वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-62, verse-14

पीत्वा मधु यथाकामं विश्रान्ता वनचारिणः ।
किं शेषं गमनं तत्र सुग्रीवो यत्र मे गुरुः ॥१४॥

14. pītvā madhu yathākāmaṃ viśrāntā vanacāriṇaḥ ,
kiṃ śeṣaṃ gamanaṃ tatra sugrīvo yatra me guruḥ.

14. pītvā madhu yathākāmam viśrāntāḥ vanacāriṇaḥ
kim śeṣam gamanam tatra sugrīvaḥ yatra me guruḥ

14. vanacāriṇaḥ yathākāmam madhu pītvā viśrāntāḥ
yatra sugrīvaḥ me guruḥ tatra kim gamanam śeṣam

14. The forest-dwellers, having drunk honey to their heart's content, are now rested. What further journey is there to that place where Sugrīva, my elder (guru), is?

Words meanings summery:

• पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk

• मधु (madhu) - honey, sweet drink

• यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as desired, to one's heart's content

• विश्रान्ताः (viśrāntāḥ) - rested, refreshed

• वनचारिणः (vanacāriṇaḥ) - forest-dwellers, monkeys

• किम् (kim) - what?

• शेषम् (śeṣam) - remainder, what is left

• गमनम् (gamanam) - going, journey

• तत्र (tatra) - there, to that place

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (proper noun)

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• मे (me) - my, to me

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - elder, teacher, lord

Words meanings and morphology

पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root pā (to drink) with suffix -tvā.

Root: pā (class 1)

मधु (madhu) - honey, sweet drink

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhu

madhu - honey, sweet drink, wine

यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as desired, to one's heart's content

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāma)

• yathā – as, according to, in such a way
  indeclinable
• kāma – desire, wish
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

विश्रान्ताः (viśrāntāḥ) - rested, refreshed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viśrānta

viśrānta - rested, calm, quiet, ceased

Past Passive Participle

From root śram (to be weary) with upasarga vi-, plus kta suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

वनचारिणः (vanacāriṇaḥ) - forest-dwellers, monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vanacārin

vanacārin - living in the forest, forest-dweller, monkey

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (vana+cārin)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• cārin – going, moving, roaming, dwelling
  participle
  Agent Noun / Adjective
  From root car (to move) with suffix -in.
  Root: car (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what?

(interrogative pronoun)

शेषम् (śeṣam) - remainder, what is left

(noun)

neuter, singular of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, residue, what is left

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

गमनम् (gamanam) - going, journey

(noun)

neuter, singular of gamana

gamana - going, movement, journey

Action noun

From root gam (to go) with suffix -ana.

Root: gam (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, to that place

(indeclinable)

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

गुरुः (guruḥ) - elder, teacher, lord

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, elder, heavy, important

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