वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-51, verse-9

विचित्य तु वयं सर्वे समग्रां दक्षिणां दिशम् ।
बुभुक्षिताः परिश्रान्ता वृक्षमूलमुपाश्रिताः ॥९॥

9. vicitya tu vayaṃ sarve samagrāṃ dakṣiṇāṃ diśam ,
bubhukṣitāḥ pariśrāntā vṛkṣamūlamupāśritāḥ.

9. vicitya tu vayam sarve samagrām dakṣiṇām diśam
bubhukṣitāḥ pariśrāntāḥ vṛkṣamūlam upāśritāḥ

9. tu vayam sarve samagrām dakṣiṇām diśam vicitya
bubhukṣitāḥ pariśrāntāḥ vṛkṣamūlam upāśritāḥ

9. But we, all of us, after thoroughly searching the entire southern region, became hungry and exhausted, and so took shelter at the base of a tree.

Words meanings summery:

• विचित्य (vicitya) - having searched, having investigated

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• समग्राम् (samagrām) - entire, whole, complete

• दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern, right, skillful

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction, region, quarter

• बुभुक्षिताः (bubhukṣitāḥ) - hungry, desirous of eating

• परिश्रान्ताः (pariśrāntāḥ) - exhausted, very weary, fatigued

• वृक्षमूलम् (vṛkṣamūlam) - root of a tree, base of a tree

• उपाश्रिताः (upāśritāḥ) - taken shelter, resorted to, sought refuge

Words meanings and morphology

विचित्य (vicitya) - having searched, having investigated

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

from root `ci` with prefix `vi-`, formed with suffix `-tya`

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a particle.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of the implied verb.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies `vayam`.

समग्राम् (samagrām) - entire, whole, complete

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of samagra

samagra - entire, whole, complete

from `saha` (with) + `agra` (foremost, peak) or `samas` (together) + `agra`

Note: Qualifies `diśam`.

दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern, right, skillful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā

dakṣiṇā - southern, right, skillful

Note: Qualifies `diśam`.

दिशम् (diśam) - direction, region, quarter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region, point of the compass

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of `vicitya`.

बुभुक्षिताः (bubhukṣitāḥ) - hungry, desirous of eating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bubhukṣita

bubhukṣita - hungry, desirous of eating

past passive participle (from desiderative)

past passive participle of the desiderative stem `bubhukṣ` (desire to eat) from root `bhuj` (to eat, enjoy)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies `vayam`.

परिश्रान्ताः (pariśrāntāḥ) - exhausted, very weary, fatigued

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pariśrānta

pariśrānta - exhausted, very weary, fatigued

past passive participle

from root `śram` (to be weary) with prefix `pari-`

Prefix: pari

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `vayam`.

वृक्षमूलम् (vṛkṣamūlam) - root of a tree, base of a tree

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛkṣamūla

vṛkṣamūla - root of a tree, base of a tree

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛkṣa+mūla)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• mūla – root, basis, origin
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of `upāśritāḥ`.

उपाश्रिताः (upāśritāḥ) - taken shelter, resorted to, sought refuge

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upāśrita

upāśrita - resorted to, taken shelter in

past passive participle

from root `śri` (to resort to, lean on) with prefixes `upa-` and `ā-`

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `vayam`.