वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-13, verse-1

स वीक्षमाणस्तत्रस्थो मार्गमाणश्च मैथिलीम् ।
अवेक्षमाणश्च महीं सर्वां तामन्ववैक्षत ॥१॥

1. sa vīkṣamāṇastatrastho mārgamāṇaśca maithilīm ,
avekṣamāṇaśca mahīṃ sarvāṃ tāmanvavaikṣata.

1. sa vīkṣamāṇaḥ tatra sthaḥ mārgamāṇaḥ ca maithilīm
avekṣamāṇaḥ ca mahīm sarvām tām anvavaikṣata

1. Tatra sthaḥ saḥ,
vīkṣamāṇaḥ ca maithilīm mārgamāṇaḥ,
ca avekṣamāṇaḥ tām sarvām mahīm anvavaikṣata.

1. Standing there, he surveyed the entire land (or area) thoroughly while searching for Maithilī (Sītā) and observing everything.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that (masculine)

• वीक्षमाणः (vīkṣamāṇaḥ) - observing, looking around, inspecting

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• स्थः (sthaḥ) - standing, situated, being

• मार्गमाणः (mārgamāṇaḥ) - searching for Maithilī (Sītā) (searching, seeking, looking for)

• च (ca) - and, also

• मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Maithilī (Sītā)

• अवेक्षमाणः (avekṣamāṇaḥ) - observing, looking at, surveying

• च (ca) - and, also

• महीम् (mahīm) - earth, land, ground

• सर्वाम् (sarvām) - all, entire, whole

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine accusative)

• अन्ववैक्षत (anvavaikṣata) - he surveyed, he examined thoroughly, he looked all around

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वीक्षमाणः (vīkṣamāṇaḥ) - observing, looking around, inspecting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīkṣamāṇa

īkṣ - to see, to look, to perceive

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

From root īkṣ with prefix vi (apart, thoroughly) and present participle suffix māna.

Prefix: vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Participle modifying 'he' (Hanuman).

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb formed from tad.

स्थः (sthaḥ) - standing, situated, being

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stha

stha - standing, staying, situated in, being

Suffix used to form adjectives from roots

From root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Participle/adjective modifying 'he' (Hanuman).

मार्गमाणः (mārgamāṇaḥ) - searching for Maithilī (Sītā) (searching, seeking, looking for)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārgamāṇa

mārg - to search, to seek, to trace, to investigate

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

From root mārg (to seek) with present participle suffix māna.

Root: mārg (class 10)

Note: Participle modifying 'he' (Hanuman).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Maithilī (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - Maithilī (daughter of the king of Mithila, a name for Sītā)

Derived from mithilā (the capital of Videha kingdom).

अवेक्षमाणः (avekṣamāṇaḥ) - observing, looking at, surveying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avekṣamāṇa

īkṣ - to see, to look, to perceive

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

From root īkṣ with prefix ava (down, away) and present participle suffix māna.

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Participle modifying 'he' (Hanuman).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महीम् (mahīm) - earth, land, ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, land, soil, ground

सर्वाम् (sarvām) - all, entire, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to mahīm.

अन्ववैक्षत (anvavaikṣata) - he surveyed, he examined thoroughly, he looked all around

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of anvavaikṣ

Imperfect tense form (laṅ) with prefixes anu (after, along) and ava (down, away).

Prefixes: anu+ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

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