वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-5, verse-15

गृहाद्गृहं राक्षसानामुद्यानानि च वानरः ।
वीक्षमाणो ह्यसंत्रस्तः प्रासादांश्च चचार सः ॥१५॥

15. gṛhādgṛhaṃ rākṣasānāmudyānāni ca vānaraḥ ,
vīkṣamāṇo hyasaṃtrastaḥ prāsādāṃśca cacāra saḥ.

15. gṛhāt gṛham rākṣasānām udyānāni ca vānaraḥ
vīkṣamāṇaḥ hi asantrastaḥ prāsādān ca cacāra saḥ

15. saḥ vānaraḥ hi asantrastaḥ rākṣasānām gṛhāt
gṛham udyānāni ca prāsādān ca vīkṣamāṇaḥ cacāra

15. The monkey (vānara), indeed fearless, moved from one house of the rākṣasas to another, observing their gardens and palaces.

Words meanings summery:

• गृहात् (gṛhāt) - from house

• गृहम् (gṛham) - house (house, dwelling)

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the rākṣasas (of the rākṣasas, belonging to the demons)

• उद्यानानि (udyānāni) - gardens

• च (ca) - and

• वानरः (vānaraḥ) - the monkey (Hanuman) (monkey)

• वीक्षमाणः (vīkṣamāṇaḥ) - observing (seeing, looking, observing)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• असन्त्रस्तः (asantrastaḥ) - fearless (unafraid, fearless)

• प्रासादान् (prāsādān) - palaces (palaces, mansions)

• च (ca) - and

• चचार (cacāra) - he wandered (he moved, he wandered, he walked)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

Words meanings and morphology

गृहात् (gṛhāt) - from house

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, dwelling, home

Root: gṛh

Note: Used in the idiom 'from house to house'.

गृहम् (gṛham) - house (house, dwelling)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, dwelling, home

Root: gṛh

Note: Used in the idiom 'from house to house'.

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the rākṣasas (of the rākṣasas, belonging to the demons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a rākṣasa, demon, giant

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Possessive, refers to the houses/gardens/palaces.

उद्यानानि (udyānāni) - gardens

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of udyāna

udyāna - garden, park

Prefix: ut

Root: yā (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

वानरः (vānaraḥ) - the monkey (Hanuman) (monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

Note: Subject of 'cacāra'.

वीक्षमाणः (vīkṣamāṇaḥ) - observing (seeing, looking, observing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīkṣamāṇa

vīkṣamāṇa - seeing, looking, observing, contemplating

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root īkṣ (to see) with prefix vi-, in the middle voice.

Prefix: vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

असन्त्रस्तः (asantrastaḥ) - fearless (unafraid, fearless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asantrasta

asantrasta - unafraid, not frightened, fearless

Formed by negative prefix 'a-' and 'santrasta' (frightened).

Compound type : nañ tatpuruṣa (a+santrasta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• santrasta – frightened, terrified
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root tras (to tremble) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tras (class 1)

प्रासादान् (prāsādān) - palaces (palaces, mansions)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāsāda

prāsāda - palace, mansion, temple

Root: sad (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

चचार (cacāra) - he wandered (he moved, he wandered, he walked)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of car

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated form (cacāra) of root car.

Root: car (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Hanuman, subject of 'cacāra'.

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