वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-48, verse-1

सीतां तु रुदतीं दृष्ट्वा ये तत्र मुनिदारकाः ।
प्राद्रवन्यत्र भगवानास्ते वाल्मीकिरग्र्यधीः ॥१॥

1. sītāṃ tu rudatīṃ dṛṣṭvā ye tatra munidārakāḥ ,
prādravanyatra bhagavānāste vālmīkiragryadhīḥ.

1. sītām tu rudatīm dṛṣṭvā ye tatra munidārakāḥ
prādravan yatra bhagavān āste vālmīkiḥ agryadhīḥ

1. ye munidārakāḥ tatra sītām rudatīm dṛṣṭvā tu
prādravan yatra bhagavān agryadhīḥ vālmīkiḥ āste

1. Upon seeing Sītā crying, those ascetic boys (muni) ran to where the revered (bhagavān) Vālmīki, possessing supreme intellect, was residing.

Words meanings summery:

• सीताम् (sītām) - Princess Sītā, wife of Rāma (Sītā)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• रुदतीम् (rudatīm) - crying, in a state of weeping (crying, weeping)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• मुनिदारकाः (munidārakāḥ) - young disciples or children residing in the hermitage (ascetic boys, sons of ascetics)

• प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - they ran forth, they fled

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered sage (revered, blessed, divine, glorious)

• आस्ते (āste) - was residing, was present (he sits, he resides, he exists)

• वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - the sage Vālmīki (Vālmīki)

• अग्र्यधीः (agryadhīḥ) - Vālmīki, who is of supreme intellect (of supreme intellect, having a sharp mind)

Words meanings and morphology

सीताम् (sītām) - Princess Sītā, wife of Rāma (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - furrow; Sītā (name of Janaka's daughter)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

रुदतीम् (rudatīm) - crying, in a state of weeping (crying, weeping)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rudat

rudat - crying, weeping

present active participle

formed from root √rud (to cry) with -at suffix

Root: rud (class 2)

Note: present active participle, modifying Sītām

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from root √dṛś (to see) with -tvā suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yat

yat - who, which, what, that

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

मुनिदारकाः (munidārakāḥ) - young disciples or children residing in the hermitage (ascetic boys, sons of ascetics)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of munidāraka

munidāraka - ascetic boy, son of an ascetic

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+dāraka)

• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)
• dāraka – boy, son, child
  noun (masculine)

प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - they ran forth, they fled

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prādravan

Prefix: pra

Root: dru (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered sage (revered, blessed, divine, glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, blessed, divine, glorious, venerable, lord

आस्ते (āste) - was residing, was present (he sits, he resides, he exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

Root: ās (class 2)

वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - the sage Vālmīki (Vālmīki)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālmīki

vālmīki - Vālmīki (name of a famous sage and author of Rāmāyaṇa)

अग्र्यधीः (agryadhīḥ) - Vālmīki, who is of supreme intellect (of supreme intellect, having a sharp mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agryadhī

agryadhī - having a foremost intellect, of sharp intellect

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (agrya+dhī)

• agrya – foremost, chief, best, supreme
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• dhī – intellect, thought, mind, understanding
  noun (feminine)

Note: modifies Vālmīkiḥ

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