वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-9, verse-34

निरीक्षमाणश्च ततस्ताः स्त्रियः स महाकपिः ।
जगाम महतीं चिन्तां धर्मसाध्वसशङ्कितः ॥३४॥

34. nirīkṣamāṇaśca tatastāḥ striyaḥ sa mahākapiḥ ,
jagāma mahatīṃ cintāṃ dharmasādhvasaśaṅkitaḥ.

34. nirīkṣamāṇaḥ ca tataḥ tāḥ striyaḥ saḥ mahākapiḥ
jagāma mahatīm cintām dharmasādhvasaśaṅkitaḥ

34. ca tataḥ tāḥ striyaḥ nirīkṣamāṇaḥ saḥ mahākapiḥ
dharmasādhvasaśaṅkitaḥ mahatīm cintām jagāma

34. And then, that great monkey, observing those women, became greatly worried, apprehensive about the infringement of natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• निरीक्षमाणः (nirīkṣamāṇaḥ) - observing (observing, looking at, perceiving)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

• ताः (tāḥ) - those (women) (those)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• सः (saḥ) - he (Hanumān) (he, that)

• महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - the great monkey (Hanumān) (great monkey)

• जगाम (jagāma) - fell into (great worry) (went, resorted to, approached, fell into)

• महतीम् (mahatīm) - great (great, large, extensive, profound)

• चिन्ताम् (cintām) - worry (thought, reflection, anxiety, worry)

• धर्मसाध्वसशङ्कितः (dharmasādhvasaśaṅkitaḥ) - apprehensive about the infringement of natural law (dharma) (apprehensive due to fear of unrighteousness or violation of natural law)

Words meanings and morphology

निरीक्षमाणः (nirīkṣamāṇaḥ) - observing (observing, looking at, perceiving)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirīkṣamāṇa

nirīkṣamāṇa - one who is looking, observing, perceiving

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

Formed from ni- + √īkṣ (to see) with the Śānac (māna) suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverb derived from tad (that).

ताः (tāḥ) - those (women) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Agrees with striyaḥ.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - a woman, female

सः (saḥ) - he (Hanumān) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Mahākapiḥ.

महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - the great monkey (Hanumān) (great monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākapi

mahākapi - a great monkey

Tatpurusha compound: mahā (great) + kapi (monkey).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mahā+kapi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Stem of mahat (great).
• kapi – a monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)

जगाम (jagāma) - fell into (great worry) (went, resorted to, approached, fell into)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

महतीम् (mahatīm) - great (great, large, extensive, profound)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Note: Agrees with cintām.

चिन्ताम् (cintām) - worry (thought, reflection, anxiety, worry)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cintā

cintā - thought, reflection, anxiety, worry, concern

Derived from √cit (to perceive, think).

Root: cit (class 1)

धर्मसाध्वसशङ्कितः (dharmasādhvasaśaṅkitaḥ) - apprehensive about the infringement of natural law (dharma) (apprehensive due to fear of unrighteousness or violation of natural law)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmasādhvasaśaṅkita

dharmasādhvasaśaṅkita - fearful of violating natural law (dharma), apprehensive about righteousness

Tatpurusha compound: dharma (natural law/righteousness) + sādhvasa (fear/apprehension) + śaṅkita (fearful/apprehensive).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (dharma+sādhvasa+śaṅkita)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• sādhvasa – fear, terror, apprehension
  noun (neuter)
• śaṅkita – fearful, apprehensive, suspected
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √śaṅk (to doubt, fear).
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)

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