वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-28, verse-5

क्रीडन्तमिव देवेशं नन्दने ऽप्सरसां गणैः ।
मन्त्रिषु न्यस्तकार्यं च मन्त्रिणामनवेक्षकम् ॥५॥

5. krīḍantamiva deveśaṃ nandane'psarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ ,
mantriṣu nyastakāryaṃ ca mantriṇāmanavekṣakam.

5. krīḍantam iva deveśam nandane apsarasām gaṇaiḥ
mantriṣu nyastakāryam ca mantriṇām anavekṣakam

5. (saḥ) deveśam iva nandane apsarasām gaṇaiḥ krīḍantam āsīt;
mantriṣu kāryam nyastam ca mantriṇām anavekṣakam āsīt

5. He was like the lord of gods playing in the Nandana garden with hosts of Apsaras; having entrusted his tasks to ministers, he then neglected to oversee those very ministers.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रीडन्तम् (krīḍantam) - playing, frolicking

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

• देवेशम् (deveśam) - lord of gods, Indra

• नन्दने (nandane) - in the Nandana garden (the celestial pleasure grove of Indra) (in Nandana, in a pleasure grove, in a garden)

• अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of Apsaras, of celestial nymphs

• गणैः (gaṇaiḥ) - with hosts, with groups, with throngs

• मन्त्रिषु (mantriṣu) - among ministers, to ministers

• न्यस्तकार्यम् (nyastakāryam) - having entrusted his royal duties (having entrusted tasks/duties)

• च (ca) - and, also

• मन्त्रिणाम् (mantriṇām) - of ministers, belonging to ministers

• अनवेक्षकम् (anavekṣakam) - not overseeing those ministers (not overseeing, neglecting, unobservant)

Words meanings and morphology

क्रीडन्तम् (krīḍantam) - playing, frolicking

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of krīḍat

krīḍat - playing, frolicking

Present Active Participle

Derived from root krīḍ (class 1) with Śatṛ suffix

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

Note: Used here as an adjective modifying an implied subject.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

देवेशम् (deveśam) - lord of gods, Indra

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deveśa

deveśa - lord of gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+īśa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master
  noun (masculine)

नन्दने (nandane) - in the Nandana garden (the celestial pleasure grove of Indra) (in Nandana, in a pleasure grove, in a garden)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nandana

nandana - pleasure grove, garden; son

अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of Apsaras, of celestial nymphs

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of apsaras

apsaras - celestial nymph, Apsara

गणैः (gaṇaiḥ) - with hosts, with groups, with throngs

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gaṇa

gaṇa - group, host, multitude, collection

मन्त्रिषु (mantriṣu) - among ministers, to ministers

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor

न्यस्तकार्यम् (nyastakāryam) - having entrusted his royal duties (having entrusted tasks/duties)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nyastakārya

nyastakārya - one who has entrusted duties

Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'one whose task has been entrusted'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nyasta+kārya)

• nyasta – placed, deposited, entrusted
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root as 'to throw' with ni prefix
  Prefix: ni
  Root: as (class 4)
• kārya – duty, task, affair, business
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root kṛ 'to do'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Describes the implied subject of the verse.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रिणाम् (mantriṇām) - of ministers, belonging to ministers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor

अनवेक्षकम् (anavekṣakam) - not overseeing those ministers (not overseeing, neglecting, unobservant)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anavekṣaka

anavekṣaka - not overseeing, neglecting

Derived from root īkṣ with anu + ava prefixes, with 'a' (negation)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+anavekṣaka)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• anavekṣaka – overseeing, observing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root īkṣ with anu + ava prefixes and ṇvul suffix (agent)
  Prefixes: anu+ava
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Describes the implied subject of the verse.

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