वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-93

मां च दृष्ट्वा वने तस्मिन् समागम्य ततस्ततः ।
ताः समभ्यागताः क्षिप्रं रावणायाचचक्षिरे ॥९३॥

93. māṃ ca dṛṣṭvā vane tasmin samāgamya tatastataḥ ,
tāḥ samabhyāgatāḥ kṣipraṃ rāvaṇāyācacakṣire.

93. mām ca dṛṣṭvā vane tasmin samāgamya tatastataḥ
tāḥ samabhyāgatāḥ kṣipram rāvaṇāya ācacikṣire

93. ca tasmin vane mām dṛṣṭvā tatastataḥ
samāgamya tāḥ kṣipram rāvaṇāya ācacikṣire

93. And having seen me in that forest, they quickly gathered from various directions and reported to Rāvaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• माम् (mām) - me

• च (ca) - and, also

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• समागम्य (samāgamya) - having gathered, having come together

• ततस्ततः (tatastataḥ) - from here and there, from various directions

• ताः (tāḥ) - they (feminine)

• समभ्यागताः (samabhyāgatāḥ) - having approached, having arrived

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• रावणाय (rāvaṇāya) - to Rāvaṇa

• आचचिक्षिरे (ācacikṣire) - they reported, they informed

Words meanings and morphology

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

Accusative singular form of the first person pronoun 'aham'

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Root for absolutive

Root dṛś (1P, 'to see') from which the absolutive is formed.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: An absolutive, indicating an action completed before the main verb.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Location.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Neuter/masculine locative singular form of the demonstrative pronoun 'tad'

Note: Adjective to 'vane'.

समागम्य (samāgamya) - having gathered, having come together

(indeclinable)

Root for absolutive

Root gam (1P, 'to go') with prefixes sam and ā, from which the absolutive is formed.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Absolutive, indicating a prior action.

ततस्ततः (tatastataḥ) - from here and there, from various directions

(indeclinable)

Reduplication of the indeclinable 'tatas' (from that, from there).

Note: Adverbial.

ताः (tāḥ) - they (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, she

Feminine nominative plural form of the demonstrative pronoun 'tad'

Note: Refers to the 'rākṣasyah' from the previous verse. Subject of 'ācacikṣire'.

समभ्यागताः (samabhyāgatāḥ) - having approached, having arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samabhyāgata

samabhyāgata - come near, approached, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root gam (1P, 'to go') with prefixes sam, abhi, and ā.

Prefixes: sam+abhi+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tāḥ'.

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Neuter accusative singular (used adverbially).

Note: Adverbial use.

रावणाय (rāvaṇāya) - to Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king)

Note: Recipient of the report.

आचचिक्षिरे (ācacikṣire) - they reported, they informed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of ā-cakṣ

Perfect, ātmanepada, 3rd person plural

Perfect tense (lit) form of root cakṣ (2A, 'to speak, see') with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

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