वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-28

पादमूलगताश्चापि ददर्श सुमहात्मनः ।
पत्नीः स प्रियभार्यस्य तस्य रक्षःपतेर्गृहे ॥२८॥

28. pādamūlagatāścāpi dadarśa sumahātmanaḥ ,
patnīḥ sa priyabhāryasya tasya rakṣaḥpatergṛhe.

28. pādamūlagatāḥ ca api dadarśa sumahātmanaḥ
patnīḥ sa priyabhāryasya tasya rakṣaḥpateḥ gṛhe

28. saḥ ca api tasya sumahātmanaḥ priyabhāryasya
rakṣaḥpateḥ gṛhe pādamūlagatāḥ patnīḥ dadarśa

28. And he also saw, in the house of that lord of rākṣasas (rakṣaḥpati), the very noble-souled (ātman) one who was fond of his wives, his wives who were positioned at his feet.

Words meanings summery:

• पादमूलगताः (pādamūlagatāḥ) - positioned at his feet (gone to the feet, at the foot of, situated at the base)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• सुमहात्मनः (sumahātmanaḥ) - of the very great-souled, of the very noble

• पत्नीः (patnīḥ) - wives

• स (sa) - he

• प्रियभार्यस्य (priyabhāryasya) - of him whose wife is dear, of the one fond of his wives

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, of him

• रक्षःपतेः (rakṣaḥpateḥ) - of Rāvaṇa, the lord of rākṣasas (of the lord of rākṣasas)

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house

Words meanings and morphology

पादमूलगताः (pādamūlagatāḥ) - positioned at his feet (gone to the feet, at the foot of, situated at the base)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of pādamūlagata

pādamūlagata - gone to the feet, at the foot of

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pādamūla+gata)

• pāda – foot
  noun (masculine)
• mūla – root, base, bottom
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, reached
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with patnīḥ

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सुमहात्मनः (sumahātmanaḥ) - of the very great-souled, of the very noble

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sumahātman

sumahātman - very great-souled, very noble (mahātman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahātman)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahātman – great-souled, noble (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with rakṣaḥpateḥ / tasya

पत्नीः (patnīḥ) - wives

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of patnī

patnī - wife, mistress

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रियभार्यस्य (priyabhāryasya) - of him whose wife is dear, of the one fond of his wives

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of priyabhārya

priyabhārya - having a dear wife, fond of his wives

Compound type : bahuvrihi (priya+bhāryā)

• priya – dear, beloved, favorite
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• bhāryā – wife
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with rakṣaḥpateḥ / tasya

तस्य (tasya) - of that, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रक्षःपतेः (rakṣaḥpateḥ) - of Rāvaṇa, the lord of rākṣasas (of the lord of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rakṣaḥpati

rakṣaḥpati - lord of rākṣasas, chief of demons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rakṣas+pati)

• rakṣas – rākṣasa, demon
  noun (neuter)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

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