वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-47, verse-17

दूरस्थं रथमालोक्य लक्ष्मणं च मुहुर्मुहुः ।
निरीक्षमाणामुद्विग्नां सीतां शोकः समाविशत् ॥१७॥

17. dūrasthaṃ rathamālokya lakṣmaṇaṃ ca muhurmuhuḥ ,
nirīkṣamāṇāmudvignāṃ sītāṃ śokaḥ samāviśat.

17. dūrastham ratham ālokya lakṣmaṇam ca muhuḥ muhuḥ
nirīkṣamāṇām udvignām sītām śokaḥ samāviśat

17. dūrastham ratham lakṣmaṇam ca ālokya muhuḥ muhuḥ
nirīkṣamāṇām udvignām sītām śokaḥ samāviśat

17. Grief seized Sītā as she anxiously watched the distant chariot and Lakṣmaṇa, gazing at them again and again.

Words meanings summery:

• दूरस्थम् (dūrastham) - distant, far off, situated far away

• रथम् (ratham) - chariot

• आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, observing

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa (male proper name)

• च (ca) - and, also

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again, instantly

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again, instantly

• निरीक्षमाणाम् (nirīkṣamāṇām) - looking at, observing, gazing at

• उद्विग्नाम् (udvignām) - agitated, distressed, anxious

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā (female proper name)

• शोकः (śokaḥ) - grief, sorrow, lamentation

• समाविशत् (samāviśat) - he/it entered, seized, pervaded

Words meanings and morphology

दूरस्थम् (dūrastham) - distant, far off, situated far away

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dūrastha

dūrastha - distant, far off, situated far away

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dūra+stha)

• dūra – distance, far
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, being
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from the root √sthā (to stand).
  Root: √sthā (class 1)

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car, vehicle

आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, observing

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from the root √lok (to see, perceive) with prefix ā- and suffix -ya.

Prefix: ā

Root: √lok (class 10)

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa (male proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rāma)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again, instantly

(indeclinable)

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again, instantly

(indeclinable)

निरीक्षमाणाम् (nirīkṣamāṇām) - looking at, observing, gazing at

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nirīkṣamāṇā

nirīkṣamāṇā - looking at, observing, gazing at

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the root √īkṣ (to see) with prefix nir-.

Prefix: nir

Root: √īkṣ (class 1)

उद्विग्नाम् (udvignām) - agitated, distressed, anxious

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of udvignā

udvignā - agitated, distressed, anxious, trembling

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √vij (to tremble, be agitated) with prefix ud-.

Prefix: ud

Root: √vij (class 6)

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā (female proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (daughter of Janaka, wife of Rāma)

शोकः (śokaḥ) - grief, sorrow, lamentation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śoka

śoka - grief, sorrow, lamentation, anguish

Root: √śuc (class 1)

समाविशत् (samāviśat) - he/it entered, seized, pervaded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of samāviś

Imperfect

Derived from the root √viś (to enter) with prefixes sam- and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: √viś (class 6)

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