वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-4, verse-8

राज्याद्भ्रष्टो वने वस्तुं मया सार्धमिहागतः ।
भार्यया च महातेजाः सीतयानुगतो वशी ।
दिनक्षये महातेजाः प्रभयेव दिवाकरः ॥८॥

8. rājyādbhraṣṭo vane vastuṃ mayā sārdhamihāgataḥ ,
bhāryayā ca mahātejāḥ sītayānugato vaśī ,
dinakṣaye mahātejāḥ prabhayeva divākaraḥ.

8. rājyāt bhraṣṭaḥ vane vastum mayā
sārdham iha āgataḥ bhāryayā ca
mahātejāḥ sītayā anugataḥ vaśī dinakṣaye
mahātejāḥ prabhayā iva divākaraḥ

8. rājyāt bhraṣṭaḥ mayā sārdham iha
vane vastum āgataḥ ca mahātejāḥ vaśī
sītayā bhāryayā anugataḥ mahātejāḥ
dinakṣaye prabhayā divākaraḥ iva

8. Expelled from his kingdom, he came here to reside in the forest with me. That greatly resplendent, self-controlled man is followed by his wife, Sita, just as the glorious sun is accompanied by its light at the end of the day.

Words meanings summery:

• राज्यात् (rājyāt) - from the kingdom, from the state

• भ्रष्टः (bhraṣṭaḥ) - fallen, expelled, deviated

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods

• वस्तुम् (vastum) - to reside, to dwell

• मया (mayā) - by me, with me

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with, along with

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, come

• भार्यया (bhāryayā) - by his wife, with his wife

• च (ca) - and, also

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly splendid, very glorious, highly effulgent

• सीतया (sītayā) - by Sita

• अनुगतः (anugataḥ) - followed, accompanied

• वशी (vaśī) - self-controlled, master of senses

• दिनक्षये (dinakṣaye) - at the end of the day

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly splendid, very glorious (referring to the sun)

• प्रभया (prabhayā) - by light, by radiance

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun (literally, day-maker)

Words meanings and morphology

राज्यात् (rājyāt) - from the kingdom, from the state

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, reign, state

भ्रष्टः (bhraṣṭaḥ) - fallen, expelled, deviated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhraṣṭa

bhraṣṭa - fallen, expelled, deviated, corrupt

Past Passive Participle

Root: bhraṁś

वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

वस्तुम् (vastum) - to reside, to dwell

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root 'vas'.

Root: vas (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me, with me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with, along with

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, come

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ā

Root: gam

भार्यया (bhāryayā) - by his wife, with his wife

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, consort

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly splendid, very glorious, highly effulgent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great effulgence; greatly splendid, glorious

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – brilliance, splendor, energy, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)

सीतया (sītayā) - by Sita

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (name of Rama's wife)

अनुगतः (anugataḥ) - followed, accompanied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anugata

anugata - followed, accompanied, gone after

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: anu

Root: gam

वशी (vaśī) - self-controlled, master of senses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaśin

vaśin - self-controlled, master, independent, powerful

Derived with the suffix -in.

दिनक्षये (dinakṣaye) - at the end of the day

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dinakṣaya

dinakṣaya - end of the day, dusk

Compound type : tatpurusha (dina+kṣaya)

• dina – day
  noun (masculine)
• kṣaya – end, destruction, decline
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly splendid, very glorious (referring to the sun)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great effulgence; greatly splendid, glorious

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – brilliance, splendor, energy, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)

प्रभया (prabhayā) - by light, by radiance

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prabhā

prabhā - light, radiance, splendor

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun (literally, day-maker)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of divākara

divākara - sun, day-maker

Compound type : tatpurusha (divā+kara)

• divā – by day, during the day
  indeclinable
• kara – maker, doer, hand, ray
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ

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