वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-11, verse-37

एवमुक्तो गृहीत्वा तु तद्वचः पितृगौरवात् ।
सदार पौरः सामात्यः सवाहनधनो गतः ॥३७॥

37. evamukto gṛhītvā tu tadvacaḥ pitṛgauravāt ,
sadāra pauraḥ sāmātyaḥ savāhanadhano gataḥ.

37. evam uktaḥ gṛhītvā tu tat vacaḥ pitṛgauravāt
sadāraḥ pauraḥ sāmātyaḥ savāhanadhanaḥ gataḥ

37. evam uktaḥ tu pitṛgauravāt tat vacaḥ gṛhītvā
pauraḥ sadāraḥ sāmātyaḥ savāhanadhanaḥ gataḥ

37. Having thus been instructed, and accepting that command out of reverence for his father, the prince (or lord), accompanied by his wife, ministers, vehicles, and wealth, departed.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus (referring to the instructions given) (thus, in this manner, so)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been spoken to, instructed (spoken, said, told)

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having accepted (having taken, having seized, having accepted)

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphatic) (but, indeed, however)

• तत् (tat) - that (command) (that, his)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - command (word, speech, command)

• पितृगौरवात् (pitṛgauravāt) - out of reverence for his father (out of respect for one's father, from reverence to father)

• सदारः (sadāraḥ) - accompanied by his wife (accompanied by his wife, with his wife)

• पौरः (pauraḥ) - the prince (or king/lord of the city) (citizen, townsman, pertaining to a city, king)

• सामात्यः (sāmātyaḥ) - accompanied by his ministers (with ministers, accompanied by ministers)

• सवाहनधनः (savāhanadhanaḥ) - with his vehicles and wealth (with vehicles and wealth, accompanied by vehicles and wealth)

• गतः (gataḥ) - departed, went forth (gone, departed, arrived)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (referring to the instructions given) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been spoken to, instructed (spoken, said, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

from root vac (to speak), irregular past participle

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'pauraḥ'.

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having accepted (having taken, having seized, having accepted)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root grah (to seize, take) + tvā suffix

Root: grah (class 9)

तु (tu) - indeed (emphatic) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (command) (that, his)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - command (word, speech, command)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, command

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Direct object of 'gṛhītvā'.

पितृगौरवात् (pitṛgauravāt) - out of reverence for his father (out of respect for one's father, from reverence to father)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pitṛgaurava

pitṛgaurava - respect for father, reverence to father

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+gaurava)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• gaurava – respect, reverence, weight
  noun (neuter)
  from guru (heavy, revered)

Note: Indicates the reason for accepting the command.

सदारः (sadāraḥ) - accompanied by his wife (accompanied by his wife, with his wife)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadāra

sadāra - accompanied by wife, with wife

'sa' (with) + 'dāra' (wife)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+dāra)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix 'sa' meaning 'with' forming a bahuvrīhi compound.
• dāra – wife
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'pauraḥ'.

पौरः (pauraḥ) - the prince (or king/lord of the city) (citizen, townsman, pertaining to a city, king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paura

paura - citizen, townsman, pertaining to a city, king

from pura (city)

Note: Main subject of the sentence, performing the action of 'going'.

सामात्यः (sāmātyaḥ) - accompanied by his ministers (with ministers, accompanied by ministers)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāmātya

sāmātya - with ministers, accompanied by ministers

'sa' (with) + 'amātya' (minister)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+amātya)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix 'sa' meaning 'with' forming a bahuvrīhi compound.
• amātya – minister, companion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'pauraḥ'.

सवाहनधनः (savāhanadhanaḥ) - with his vehicles and wealth (with vehicles and wealth, accompanied by vehicles and wealth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of savāhanadhana

savāhanadhana - with vehicles and wealth, accompanied by vehicles and wealth

'sa' (with) + 'vāhana' (vehicles) + 'dhana' (wealth)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+vāhana+dhana)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix 'sa' meaning 'with' forming a bahuvrīhi compound.
• vāhana – vehicle, conveyance
  noun (neuter)
  from root vah (to carry)
  Root: vah (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'pauraḥ'.

गतः (gataḥ) - departed, went forth (gone, departed, arrived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, arrived

Past Passive Participle

from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence, agrees with 'pauraḥ'.

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