वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-74, verse-2

अविदूरं ततो गत्वा प्रविश्य च महद्वनम् ।
दर्शयामास तत् कर्म लक्ष्मणाय विभीषणः ॥२॥

2. avidūraṃ tato gatvā praviśya ca mahadvanam ,
darśayāmāsa tat karma lakṣmaṇāya vibhīṣaṇaḥ.

2. avidūram tataḥ gatvā praviśya ca mahat vanam
darśayāmāsa tat karma lakṣmaṇāya vibhīṣaṇaḥ

2. tataḥ avidūram gatvā,
ca mahat vanam praviśya,
Vibhīṣaṇaḥ tat karma lakṣmaṇāya darśayāmāsa.

2. Having gone not far from there, and having entered a great forest, Vibhīṣaṇa showed that particular sight (or place of action) to Lakṣmaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• अविदूरम् (avidūram) - not far, near

• ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence, then

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

• च (ca) - and, also

• महत् (mahat) - great, large

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

• दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - he showed, he caused to see

• तत् (tat) - that

• कर्म (karma) - that significant sight (referring to the banyan tree in the next verse) (deed, action, object, significant place/sight)

• लक्ष्मणाय (lakṣmaṇāya) - to Lakṣmaṇa

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

अविदूरम् (avidūram) - not far, near

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avidūra

avidūra - not far, near

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidūra)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vidūra – distant, far
  adjective

ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence, then

(indeclinable)

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root gam (to go) + ktvā suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root viś (to enter) with prefix pra + lyap suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महत् (mahat) - great, large

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - he showed, he caused to see

(verb)

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

Causative stem derived from root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कर्म (karma) - that significant sight (referring to the banyan tree in the next verse) (deed, action, object, significant place/sight)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, effect of actions (karma)

Derived from root kṛ (to do) + man suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

लक्ष्मणाय (lakṣmaṇāya) - to Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (proper noun)

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhīṣaṇa (proper noun), terrifying

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