वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-59, verse-8

यत्तन्मधुवनं नाम सुग्रीवस्याभिरक्षितम् ।
अधृष्यं सर्वभूतानां सर्वभूतमनोहरम् ॥८॥

8. yattanmadhuvanaṃ nāma sugrīvasyābhirakṣitam ,
adhṛṣyaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ sarvabhūtamanoharam.

8. yat tat madhuvanam nāma sugrīvasya abhirakṣitam
adhṛṣyam sarvabhūtānām sarvabhūtamanoharam

8. That which is named Madhuvana, protected by Sugriva, is unassailable by all beings and charming to the minds of all creatures.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - that which (refers to Madhuvana) (which, that)

• तत् (tat) - that which (refers to Madhuvana) (that, it)

• मधुवनम् (madhuvanam) - the Madhuvana forest, a specific honey-forest (honey-forest)

• नाम (nāma) - named (by name, indeed, verily)

• सुग्रीवस्य (sugrīvasya) - of Sugriva

• अभिरक्षितम् (abhirakṣitam) - protected, guarded

• अधृष्यम् (adhṛṣyam) - unassailable, invincible, inviolable

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings

• सर्वभूतमनोहरम् (sarvabhūtamanoharam) - charming to the minds of all beings, delightful to all creatures

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - that which (refers to Madhuvana) (which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Used here in conjunction with 'tat'.

तत् (tat) - that which (refers to Madhuvana) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used here in conjunction with 'yat'.

मधुवनम् (madhuvanam) - the Madhuvana forest, a specific honey-forest (honey-forest)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of madhuvana

madhuvana - honey-forest, a particular forest

Compound type : tatpurusha (madhu+vana)

• madhu – honey, sweet
  noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)

नाम (nāma) - named (by name, indeed, verily)

(indeclinable)

सुग्रीवस्य (sugrīvasya) - of Sugriva

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (proper noun), having a beautiful neck

अभिरक्षितम् (abhirakṣitam) - protected, guarded

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhirakṣita

abhirakṣita - protected, guarded, preserved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √rakṣ (to protect) with upasarga abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with madhuvanam.

अधृष्यम् (adhṛṣyam) - unassailable, invincible, inviolable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhṛṣya

adhṛṣya - unassailable, unconquerable, inviolable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from √dhṛṣ (to dare, attack) with negative prefix a-

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dhṛṣya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• dhṛṣya – to be dared, to be attacked
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Derived from √dhṛṣ (to dare, attack)
  Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with madhuvanam.

सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, every creature

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun
• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

सर्वभूतमनोहरम् (sarvabhūtamanoharam) - charming to the minds of all beings, delightful to all creatures

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvabhūtamanohara

sarvabhūtamanohara - charming the minds of all beings, delightful to all creatures

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarvabhūta+manohara)

• sarvabhūta – all beings, every creature
  noun (neuter)
• manohara – charming, delightful, captivating the mind
  adjective (masculine)
  From manas + √hṛ (to take, steal)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with madhuvanam.

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