting, unsuspecting, bold, fearless

Past Passive Participle

PPP of vi- √śrambh (to trust, rely on)

Prefix: vi

Root: śrambh (class 1)

अतिविष्ठितान् (ativiṣṭhitān) - very settled in their place (standing still) (very firmly established, very settled, standing still)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ativiṣṭhita

ativiṣṭhita - very firmly established, very settled, standing still, fixed

Past Passive Participle

PPP of ati-vi- √sthā (to stand, establish firmly)

Prefixes: ati+vi

Root: sthā (class 1)