वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-60, verse-14

जानुभिश्च प्रकृष्टाश्च देवमार्गं च दर्शिताः ।
अब्रुवन्परमोद्विग्ना गत्वा दधिमुखं वचः ॥१४॥

14. jānubhiśca prakṛṣṭāśca devamārgaṃ ca darśitāḥ ,
abruvanparamodvignā gatvā dadhimukhaṃ vacaḥ.

14. jānubhiḥ ca prakṛṣṭāḥ ca devamārgam ca darśitāḥ
abruvan paramodvignāḥ gatvā dadhimukham vacaḥ

14. paramodvignāḥ jānubhiḥ ca prakṛṣṭāḥ ca devamārgam
ca darśitāḥ dadhimukham gatvā vacaḥ abruvan

14. Extremely agitated, they went to Dadhimukha and spoke these words, [reporting how they had been] dragged by their knees and made to see the heavens.

Words meanings summery:

• जानुभिः (jānubhiḥ) - by knees

• च (ca) - and

• प्रकृष्टाः (prakṛṣṭāḥ) - dragged, pulled forward

• च (ca) - and

• देवमार्गम् (devamārgam) - the path of the gods, the sky

• च (ca) - and

• दर्शिताः (darśitāḥ) - shown, made to see

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said

• परमोद्विग्नाः (paramodvignāḥ) - extremely agitated, greatly distressed

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• दधिमुखम् (dadhimukham) - to Dadhimukha, the guardian of Madhuvana (to Dadhimukha)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech

Words meanings and morphology

जानुभिः (jānubhiḥ) - by knees

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of jānu

jānu - knee

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रकृष्टाः (prakṛṣṭāḥ) - dragged, pulled forward

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakṛṣṭa

prakṛṣṭa - dragged, pulled; excellent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛṣ with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

देवमार्गम् (devamārgam) - the path of the gods, the sky

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devamārga

devamārga - path of the gods, divine path, sky, heaven

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+mārga)

• deva – god, divine being
  noun (masculine)
• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दर्शिताः (darśitāḥ) - shown, made to see

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of darśita

darśita - shown, made to see, seen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the causative of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

परमोद्विग्नाः (paramodvignāḥ) - extremely agitated, greatly distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramodvigna

paramodvigna - extremely agitated, greatly disturbed

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+udvigna)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• udvigna – agitated, disturbed, distressed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vij with prefix ud-
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vij (class 6)

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root gam with suffix -tvā

Root: gam (class 1)

दधिमुखम् (dadhimukham) - to Dadhimukha, the guardian of Madhuvana (to Dadhimukha)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dadhimukha

dadhimukha - name of a monkey

वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance

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