वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-48, verse-5

तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा बुद्ध्या निश्चित्य धर्मवित् ।
तपसा लब्धचक्षुष्मान्प्राद्रवद् यत्र मैथिली ॥५॥

5. teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā buddhyā niścitya dharmavit ,
tapasā labdhacakṣuṣmānprādravad yatra maithilī.

5. teṣām tat vacanam śrutvā buddhyā niścitya dharmavit
tapasā labdhacakṣuṣmān prādravat yatra maithilī

5. The knower of (dharma), having heard their words and decided with his intelligence, and having obtained spiritual sight through his asceticism (tapas), hurried to where Maithili (Sita) was.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• तत् (tat) - that

• वचनम् (vacanam) - speech, words, saying

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intelligence, with understanding

• निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having determined, having ascertained, having decided

• धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - knower of (dharma), knower of righteousness

• तपसा (tapasā) - by penance, through asceticism

• लब्धचक्षुष्मान् (labdhacakṣuṣmān) - having obtained sight, having spiritual insight

• प्राद्रवत् (prādravat) - he ran forth, he hurried

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• मैथिली (maithilī) - Sita, daughter of Janaka, king of Mithila (Maithili, princess of Mithila (Sita))

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वचनम् (vacanam) - speech, words, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root śru with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intelligence, with understanding

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason

Root: budh (class 1)

निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having determined, having ascertained, having decided

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root ci with upasarga niś

Prefix: niś

Root: ci (class 5)

धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - knower of (dharma), knower of righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavit

dharmavit - knower of (dharma), one who knows justice/right conduct

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+vit)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vit – knower (from root vid 'to know')
  noun (masculine)
  Nominal derivative from root vid
  Root: vid (class 2)

तपसा (tapasā) - by penance, through asceticism

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, penance, asceticism, spiritual austerity

Root: tap (class 1)

लब्धचक्षुष्मान् (labdhacakṣuṣmān) - having obtained sight, having spiritual insight

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of labdhacakṣuṣmat

labdhacakṣuṣmat - one who has obtained sight/spiritual vision

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (labdha+cakṣuṣmat)

• labdha – obtained, gained, acquired
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root labh (to obtain)
  Root: labh (class 1)
• cakṣuṣmat – possessing eyes, having sight, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from cakṣus (eye) with matup suffix

प्राद्रवत् (prādravat) - he ran forth, he hurried

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of prādru

Prefix: pra

Root: dru (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

मैथिली (maithilī) - Sita, daughter of Janaka, king of Mithila (Maithili, princess of Mithila (Sita))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - princess of Mithila, Sita

Derived from Mithila (name of a kingdom)

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