वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-116

वसतो ऋष्यमूके मे पर्वते विपुलद्रुमे ।
राघवो रणविक्रान्तो मित्रत्वं समुपागतः ॥११६॥

116. vasato ṛṣyamūke me parvate vipuladrume ,
rāghavo raṇavikrānto mitratvaṃ samupāgataḥ.

116. vasataḥ ṛṣyamūke me parvate vipuladrume
rāghavaḥ raṇavikrāntaḥ mitratvam samupāgataḥ

116. me ṛṣyamūke vipuladrume parvate vasataḥ,
raṇavikrāntaḥ rāghavaḥ mitratvam samupāgataḥ.

116. While I was dwelling on the Rishyamuka mountain, which is richly wooded, Rama, valorous in battle, came to me seeking friendship.

Words meanings summery:

• वसतः (vasataḥ) - while I was dwelling (dwelling, residing (genitive singular))

• ऋष्यमूके (ṛṣyamūke) - on Rishyamuka (mountain)

• मे (me) - my (referring to Sugrīva) (my, to me (genitive/dative))

• पर्वते (parvate) - on the mountain

• विपुलद्रुमे (vipuladrume) - richly wooded (having many trees, densely wooded)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Lord Rama (Rama (descendant of Raghu))

• रणविक्रान्तः (raṇavikrāntaḥ) - valorous in battle, mighty in war

• मित्रत्वम् (mitratvam) - friendship, state of being a friend

• समुपागतः (samupāgataḥ) - came to me (Sugrīva) (has approached, attained, arrived)

Words meanings and morphology

वसतः (vasataḥ) - while I was dwelling (dwelling, residing (genitive singular))

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - dwelling, residing

Present Active Participle

From vas + śatṛ

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with an implied 'mama' or 'me'.

ऋष्यमूके (ṛṣyamūke) - on Rishyamuka (mountain)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ṛṣyamūka

ṛṣyamūka - name of a mountain

Note: Name of a specific mountain.

मे (me) - my (referring to Sugrīva) (my, to me (genitive/dative))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun

Note: Genitive singular of 'asmad'.

पर्वते (parvate) - on the mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

Root: pṛ (class 3)

विपुलद्रुमे (vipuladrume) - richly wooded (having many trees, densely wooded)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vipuladruma

vipuladruma - having many trees, densely wooded

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vipula+druma)

• vipula – extensive, large, abundant
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: pul (class 10)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dru (class 1)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Lord Rama (Rama (descendant of Raghu))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - Rama, descendant of Raghu

Patronymic from Raghu

रणविक्रान्तः (raṇavikrāntaḥ) - valorous in battle, mighty in war

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of raṇavikrānta

raṇavikrānta - valorous in battle, mighty in war

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+vikrānta)

• raṇa – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
  Root: raṇ (class 1)
• vikrānta – valorous, mighty, powerful
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi-kram + kta
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

मित्रत्वम् (mitratvam) - friendship, state of being a friend

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mitratva

mitratva - friendship, state of being a friend

From mitra + tva (abstract noun suffix)

समुपागतः (samupāgataḥ) - came to me (Sugrīva) (has approached, attained, arrived)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samupāgata

samupāgata - approached, attained, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From sam-upa-ā-gam + kta

Prefixes: sam+upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used as a finite verb in passive construction but with an active sense for agent 'Rāghavaḥ'.

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