वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-51, verse-1

अथ तानब्रवीत् सर्वान् विश्रान्तान् हरियूथपान् ।
इदं वचनमेकाग्रा तापसी धर्मचारिणी ॥१॥

1. atha tānabravīt sarvān viśrāntān hariyūthapān ,
idaṃ vacanamekāgrā tāpasī dharmacāriṇī.

1. atha tān abravīt sarvān viśrāntān hariyūthapān
idam vacanam ekāgrā tāpasī dharmacāriṇī

1. atha ekāgrā dharmacāriṇī tāpasī viśrāntān
sarvān tān hariyūthapān idam vacanam abravīt

1. Then, that concentrated female ascetic (tāpasī), who was devoted to righteousness (dharma), spoke these words to all those rested leaders of the monkey troops.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• तान् (tān) - those

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke, said

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, everyone

• विश्रान्तान् (viśrāntān) - rested, calmed, refreshed

• हरियूथपान् (hariyūthapān) - leaders of monkey troops, monkey chiefs

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• एकाग्रा (ekāgrā) - concentrated, single-pointed, focused

• तापसी (tāpasī) - female ascetic, female hermit

• धर्मचारिणी (dharmacāriṇī) - practicing righteousness, devoted to natural law (dharma)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

विश्रान्तान् (viśrāntān) - rested, calmed, refreshed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viśrānta

viśrānta - rested, calmed, refreshed, ceased

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root śram (to be weary) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

हरियूथपान् (hariyūthapān) - leaders of monkey troops, monkey chiefs

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of hariyūthapa

hariyūthapa - chief of a troop of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+yūtha+pa)

• hari – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• yūtha – troop, herd, multitude
  noun (neuter)
• pa – protector, guardian, ruler, leader
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, statement, saying

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

एकाग्रा (ekāgrā) - concentrated, single-pointed, focused

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ekāgra

ekāgra - single-pointed, concentrated, attentive

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+agra)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral/adjective
• agra – point, tip, foremost, leading
  noun (neuter)

तापसी (tāpasī) - female ascetic, female hermit

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tāpasī

tāpasī - female ascetic, hermitess

Feminine form derived from tapas (austerity)

धर्मचारिणी (dharmacāriṇī) - practicing righteousness, devoted to natural law (dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharmacāriṇī

dharmacāriṇī - female practitioner of dharma, righteous woman, performing sacred duties

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+cāriṇī)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution
  noun (masculine)
• cāriṇī – female practitioner, follower, mover
  noun/adjective (feminine)
  Feminine agent noun from root car (to move, to practice)
  Root: car (class 1)

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