वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-25, verse-17

पाण्डुरर्षभयुक्तेन रथेनाष्टयुजा स्वयम् ।
शुक्लमाल्याम्बरधरो लक्ष्मणेन समागतः ।
लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा सीतया सह भार्यया ॥१७॥

17. pāṇḍurarṣabhayuktena rathenāṣṭayujā svayam ,
śuklamālyāmbaradharo lakṣmaṇena samāgataḥ ,
lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā sītayā saha bhāryayā.

17. pāṇḍurarṣabhayuktena rathena aṣṭayujā
svayam śuklamālyāmbaradharaḥ
lakṣmaṇena samāgataḥ lakṣmaṇena
saha bhrātrā sītayā saha bhāryayā

17. svayam śuklamālyāmbaradharaḥ
lakṣmaṇena bhrātrā saha sītayā
bhāryayā saha pāṇḍurarṣabhayuktena
aṣṭayujā rathena samāgataḥ

17. He himself, wearing white garlands and garments, arrived with Lakṣmaṇa, his brother, and Sītā, his wife, in an eight-yoked chariot drawn by white bulls.

Words meanings summery:

• पाण्डुरर्षभयुक्तेन (pāṇḍurarṣabhayuktena) - by a chariot yoked with white bulls

• रथेन (rathena) - by a chariot

• अष्टयुजा (aṣṭayujā) - by an eight-yoked (chariot)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, personally

• शुक्लमाल्याम्बरधरः (śuklamālyāmbaradharaḥ) - wearing white garlands and clothes/garments

• लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakṣmaṇa, with Lakṣmaṇa

• समागतः (samāgataḥ) - arrived, come together

• लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakṣmaṇa, with Lakṣmaṇa

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by brother, with brother

• सीतया (sītayā) - by Sītā, with Sītā

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• भार्यया (bhāryayā) - by wife, with wife

Words meanings and morphology

पाण्डुरर्षभयुक्तेन (pāṇḍurarṣabhayuktena) - by a chariot yoked with white bulls

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṇḍurarṣabhayukta

pāṇḍurarṣabhayukta - yoked with white bulls

Compound adjective, meaning 'one who is yoked with white bulls'. 'yukta' is a past passive participle of yuj-.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍura+ṛṣabha+yukta)

• pāṇḍura – white, yellowish-white
  adjective (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best of its kind
  noun (masculine)
• yukta – yoked, joined, equipped with, engaged in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yuj (to yoke, join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'rathena'.

रथेन (rathena) - by a chariot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot

अष्टयुजा (aṣṭayujā) - by an eight-yoked (chariot)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aṣṭayuj

aṣṭayuj - having eight yokes, eight-yoked

Compound noun/adjective: 'aṣṭa' (eight) + 'yuj' (yoke).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭa+yuj)

• aṣṭa – eight
  numeral
• yuj – yoke, one who yokes
  noun (masculine)
  From root yuj (to yoke, join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'rathena'.

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, personally

(indeclinable)

शुक्लमाल्याम्बरधरः (śuklamālyāmbaradharaḥ) - wearing white garlands and clothes/garments

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuklamālyāmbaradhara

śuklamālyāmbaradhara - wearing white garlands and garments

Compound: 'śukla' (white) + 'mālya' (garland) + 'ambara' (garment) + 'dhara' (wearing, holding). Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'one who wears white garlands and garments'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śukla+mālya+ambara+dhara)

• śukla – white, bright, clean
  adjective (masculine)
• mālya – garland, wreath
  noun (neuter)
• ambara – garment, sky
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – wearing, holding, bearing
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from dhṛ (to hold, bear)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Describes the implied subject (Rāma).

लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakṣmaṇa, with Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (proper name, brother of Rāma)

Note: Used twice in the verse.

समागतः (samāgataḥ) - arrived, come together

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāgata

samāgata - arrived, come, assembled

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) with prefix sam-ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate, meaning 'has arrived'.

लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakṣmaṇa, with Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (proper name, brother of Rāma)

Note: Used twice in the verse.

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Takes instrumental case.

भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by brother, with brother

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Used in apposition with Lakṣmaṇa.

सीतया (sītayā) - by Sītā, with Sītā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (proper name, wife of Rāma)

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Takes instrumental case.

भार्यया (bhāryayā) - by wife, with wife

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, she who is to be supported

Gerundive (Ppp.) also used as a noun

From root bhṛ (to bear, support), literally 'one to be maintained/supported'.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Used in apposition with Sītā.

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