वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-115, verse-42

पादुके ते तु रामस्य गृहीत्वा भरतः स्वयम् ।
चरणाभ्यां नरेन्द्रस्य योजयामास धर्मवित् ॥४२॥

42. pāduke te tu rāmasya gṛhītvā bharataḥ svayam ,
caraṇābhyāṃ narendrasya yojayāmāsa dharmavit.

42. pāduke te tu rāmasya gṛhītvā bharataḥ svayam
caraṇābhyām narendrasya yojayām āsa dharmavit

42. tu dharmavit bharataḥ svayam rāmasya te pāduke
gṛhītvā narendrasya caraṇābhyām yojayām āsa

42. Bharata himself, who understood (dharma), took Rāma's sandals and placed them on the king's feet.

Words meanings summery:

• पादुके (pāduke) - two sandals

• ते (te) - those two

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having grasped

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, personally

• चरणाभ्याम् (caraṇābhyām) - on/to the two feet, by the two feet

• नरेन्द्रस्य (narendrasya) - of Rāma, the lord of men (of the king, of the lord of men)

• योजयाम् (yojayām) - (part of periphrastic perfect) having caused to be joined/placed

• आस (āsa) - he was (auxiliary verb for periphrastic perfect)

• धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - Bharata, who understands the intrinsic nature of things, duty, or righteousness (knower of (natural) law (dharma))

Words meanings and morphology

पादुके (pāduke) - two sandals

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, dual of pādukā

pādukā - a slipper, sandal, shoe

ते (te) - those two

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Agrees with pāduke.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (the seventh avatar of Vishnu, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa); pleasing, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having grasped

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root grah with suffix -tvā.

Root: grah (class 9)

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (Rāma's younger brother); maintained, cherished

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, personally

(indeclinable)

चरणाभ्याम् (caraṇābhyām) - on/to the two feet, by the two feet

(noun)

masculine, dual of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, leg, course, conduct

From root car 'to move, walk'.

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Here in a sense of 'on the feet' for placement.

नरेन्द्रस्य (narendrasya) - of Rāma, the lord of men (of the king, of the lord of men)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of narendra

narendra - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+indra)

• nara – man, male, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, most excellent (often as suffix); the god Indra
  noun (masculine)

योजयाम् (yojayām) - (part of periphrastic perfect) having caused to be joined/placed

(verb)

active

Periphrastic perfect stem

From the causative stem yojaya- of root yuj, followed by the suffix -ām (a variant of the kṛt suffix -ā) forming the first part of a periphrastic perfect construction.

Root: yuj (class 7)

आस (āsa) - he was (auxiliary verb for periphrastic perfect)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (Lit)

Root as, 3rd person singular, perfect active. Used here as an auxiliary verb.

Root: as (class 2)

धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - Bharata, who understands the intrinsic nature of things, duty, or righteousness (knower of (natural) law (dharma))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavid

dharmavid - knower of (dharma), one who understands righteousness/law

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+vid)

• dharma – natural law (dharma), intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vid – knower, understanding
  adjective
  Agent noun from root vid
  From root vid 'to know'.
  Root: vid (class 2)

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