वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-48, verse-2

अभिवाद्य मुनेः पादौ मुनिपुत्रा महर्षये ।
सर्वे निवेदयामासुस्तस्यास्तु रुदितस्वनम् ॥२॥

2. abhivādya muneḥ pādau muniputrā maharṣaye ,
sarve nivedayāmāsustasyāstu ruditasvanam.

2. abhivādya muneḥ pādau muniputrāḥ maharṣaye
sarve nivedayām āsuḥ tasyāḥ tu ruditasvanam

2. sarve muniputrāḥ muneḥ pādau abhivādya tasyāḥ
ruditasvanam tu maharṣaye nivedayām āsuḥ

2. Having greeted the feet of the (muni), all the sons of the ascetics (muniputrāḥ) then reported her crying sound to the great sage (maharṣi).

Words meanings summery:

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having greeted, having saluted, having bowed down to

• मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the ascetic Vālmīki (of the sage, from the sage)

• पादौ (pādau) - the two feet (of the sage) (two feet)

• मुनिपुत्राः (muniputrāḥ) - the young disciples in Vālmīki's hermitage (sons of ascetics, ascetic boys)

• महर्षये (maharṣaye) - to the great sage Vālmīki (to the great sage)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (the ascetic boys) (all, every)

• निवेदयाम् (nivedayām) - reported, announced (part of periphrastic perfect)

• आसुः (āsuḥ) - they were (auxiliary verb)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Sītā (her, of her, to her)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• रुदितस्वनम् (ruditasvanam) - the sound of Sītā's weeping (sound of crying, lamentation)

Words meanings and morphology

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having greeted, having saluted, having bowed down to

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from root √vad (to speak) with prefix abhi- and -ya suffix

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the ascetic Vālmīki (of the sage, from the sage)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, saint

पादौ (pādau) - the two feet (of the sage) (two feet)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter, ray, verse foot

मुनिपुत्राः (muniputrāḥ) - the young disciples in Vālmīki's hermitage (sons of ascetics, ascetic boys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muniputra

muniputra - son of an ascetic, ascetic boy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+putra)

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

महर्षये (maharṣaye) - to the great sage Vālmīki (to the great sage)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, eminent seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ṛṣi)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• ṛṣi – seer, sage, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (the ascetic boys) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

निवेदयाम् (nivedayām) - reported, announced (part of periphrastic perfect)

(verb)

active

causative stem, used in periphrastic perfect

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: It is the causative stem used with the perfect of 'as' to form a periphrastic perfect.

आसुः (āsuḥ) - they were (auxiliary verb)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

Note: auxiliary verb for periphrastic perfect

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Sītā (her, of her, to her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, her

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

रुदितस्वनम् (ruditasvanam) - the sound of Sītā's weeping (sound of crying, lamentation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ruditasvana

ruditasvana - sound of crying, lamentation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rudita+svana)

• rudita – cried, wept (past passive participle used as noun)
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root √rud (to cry)
  Root: rud (class 2)
• svana – sound, noise, voice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svan (class 1)

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