वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-59, verse-8

ते ऽतिकायं समासाद्य वानरा मूढचेतसः ।
शरण्यं शरणं जग्मुर्लक्ष्मणाग्रजमाहवे ॥८॥

8. te'tikāyaṃ samāsādya vānarā mūḍhacetasaḥ ,
śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇaṃ jagmurlakṣmaṇāgrajamāhave.

8. te atikāyam samāsādya vānarāḥ mūḍhacetasaḥ
śaraṇyam śaraṇam jagmuḥ lakṣmaṇāgrajam āhave

8. te mūḍhacetasaḥ vānarāḥ atikāyam samāsādya
āhave śaraṇyam lakṣmaṇāgrajam śaraṇam jagmuḥ

8. Having approached Atikāya, those bewildered monkeys sought refuge in battle with Lakṣmaṇa's elder brother (Rāma), their protector.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those monkeys (they, those)

• अतिकायम् (atikāyam) - the demon Atikāya (Atikāya (proper name), one with an excessive body)

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached, having reached

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

• मूढचेतसः (mūḍhacetasaḥ) - bewildered in mind, confused, foolish-minded

• शरण्यम् (śaraṇyam) - worthy of refuge, protector, refuge-giver

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they approached

• लक्ष्मणाग्रजम् (lakṣmaṇāgrajam) - Lakṣmaṇa's elder brother (Rāma) (Lakṣmaṇa's elder brother)

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in the fight

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those monkeys (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the monkeys.

अतिकायम् (atikāyam) - the demon Atikāya (Atikāya (proper name), one with an excessive body)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atikāya

atikāya - Atikāya (proper name), one with an excessive body

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ati+kāya)

• ati – excessive, beyond
  indeclinable
• kāya – body
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'samāsādya'.

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'sad' with prefixes 'sam-' and 'ā-'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Precedes the main verb 'jagmuḥ'.

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey

Note: Subject of the sentence.

मूढचेतसः (mūḍhacetasaḥ) - bewildered in mind, confused, foolish-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mūḍhacetas

mūḍhacetas - bewildered in mind, confused, foolish-minded

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mūḍha+cetas)

• mūḍha – confused, bewildered, foolish
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'muh' (to be confused)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'vānarāḥ'.

शरण्यम् (śaraṇyam) - worthy of refuge, protector, refuge-giver

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaraṇya

śaraṇya - worthy of refuge, affording protection, a protector

Gerundive

Formed from 'śaraṇa' (refuge)

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'lakṣmaṇāgrajam'.

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'jagmuḥ' (went to refuge).

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they approached

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative

3rd person plural perfect active of root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

लक्ष्मणाग्रजम् (lakṣmaṇāgrajam) - Lakṣmaṇa's elder brother (Rāma) (Lakṣmaṇa's elder brother)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇāgraja

lakṣmaṇāgraja - Lakṣmaṇa's elder brother (Rāma)

Compound type : tatpurusha (lakṣmaṇa+agraja)

• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• agraja – elder brother, born before
  noun (masculine)

Note: To whom refuge was sought.

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in the fight

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, combat

Prefix: ā

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Indicates the location of the action.

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