वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-2, verse-12

तृणबिन्दोस्तु राजर्षेस्तनया न शृणोति तत् ।
गत्वाश्रमपदं तस्य विचचार सुनिर्भया ॥१२॥

12. tṛṇabindostu rājarṣestanayā na śṛṇoti tat ,
gatvāśramapadaṃ tasya vicacāra sunirbhayā.

12. tṛṇabindoḥ tu rājarṣeḥ tanayā na śṛṇoti tat
gatvā āśramapadam tasya vicacāra sunirbhayā

12. However, the daughter of the royal sage (rājarṣi) Tṛṇabindu did not heed that. Having gone to his hermitage, she wandered about very fearlessly.

Words meanings summery:

• तृणबिन्दोः (tṛṇabindoḥ) - Of the sage Tṛṇabindu (Of Tṛṇabindu)

• तु (tu) - However (But, however, indeed)

• राजर्षेः (rājarṣeḥ) - Of the royal sage Tṛṇabindu (Of the royal sage)

• तनया (tanayā) - The daughter (of Tṛṇabindu) (Daughter)

• न (na) - Not (Not, no)

• शृणोति (śṛṇoti) - Hears, pays attention to, heeds (Hears)

• तत् (tat) - That (instruction/warning) (That, it)

• गत्वा (gatvā) - Having gone

• आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - His hermitage (Hermitage, ascetic's dwelling)

• तस्य (tasya) - His (referring to Tṛṇabindu's hermitage) (His, of him)

• विचचार (vicacāra) - Wandered about (Wandered, roamed, moved about)

• सुनिर्भया (sunirbhayā) - Very fearless

Words meanings and morphology

तृणबिन्दोः (tṛṇabindoḥ) - Of the sage Tṛṇabindu (Of Tṛṇabindu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tṛṇabindu

tṛṇabindu - Name of a sage

Note: Refers to the sage Tṛṇabindu.

तु (tu) - However (But, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to express contrast or emphasis.

राजर्षेः (rājarṣeḥ) - Of the royal sage Tṛṇabindu (Of the royal sage)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, a king who is also a sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes Tṛṇabindu.

तनया (tanayā) - The daughter (of Tṛṇabindu) (Daughter)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tanayā

tanayā - daughter

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

न (na) - Not (Not, no)

(indeclinable)

शृणोति (śṛṇoti) - Hears, pays attention to, heeds (Hears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of śru

Present indicative, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: śru (class 5)

तत् (tat) - That (instruction/warning) (That, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Neuter nominative/accusative singular.

Note: Object of 'śṛṇoti'.

गत्वा (gatvā) - Having gone

(indeclinable)

indeclinable past participle

Absolutive (gerund) formed with suffix -tvā.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Absolutive/gerund.

आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - His hermitage (Hermitage, ascetic's dwelling)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āśramapada

āśramapada - hermitage, ascetic's dwelling, sacred grove

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśrama+pada)

• āśrama – hermitage, monastic retreat, stage of life
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram
• pada – foot, step, place, mark
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of 'gatvā'.

तस्य (tasya) - His (referring to Tṛṇabindu's hermitage) (His, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it, he

Masculine genitive singular.

Note: Possessive pronoun for 'āśramapadam'.

विचचार (vicacāra) - Wandered about (Wandered, roamed, moved about)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of car

perfect tense

Reduplicated perfect tense (liṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice.

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the second clause.

सुनिर्भया (sunirbhayā) - Very fearless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sunirbhaya

sunirbhaya - very fearless, utterly unafraid

Feminine nominative singular form of 'sunirbhaya'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+nirbhaya)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• nirbhaya – fearless, brave
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Adjective modifying 'tanayā'.