वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-60, verse-14

अवीज्यत ततो वीरो हैमैर्हेमविभूषितैः ।
चारुचामरमुख्यैश्च मुख्यः सर्वधनुष्मताम् ॥१४॥

14. avījyata tato vīro haimairhemavibhūṣitaiḥ ,
cārucāmaramukhyaiśca mukhyaḥ sarvadhanuṣmatām.

14. avījyata tataḥ vīraḥ haimaiḥ hemavibhūṣitaiḥ
cārucamaramukhyaiḥ ca mukhyaḥ sarvadhanuṣmatām

14. tataḥ sa vīraḥ,
sarvadhanuṣmatām mukhyaḥ,
haimaiḥ hemavibhūṣitaiḥ cārucamaramukhyaiḥ ca avījyata.

14. Then that hero, the foremost among all archers, was fanned by excellent, beautiful chowries, golden and adorned with gold.

Words meanings summery:

• अवीज्यत (avījyata) - was fanned, was waved

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

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, warrior, brave man

• हैमैः (haimaiḥ) - by golden (chowries) (by golden, made of gold)

• हेमविभूषितैः (hemavibhūṣitaiḥ) - by those (chowries) adorned with gold (by those adorned with gold, decorated with gold)

• चारुचमरमुख्यैः (cārucamaramukhyaiḥ) - by excellent beautiful chowries, by chief beautiful chowries

• च (ca) - and, also

• मुख्यः (mukhyaḥ) - chief, principal, foremost

• सर्वधनुष्मताम् (sarvadhanuṣmatām) - of all archers, of all wielders of bows

Words meanings and morphology

अवीज्यत (avījyata) - was fanned, was waved

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of vīj

Imperfect Passive

3rd person singular, Imperfect tense, Ātmanepada, passive voice.

Root: vīj (class 1)

Note: The `a-` prefix indicates past tense (augment).

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable adverb derived from 'tad' (that).

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, warrior, brave man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, warrior

Note: The subject of the passive verb 'avījyata'.

हैमैः (haimaiḥ) - by golden (chowries) (by golden, made of gold)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of haima

haima - golden, made of gold

Derived from 'heman' (gold).

हेमविभूषितैः (hemavibhūṣitaiḥ) - by those (chowries) adorned with gold (by those adorned with gold, decorated with gold)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hemavibhūṣita

hemavibhūṣita - adorned with gold

Past Passive Participle

Compound 'heman' (gold) + 'vibhūṣita' (adorned). 'vibhūṣita' is from 'vi-' + √bhūṣ (to adorn) + kta suffix.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (heman+vibhūṣita)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• vibhūṣita – adorned, decorated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bhūṣ with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

चारुचमरमुख्यैः (cārucamaramukhyaiḥ) - by excellent beautiful chowries, by chief beautiful chowries

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of cārucamaramukhya

cārucamaramukhya - chief among beautiful chowries, having beautiful chief chowries

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cāru+cāmara+mukhya)

• cāru – beautiful, lovely
  adjective (masculine)
• cāmara – chowrie, yak-tail whisk
  noun (neuter)
• mukhya – chief, principal, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to the fanning instruments.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the adjectives describing the chowries.

मुख्यः (mukhyaḥ) - chief, principal, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukhya

mukhya - chief, principal, foremost, excellent

Derived from 'mukha' (face, front).

सर्वधनुष्मताम् (sarvadhanuṣmatām) - of all archers, of all wielders of bows

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvadhanuṣmat

sarvadhanuṣmat - all archers, all wielders of bows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+dhanuṣmat)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• dhanuṣmat – archer, bowman, possessing a bow
  noun (masculine)
  Possessive suffix -mat added to 'dhanus' (bow).

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