वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-64, verse-11

पूर्वमस्माकमप्यासीत् कश्चिद्गतिपराक्रमः ।
ते वयं वयसः पारमनुप्राप्ताः स्म साम्प्रतम् ॥११॥

11. pūrvamasmākamapyāsīt kaścidgatiparākramaḥ ,
te vayaṃ vayasaḥ pāramanuprāptāḥ sma sāmpratam.

11. pūrvam asmākam api āsīt kaścit gatiparākramaḥ
te vayam vayasaḥ pāram anuprāptāḥ sma sāmpratam

11. Formerly, even we possessed a certain prowess in swift movement. But now, we have reached the very end of our lifespan.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, our

• अपि (api) - also, even

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, some, a certain

• गतिपराक्रमः (gatiparākramaḥ) - prowess in movement, swift valor, power of going

• ते (te) - we (those former ones) (those, they)

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• वयसः (vayasaḥ) - of age, of life

• पारम् (pāram) - the limit of our age/lifespan (end, limit, other shore)

• अनुप्राप्ताः (anuprāptāḥ) - reached, attained

• स्म (sma) - indeed (particle indicating past tense with present verbs)

• साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now, at present, currently

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here adverbially, meaning 'formerly'.

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, our

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of āsīt

imperfect active voice

Root: as (class 2)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, some, a certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, any, a certain

Formed from kim (what) and cit (an indefinite particle).

गतिपराक्रमः (gatiparākramaḥ) - prowess in movement, swift valor, power of going

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gatiparākrama

gatiparākrama - prowess in movement, swift valor

Compound type : tatpurusha (gati+parākrama)

• gati – movement, going, speed
  noun (feminine)
  verbal noun
  Derived from the root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• parākrama – prowess, valor, strength
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun
  Derived from the root kram (to step, go) with prefixes pra and ā.
  Prefixes: parā+ā
  Root: kram (class 1)

ते (te) - we (those former ones) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Used here with 'vayam' for emphasis, referring to themselves as having been those with past prowess.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

वयसः (vayasaḥ) - of age, of life

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vayas

vayas - age, life, vigor, bird

पारम् (pāram) - the limit of our age/lifespan (end, limit, other shore)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāra

pāra - further bank, end, limit, conclusion

अनुप्राप्ताः (anuprāptāḥ) - reached, attained

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anuprāpta

anuprāpta - reached, obtained, attained

past passive participle

Derived from the root āp (to obtain, reach) with prefixes anu and pra.

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Functions as an adjective here.

स्म (sma) - indeed (particle indicating past tense with present verbs)

(indeclinable)

साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now, at present, currently

(indeclinable)

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