वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-51, verse-7

अगस्त्यचरितामाशां दक्षिणां यमरक्षिताम् ।
सहैभिर्वानरैर्मुख्यैरङ्गदप्रमुखैर्वयम् ॥७॥

7. agastyacaritāmāśāṃ dakṣiṇāṃ yamarakṣitām ,
sahaibhirvānarairmukhyairaṅgadapramukhairvayam.

7. agastyacaritām āśām dakṣiṇām yamarakṣitām saha
ebhiḥ vānaraiḥ mukhyaiḥ aṅgadapramukhaiḥ vayam

7. vayam saha ebhiḥ aṅgadapramukhaiḥ mukhyaiḥ
vānaraiḥ agastyacaritām yamarakṣitām dakṣiṇām āśām

7. We, along with these chief monkeys, with Aṅgada as their leader, (were dispatched to) the southern region, which is frequented by Agastya and protected by Yama.

Words meanings summery:

• अगस्त्यचरिताम् (agastyacaritām) - frequented by Agastya, trodden by Agastya

• आशाम् (āśām) - direction, region, quarter

• दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern, right, skillful

• यमरक्षिताम् (yamarakṣitām) - guarded by Yama

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• एभिः (ebhiḥ) - with these

• वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkeys, with monkeys

• मुख्यैः (mukhyaiḥ) - by chief ones, with chief ones, principal

• अङ्गदप्रमुखैः (aṅgadapramukhaiḥ) - with Aṅgada as the chief, led by Aṅgada

• वयम् (vayam) - we

Words meanings and morphology

अगस्त्यचरिताम् (agastyacaritām) - frequented by Agastya, trodden by Agastya

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of agastyacarita

agastyacarita - frequented by Agastya, trodden by Agastya

Compound type : tatpurusha (agastya+carita)

• agastya – Agastya (name of a revered sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• carita – trodden, frequented, performed, character
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root `car` (to move, walk, perform)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `āśām`.

आशाम् (āśām) - direction, region, quarter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āśā

āśā - direction, quarter, region, hope

दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern, right, skillful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā

dakṣiṇā - southern, right, skillful

Note: Qualifies `āśām`.

यमरक्षिताम् (yamarakṣitām) - guarded by Yama

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yamarakṣita

yamarakṣita - guarded by Yama

Compound type : tatpurusha (yama+rakṣita)

• yama – Yama (the god of death and justice)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rakṣita – guarded, protected, preserved
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root `rakṣ` (to protect)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `āśām`.

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

Note: Takes instrumental case.

एभिः (ebhiḥ) - with these

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Agrees with `vānaraiḥ`.

वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkeys, with monkeys

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

Note: Used with `saha`.

मुख्यैः (mukhyaiḥ) - by chief ones, with chief ones, principal

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mukhya

mukhya - chief, principal, foremost

Note: Qualifies `vānaraiḥ`.

अङ्गदप्रमुखैः (aṅgadapramukhaiḥ) - with Aṅgada as the chief, led by Aṅgada

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aṅgadapramukha

aṅgadapramukha - having Aṅgada as the chief, led by Aṅgada

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aṅgada+pramukha)

• aṅgada – Aṅgada (son of Vālī)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pramukha – chief, principal, leader
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra

Note: Qualifies `vānaraiḥ`.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

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