वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-49, verse-17

ते नष्टसंज्ञास्तृषिताः संभ्रान्ताः सलिलार्थिनः ।
परिपेतुर्बिले तस्मिन् कं चित् कालमतन्द्रिताः ॥१७॥

17. te naṣṭasaṃjñāstṛṣitāḥ saṃbhrāntāḥ salilārthinaḥ ,
paripeturbile tasmin kaṃ cit kālamatandritāḥ.

17. te naṣṭasaṃjñāḥ tṛṣitāḥ saṃbhrāntāḥ salilārthinaḥ
paripetuḥ bile tasmin kam cit kālam atandritāḥ

17. te naṣṭasaṃjñāḥ tṛṣitāḥ saṃbhrāntāḥ salilārthinaḥ
atandritāḥ tasmin bile kam cit kālam paripetuḥ

17. Bereft of their senses, thirsty, confused, and desperate for water, they wandered tirelessly within that cave for some time.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they

• नष्टसंज्ञाः (naṣṭasaṁjñāḥ) - having lost consciousness; deprived of senses

• तृषिताः (tṛṣitāḥ) - thirsty

• संभ्रान्ताः (saṁbhrāntāḥ) - confused, bewildered

• सलिलार्थिनः (salilārthinaḥ) - seekers of water, desperate for water

• परिपेतुः (paripetuḥ) - they wandered/flew around

• बिले (bile) - in the cave/hole

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• कम् (kam) - some (indefinite particle)

• चित् (cit) - a particle indicating indefiniteness

• कालम् (kālam) - for a time, duration

• अतन्द्रिताः (atandritāḥ) - tirelessly, diligently, without slackening

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

नष्टसंज्ञाः (naṣṭasaṁjñāḥ) - having lost consciousness; deprived of senses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of naṣṭasaṃjñā

naṣṭasaṁjñā - deprived of senses, senseless, unconscious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (naṣṭa+saṃjñā)

• naṣṭa – lost, destroyed, vanished
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root naś (to perish, to be lost)
  Root: naś (class 4)
• saṃjñā – consciousness, understanding, name, sign
  noun (feminine)

तृषिताः (tṛṣitāḥ) - thirsty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tṛṣita

tṛṣita - thirsty, desirous

Past Passive Participle

From root tṛṣ (to thirst) with -ita suffix

Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

संभ्रान्ताः (saṁbhrāntāḥ) - confused, bewildered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃbhrānta

saṁbhrānta - bewildered, confused, agitated

Past Passive Participle

From root bhram (to wander, to be agitated) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: bhram (class 4)

सलिलार्थिनः (salilārthinaḥ) - seekers of water, desperate for water

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of salilārthin

salilārthin - desirous of water, water-seeking

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (salila+arthin)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
• arthin – desirous of, seeking, requesting
  adjective (masculine)

परिपेतुः (paripetuḥ) - they wandered/flew around

(verb)

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

Prefix: pari

Root: pat (class 1)

बिले (bile) - in the cave/hole

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bila

bila - cave, hole, cavity

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

कम् (kam) - some (indefinite particle)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, some (with cit)

Note: Used with 'cit' to form an indefinite pronoun 'kam cit' meaning 'some'.

चित् (cit) - a particle indicating indefiniteness

(indeclinable)

कालम् (kālam) - for a time, duration

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period

Note: Accusative case indicating duration of time.

अतन्द्रिताः (atandritāḥ) - tirelessly, diligently, without slackening

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of atandrita

atandrita - tireless, diligent, alert, not weary

Past Passive Participle (negated)

Negated form of 'tandrita' (weary), from root 'tand' (to be weary)

Prefix: a

Root: tand (class 1)