वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-48, verse-7

अद्यापीदं वनं दुर्गं विचिन्वन्तु वनौकसः ।
खेदं त्यक्त्वा पुनः सर्वं वनमेतद्विचीयताम् ॥७॥

7. adyāpīdaṃ vanaṃ durgaṃ vicinvantu vanaukasaḥ ,
khedaṃ tyaktvā punaḥ sarvaṃ vanametadvicīyatām.

7. adya api idam vanam durgam vicinvantu vanaukasaḥ
khedam tyaktvā punaḥ sarvam vanam etat vicīyatām

7. vanaukasaḥ adya api idam durgam vanam vicinvantu
khedam tyaktvā punaḥ etat sarvam vanam vicīyatām

7. Let the forest dwellers continue to search this difficult forest even now. Giving up their fatigue, let this entire forest be thoroughly searched again.

Words meanings summery:

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

• दुर्गम् (durgam) - difficult, inaccessible, rugged, a difficult place

• विचिन्वन्तु (vicinvantu) - let them search, let them seek

• वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - the monkeys searching the forest (forest dwellers (monkeys))

• खेदम् (khedam) - fatigue, exhaustion, weariness

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having given up, having abandoned

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

• वनम् (vanam) - forest

• एतत् (etat) - this

• विचीयताम् (vicīyatām) - let it be searched, let it be sought

Words meanings and morphology

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Note: temporal adverb

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: emphasizes 'adya'

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: refers to 'vanam'

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood

दुर्गम् (durgam) - difficult, inaccessible, rugged, a difficult place

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durga

durga - difficult of access, impenetrable, a fortress, a difficult path

Note: agrees with 'vanam'

विचिन्वन्तु (vicinvantu) - let them search, let them seek

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of ci

imperative 3rd plural active

root ci (class 5) with vi prefix

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - the monkeys searching the forest (forest dwellers (monkeys))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vanaukas

vanaukas - dwelling in a forest, a forest dweller, monkey

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+okas)

• vana – forest
  noun (neuter)
• okas – dwelling, house
  noun (neuter)

खेदम् (khedam) - fatigue, exhaustion, weariness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kheda

kheda - weariness, exhaustion, sadness

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having given up, having abandoned

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

derived from root tyaj + ktvā suffix

Root: tyaj (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: agrees with 'vanam'

वनम् (vanam) - forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: refers to 'vanam'

विचीयताम् (vicīyatām) - let it be searched, let it be sought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of ci

imperative 3rd singular passive

root ci (class 5) with vi prefix, passive voice

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

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