वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-30, verse-23

ततः सचिवसंदिष्टा हरयो रोमहर्षणाः ।
गिरिकुञ्जरमेघाभा नगर्या निर्ययुस्तदा ॥२३॥

23. tataḥ sacivasaṃdiṣṭā harayo romaharṣaṇāḥ ,
girikuñjarameghābhā nagaryā niryayustadā.

23. tataḥ sacivasaṃdiṣṭāḥ harayaḥ romaharṣaṇāḥ
girikuñjarameghābhāḥ nagaryā niryayuḥ tadā

23. tadā tataḥ sacivasaṃdiṣṭāḥ romaharṣaṇāḥ
girikuñjarameghābhāḥ harayaḥ nagaryā niryayuḥ

23. Thereupon, the awe-inspiring monkeys, looking like mountains, elephants, and clouds, departed from the city, having been dispatched by the ministers.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, thereupon

• सचिवसंदिष्टाः (sacivasaṁdiṣṭāḥ) - directed by the ministers, ordered by the counselors

• हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys

• रोमहर्षणाः (romaharṣaṇāḥ) - hair-raising, awe-inspiring, terrifying

• गिरिकुञ्जरमेघाभाः (girikuñjarameghābhāḥ) - resembling mountains, elephants, and clouds

• नगर्या (nagaryā) - from the city

• निर्ययुः (niryayuḥ) - they went out, departed

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, thereupon

(indeclinable)

सचिवसंदिष्टाः (sacivasaṁdiṣṭāḥ) - directed by the ministers, ordered by the counselors

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sacivasaṃdiṣṭa

sacivasaṁdiṣṭa - directed by ministers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saciva+saṃdiṣṭa)

• saciva – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)
• saṃdiṣṭa – ordered, directed, enjoined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root diś with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: diś (class 6)

हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hari

hari - monkey, ape

रोमहर्षणाः (romaharṣaṇāḥ) - hair-raising, awe-inspiring, terrifying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of romaharṣaṇa

romaharṣaṇa - causing the hair to stand on end, thrilling, terrifying

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (roman+harṣaṇa)

• roman – hair
  noun (neuter)
• harṣaṇa – causing joy, thrilling, causing erection
  noun (masculine)
  Causal Noun
  Derived from the causal root of hṛṣ (to be excited)
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

गिरिकुञ्जरमेघाभाः (girikuñjarameghābhāḥ) - resembling mountains, elephants, and clouds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of girikuñjarameghābha

girikuñjarameghābha - resembling mountains, elephants, and clouds (in size/appearance)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (giri+kuñjara+megha+ābha)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• kuñjara – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• ābha – resembling, shining, appearance
  adjective (masculine)

नगर्या (nagaryā) - from the city

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of nagarī

nagarī - city, town

निर्ययुः (niryayuḥ) - they went out, departed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of niryā

Root yā with prefix nir

Prefix: nir

Root: yā (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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