वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-55

विचित्य वनदुर्गाणि गिरिप्रस्रवणानि च ।
अनासाद्य पदं देव्याः प्राणांस्त्यक्तुं व्यवस्थिताः ॥५५॥

55. vicitya vanadurgāṇi giriprasravaṇāni ca ,
anāsādya padaṃ devyāḥ prāṇāṃstyaktuṃ vyavasthitāḥ.

55. vicitya vanadurgāṇi giriprasravaṇāni ca anāsādya
padam devyāḥ prāṇān tyaktum vyavasthitāḥ

55. vanadurgāṇi ca giriprasravaṇāni vicitya devyāḥ
padam anāsādya prāṇān tyaktum vyavasthitāḥ

55. Having searched through the impassable forest regions and mountain springs, but not having found any trace of the goddess, we are resolved to abandon our lives.

Words meanings summery:

• विचित्य (vicitya) - having searched, having investigated, having sought

• वनदुर्गाणि (vanadurgāṇi) - impassable forest regions, forest fortresses

• गिरिप्रस्रवणानि (giriprasravaṇāni) - mountain springs, mountain waterfalls

• च (ca) - and, also

• अनासाद्य (anāsādya) - not having reached, not having obtained, not having found

• पदम् (padam) - any trace (of Sītā) (trace, footprint, place, step)

• देव्याः (devyāḥ) - of the goddess Sītā (of the goddess)

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, breaths, vital airs

• त्यक्तुम् (tyaktum) - to abandon, to give up, to forsake

• व्यवस्थिताः (vyavasthitāḥ) - resolved, determined, established

Words meanings and morphology

विचित्य (vicitya) - having searched, having investigated, having sought

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √ci (to collect, observe) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

वनदुर्गाणि (vanadurgāṇi) - impassable forest regions, forest fortresses

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vanadurga

vanadurga - forest difficult of access, impenetrable forest

Compound of vana (forest) and durga (difficult to access, fortress).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+durga)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• durga – difficult to access, fortress, stronghold
  adjective (neuter)
  From dur- (difficult) + √gam (to go).
  Prefix: dur
  Root: gam (class 1)

गिरिप्रस्रवणानि (giriprasravaṇāni) - mountain springs, mountain waterfalls

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of giriprasravaṇa

giriprasravaṇa - mountain spring, mountain stream

Compound of giri (mountain) and prasravaṇa (spring, flow).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+prasravaṇa)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• prasravaṇa – flowing forth, spring, waterfall
  noun (neuter)
  From √sru (to flow) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sru (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अनासाद्य (anāsādya) - not having reached, not having obtained, not having found

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund) with negative prefix

Derived from root √sad (to sit, approach) with prefixes ā- and negative an-.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+āsādya)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• āsādya – having reached, having obtained
  indeclinable
  Absolutive (Gerund)
  Derived from root √sad (to sit, approach) with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sad (class 1)

पदम् (padam) - any trace (of Sītā) (trace, footprint, place, step)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - footprint, step, trace, place, word

Root: pad (class 4)

देव्याः (devyāḥ) - of the goddess Sītā (of the goddess)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, breaths, vital airs

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, life, vital air, spirit

From √an (to breathe) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

त्यक्तुम् (tyaktum) - to abandon, to give up, to forsake

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root √tyaj (to abandon).

Root: tyaj (class 1)

व्यवस्थिताः (vyavasthitāḥ) - resolved, determined, established

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyavasthita

vyavasthita - resolved, determined, situated, established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā (to stand) with prefixes vi- and ava-.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

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