वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-54, verse-17

भग्नानां वो न पश्यामि परिगम्य महीमिमाम् ।
स्थानं सर्वे निवर्तध्वं किं प्राणान्परिरक्षथ ॥१७॥

17. bhagnānāṃ vo na paśyāmi parigamya mahīmimām ,
sthānaṃ sarve nivartadhvaṃ kiṃ prāṇānparirakṣatha.

17. bhagnānām vaḥ na paśyāmi parigamya mahīm imām
sthānam sarve nivartadhvam kim prāṇān parirakṣatha

17. Having searched this entire earth, I see no place for you, the routed ones. All of you, turn back! Why do you protect your lives?

Words meanings summery:

• भग्नानाम् (bhagnānām) - of you, the routed monkeys (of the broken ones, of the routed ones, of the defeated)

• वः (vaḥ) - for you (the routed ones) (your, to you, for you)

• न (na) - not, no

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

• परिगम्य (parigamya) - having searched (the earth) (having traversed, having gone around, having searched)

• महीम् (mahīm) - the earth, land

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - a safe place (to hide) (place, standing ground, position)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• निवर्तध्वम् (nivartadhvam) - turn back, return

• किम् (kim) - why (what, why)

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - your lives (lives, breaths, vital airs)

• परिरक्षथ (parirakṣatha) - do you protect, you protect

Words meanings and morphology

भग्नानाम् (bhagnānām) - of you, the routed monkeys (of the broken ones, of the routed ones, of the defeated)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhagna

bhagna - broken, defeated, routed

past passive participle

From root bhañj (to break).

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Refers to the monkeys.

वः (vaḥ) - for you (the routed ones) (your, to you, for you)

(pronoun)

plural of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

Enclitic form of the second person plural pronoun.

Note: Here, implies 'for you' or 'belonging to you (a place)'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

present active

Root dṛś takes paśya stem in present tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

परिगम्य (parigamya) - having searched (the earth) (having traversed, having gone around, having searched)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from prefix pari + root gam 'to go' + suffix ya (for absolutive with prefix).

Prefix: pari

Root: gam (class 1)

महीम् (mahīm) - the earth, land

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Feminine accusative singular of idam.

स्थानम् (sthānam) - a safe place (to hide) (place, standing ground, position)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, position, locality, standing

From root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to all the monkeys.

निवर्तध्वम् (nivartadhvam) - turn back, return

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ni-vṛt

imperative middle

Formed with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

किम् (kim) - why (what, why)

(indeclinable)

Also an interrogative pronoun. Here used as an interrogative adverb.

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - your lives (lives, breaths, vital airs)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

From prefix pra + root an (to breathe).

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

परिरक्षथ (parirakṣatha) - do you protect, you protect

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pari-rakṣ

present active

Formed with prefix pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Used as an interrogative statement.

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