वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-98, verse-4

आर्यपुत्रेति वादिन्यो हा नाथेति च सर्वशः ।
परिपेतुः कबन्धाङ्कां महीं शोणितकर्दमाम् ॥४॥

4. āryaputreti vādinyo hā nātheti ca sarvaśaḥ ,
paripetuḥ kabandhāṅkāṃ mahīṃ śoṇitakardamām.

4. āryaputra iti vādinyaḥ hā nātha iti ca sarvaśaḥ
paripetuḥ kabandha-aṅkām mahīm śoṇita-kardamām

4. Crying out, 'O noble husband!' and 'Alas, O lord!' in every direction, they roamed over the ground, which was marked by headless trunks and covered in a mire of blood.

Words meanings summery:

• आर्यपुत्र (āryaputra) - The vocative exclamation 'O noble husband!' (O noble husband!, O son of a noble one!)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech

• वादिन्यः (vādinyaḥ) - the women crying out (speaking, crying, proclaiming)

• हा (hā) - alas!, ah! (exclamation of sorrow)

• नाथ (nātha) - lord, master, protector, helper

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere, in all respects, in every way

• परिपेतुः (paripetuḥ) - they roamed around, they fell about

• कबन्ध-अङ्काम् (kabandha-aṅkām) - the ground marked with headless trunks (marked with headless trunks)

• महीम् (mahīm) - earth, ground, land

• शोणित-कर्दमाम् (śoṇita-kardamām) - the ground covered in a mire of blood (having blood-mud, covered in a mire of blood)

Words meanings and morphology

आर्यपुत्र (āryaputra) - The vocative exclamation 'O noble husband!' (O noble husband!, O son of a noble one!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of āryaputra

āryaputra - son of a noble one, noble husband

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ārya+putra)

• ārya – noble, respectable, venerable
  adjective (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of a direct speech phrase followed by iti.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech

(indeclinable)

वादिन्यः (vādinyaḥ) - the women crying out (speaking, crying, proclaiming)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vādin

vādin - speaking, proclaiming, saying, complaining

present active participle

From √vad (to speak) + -in suffix

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Refers to the women (demonesses) who are crying out.

हा (hā) - alas!, ah! (exclamation of sorrow)

(indeclinable)

नाथ (nātha) - lord, master, protector, helper

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nātha

nātha - lord, master, protector, helper

Note: Part of a direct speech phrase followed by iti.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere, in all respects, in every way

(indeclinable)

From sarva + -śas suffix

परिपेतुः (paripetuḥ) - they roamed around, they fell about

(verb)

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

perfect active

From pari-√pat (to fly, fall, go)

Prefix: pari

Root: pat (class 1)

कबन्ध-अङ्काम् (kabandha-aṅkām) - the ground marked with headless trunks (marked with headless trunks)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kabandha-aṅka

kabandha-aṅka - marked by headless trunks

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kabandha+aṅka)

• kabandha – headless trunk (of a body)
  noun (masculine)
• aṅka – mark, sign, distinguishing feature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies mahīm.

महीम् (mahīm) - earth, ground, land

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land, great

Note: Object of paripetuḥ.

शोणित-कर्दमाम् (śoṇita-kardamām) - the ground covered in a mire of blood (having blood-mud, covered in a mire of blood)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śoṇita-kardama

śoṇita-kardama - mire of blood

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoṇita+kardama)

• śoṇita – blood, bloody, red
  noun (neuter)
• kardama – mud, mire, dirt
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies mahīm.

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