वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-31, verse-25

ते वयं भर्तुरादेशं बहु मान्यदृढव्रताः ।
प्रविष्टाः स्म पुराद्दृष्टं वनं गम्भीरदर्शनम् ॥२५॥

25. te vayaṃ bharturādeśaṃ bahu mānyadṛḍhavratāḥ ,
praviṣṭāḥ sma purāddṛṣṭaṃ vanaṃ gambhīradarśanam.

25. te vayam bhartuḥ ādeśam bahu mānyadṛḍhavratāḥ
praviṣṭāḥ sma purāt dṛṣṭam vanam gambhīradarśanam

25. te vayam bhartuḥ ādeśam bahu mānyadṛḍhavratāḥ,
purāt dṛṣṭam gambhīradarśanam vanam praviṣṭāḥ sma.

25. We, firm in our vows and greatly respecting our lord's command, entered that forest, which we had previously seen from the city and which was awe-inspiring to behold.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those, they

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of our lord (Rama) (of the lord, of the husband)

• आदेशम् (ādeśam) - command, order, instruction

• बहु (bahu) - much, many, greatly

• मान्यदृढव्रताः (mānyadṛḍhavratāḥ) - greatly respecting and firm in vows (regarding the lord's command) (revering and firm in vows)

• प्रविष्टाः (praviṣṭāḥ) - entered, gone into

• स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense

• पुरात् (purāt) - from the city (Ayodhya) (from the city)

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

• गम्भीरदर्शनम् (gambhīradarśanam) - of profound appearance, awe-inspiring to behold

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Adjectivally qualifies 'vayam' (we), emphasizing 'we, those ones'.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: The speaker (Sita) and others (Rama, Lakshmana).

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of our lord (Rama) (of the lord, of the husband)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - supporter, master, husband, lord

From √bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Refers to Rama.

आदेशम् (ādeśam) - command, order, instruction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ādeśa

ādeśa - command, order, instruction

From ā- + √diś (to point, command)

Prefix: ā

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of implied verb 'respecting' within the compound 'mānyadṛḍhavratāḥ'.

बहु (bahu) - much, many, greatly

(adjective)

of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous, greatly

Note: Used adverbially here, modifying the 'mānya' part of the compound, meaning 'greatly respecting'.

मान्यदृढव्रताः (mānyadṛḍhavratāḥ) - greatly respecting and firm in vows (regarding the lord's command) (revering and firm in vows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānyadṛḍhavrata

mānyadṛḍhavrata - one who is reverent and firm in vows

A bahuvrīhi compound describing one who possesses these qualities.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mānya+dṛḍhavrata)

• mānya – to be honored, respectable, reverent
  adjective
  Gerundive
  From √man (to think, respect) + ṇya; here understood in an active sense 'revering' within the compound.
  Root: man (class 4)
• dṛḍhavrata – firm in vows
  adjective (masculine)
  A bahuvrīhi compound: dṛḍham vratam yasya saḥ ('one whose vow is firm').

Note: Qualifies 'vayam'.

प्रविष्टाः (praviṣṭāḥ) - entered, gone into

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, gone into

Past Passive Participle

From pra- + √viś (to enter)

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Forms a periphrastic past tense with 'sma'. Agrees with 'vayam'.

स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'praviṣṭāḥ' to convey a past active meaning ('we entered').

पुरात् (purāt) - from the city (Ayodhya) (from the city)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town

Note: Refers to Ayodhya.

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

From √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vanam'.

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Object of 'praviṣṭāḥ'.

गम्भीरदर्शनम् (gambhīradarśanam) - of profound appearance, awe-inspiring to behold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gambhīradarśana

gambhīradarśana - of profound appearance, awe-inspiring to behold, deep-looking

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gambhīra+darśana)

• gambhīra – deep, profound, serious
  adjective
• darśana – seeing, appearance, sight
  noun (neuter)
  From √dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vanam'.

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