वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-60, verse-21

ते स्वामिवचनं वीरा हृदयेष्ववसज्य तत् ।
त्वरया ह्यभ्यधावन्त सालतालशिलायुधाः ॥२१॥

21. te svāmivacanaṃ vīrā hṛdayeṣvavasajya tat ,
tvarayā hyabhyadhāvanta sālatālaśilāyudhāḥ.

21. te svāmivacanaṃ vīrāḥ hṛdayeṣu avasajya tat
tvarayā hi abhyadhāvanta sālatalāśilāyudhāḥ

21. te vīrāḥ sālatalāśilāyudhāḥ svāmivacanaṃ tat
hṛdayeṣu avasajya hi tvarayā abhyadhāvanta

21. Those heroes, having indeed imprinted their master's command in their hearts, swiftly rushed forward, armed with sāla trees, tāla trees, and stones.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• स्वामिवचनं (svāmivacanaṁ) - the master's command/word

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones

• हृदयेषु (hṛdayeṣu) - in hearts, in their minds

• अवसज्य (avasajya) - having fixed, having placed, having pondered, having committed

• तत् (tat) - that (command)

• त्वरया (tvarayā) - with haste, quickly

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - they rushed towards, they advanced

• सालतलाशिलायुधाः (sālatalāśilāyudhāḥ) - having sāla trees, tāla trees, and stones as weapons

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tat

tat - that, he, she, it

स्वामिवचनं (svāmivacanaṁ) - the master's command/word

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svāmivacana

svāmivacana - master's word/command

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (svāmin+vacana)

• svāmin – owner, master, lord
  noun (masculine)
• vacana – word, speech, command
  noun (neuter)

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man

हृदयेषु (hṛdayeṣu) - in hearts, in their minds

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind

अवसज्य (avasajya) - having fixed, having placed, having pondered, having committed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from prefix ava- + root sañj + -ya suffix

Prefix: ava

Root: sañj (class 6)

तत् (tat) - that (command)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tat

tat - that, he, she, it

Note: refers to svāmivacanam

त्वरया (tvarayā) - with haste, quickly

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tvarā

tvarā - haste, speed, quickness

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - they rushed towards, they advanced

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of abhyadhāv

formed from prefixes abhi- and ā- + root dhāv

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: dhāv (class 1)

सालतलाशिलायुधाः (sālatalāśilāyudhāḥ) - having sāla trees, tāla trees, and stones as weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sālatalāśilāyudha

sālatalāśilāyudha - armed with sāla trees, tāla trees, and stones

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāla+tāla+śilā+āyudha)

• sāla – sāla tree (Shorea robusta)
  noun (masculine)
• tāla – tāla tree (palm tree)
  noun (masculine)
• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)

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