वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-30, verse-15

शिलाश्च शकलीकुर्वन्पद्भ्यां गज इवाशुगः ।
दूरमेकपदं त्यक्त्वा ययौ कार्यवशाद्द्रुतम् ॥१५॥

15. śilāśca śakalīkurvanpadbhyāṃ gaja ivāśugaḥ ,
dūramekapadaṃ tyaktvā yayau kāryavaśāddrutam.

15. śilāḥ ca śakalīkurvan padbhyām gajaḥ iva āśugaḥ
dūram ekapadam tyaktvā yayau kāryavaśāt drutam

15. (saḥ) āśugaḥ gajaḥ iva,
padbhyām śilāḥ ca śakalīkurvan,
ekapadam tyaktvā kāryavaśāt dūram drutam yayau

15. Like a swift elephant, shattering stones with his feet, he quickly went a great distance, leaving that very spot due to the urgency of his task.

Words meanings summery:

• शिलाः (śilāḥ) - stones (stones, rocks)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• शकलीकुर्वन् (śakalīkurvan) - shattering (stones) (breaking into pieces, shattering)

• पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - with his feet (with feet, by feet)

• गजः (gajaḥ) - an elephant (elephant)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• आशुगः (āśugaḥ) - swift (like an arrow/wind, here referring to swift elephant) (swift, quickly moving, arrow)

• दूरम् (dūram) - a great distance (far, distant, a great distance)

• एकपदम् (ekapadam) - that very spot/place (one step, a single spot/place)

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having left (having left, having abandoned, having forsaken)

• ययौ (yayau) - he went (he went, he departed)

• कार्यवशात् (kāryavaśāt) - due to the urgency of his task (due to the power of the task, by the influence of the business)

• द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, rapidly)

Words meanings and morphology

शिलाः (śilāḥ) - stones (stones, rocks)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śilā

śilā - stone, rock

Note: Object of 'śakalīkurvan'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this action with the previous ones.

शकलीकुर्वन् (śakalīkurvan) - shattering (stones) (breaking into pieces, shattering)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakalīkurvat

śakalīkurvat - breaking into pieces, shattering

Present Active Participle

from denom. verb śakalī-kṛ "to make into pieces"

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Lakshmana).

पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - with his feet (with feet, by feet)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of pad

pad - foot

Irregular declension for 'pād'.

Note: Instrument of 'śakalīkurvan'.

गजः (gajaḥ) - an elephant (elephant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

Root: gaj (class 1)

Note: Part of simile 'gaja iva āśugaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

आशुगः (āśugaḥ) - swift (like an arrow/wind, here referring to swift elephant) (swift, quickly moving, arrow)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśuga

āśuga - swift, quickly moving; arrow, wind

compound of āśu (quick) and ga (going)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (āśu+ga)

• āśu – quick, swift, rapid
  adjective (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, a goer
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of simile, qualifies 'gajaḥ'.

दूरम् (dūram) - a great distance (far, distant, a great distance)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'yayau'.

एकपदम् (ekapadam) - that very spot/place (one step, a single spot/place)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekapada

ekapada - one step, a single spot, unique position

compound of eka and pada

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+pada)

• eka – one, single, unique
  pronoun (neuter)
• pada – foot, step, place, word
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of 'tyaktvā'.

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having left (having left, having abandoned, having forsaken)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Gerund from root tyaj- "to abandon"

Root: tyaj (class 1)

ययौ (yayau) - he went (he went, he departed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of yā

perfect tense (lit)

perfect third person singular active of root yā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

कार्यवशात् (kāryavaśāt) - due to the urgency of his task (due to the power of the task, by the influence of the business)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāryavaśa

kāryavaśa - power/control of a task/business

compound of kārya and vaśa

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kārya+vaśa)

• kārya – to be done, duty, task, business
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from root kṛ- "to do"
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vaśa – will, power, control, influence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś (class 2)

Note: Expresses cause.

द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, rapidly)

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle of dru- "to run"

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'yayau'.

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