वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-85, verse-19

पृच्छन्तं राघवं वाक्यमूचतुर्मुनिदारकौ ।
वाल्मीकिर्भगवान् कर्ता संप्राप्तो यज्ञसंनिधिम् ।
येनेदं चरितं तुभ्यमशेषं संप्रदर्शितम् ॥१९॥

19. pṛcchantaṃ rāghavaṃ vākyamūcaturmunidārakau ,
vālmīkirbhagavān kartā saṃprāpto yajñasaṃnidhim ,
yenedaṃ caritaṃ tubhyamaśeṣaṃ saṃpradarśitam.

19. pṛcchantam rāghavam vākyam ūcatuḥ
munidārakau vālmīkiḥ bhagavān kartā
samprāptaḥ yajñasaṃnidhim yena idam
caritam tubhyam aśeṣam sampradarśitam

19. munidārakau pṛcchantam rāghavam vākyam
ūcatuḥ bhagavān vālmīkiḥ kartā
yajñasaṃnidhim samprāptaḥ yena idam
aśeṣam caritam tubhyam sampradarśitam

19. To Rama, who was thus questioning, the two sons of the (muni) sage replied with these words: 'The venerable Valmiki is the author. He has arrived at the site of the (Vedic ritual) (yajña), and it is by him that this entire narrative has been fully presented to you.'

Words meanings summery:

• पृच्छन्तम् (pṛcchantam) - Rama, who was asking (asking, questioning)

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement

• ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - they two said

• मुनिदारकौ (munidārakau) - the two sons of the sage, the two young sages

• वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - Valmiki

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, glorious, divine, blessed

• कर्ता (kartā) - doer, creator, author

• सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - arrived, reached, attained

• यज्ञसंनिधिम् (yajñasaṁnidhim) - the site of the (Vedic ritual) (yajña) (the vicinity of the (Vedic ritual))

• येन (yena) - by whom (Valmiki) (by whom, by which)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• चरितम् (caritam) - story, narrative, deeds, conduct

• तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you, for you

• अशेषम् (aśeṣam) - complete, entire, without remainder

• सम्प्रदर्शितम् (sampradarśitam) - shown, revealed, presented

Words meanings and morphology

पृच्छन्तम् (pṛcchantam) - Rama, who was asking (asking, questioning)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pṛcchat

pṛcchat - asking, questioning, inquiring

present active participle

Derived from the root √prach (to ask).

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'rāghavam'.

राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence, assertion

Root: vac (class 2)

ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - they two said

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (Lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

मुनिदारकौ (munidārakau) - the two sons of the sage, the two young sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of munidāraka

munidāraka - son of a sage, young sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+dāraka)

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

वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - Valmiki

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālmīki

vālmīki - Valmiki (the celebrated author of the Rāmāyaṇa)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, glorious, divine, blessed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

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

Note: Agrees with 'vālmīkiḥ'.

कर्ता (kartā) - doer, creator, author

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, maker, creator, author, agent

agent noun

Agent noun derived from the root √kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - arrived, reached, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samprāpta

samprāpta - arrived, reached, obtained, attained

past passive participle

Derived from the root √āp (to obtain) with prefixes sam- and pra-.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'vālmīkiḥ'.

यज्ञसंनिधिम् (yajñasaṁnidhim) - the site of the (Vedic ritual) (yajña) (the vicinity of the (Vedic ritual))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajñasaṃnidhi

yajñasaṁnidhi - vicinity of a (Vedic ritual), presence for a (Vedic ritual)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+saṃnidhi)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• saṃnidhi – proximity, vicinity, presence, nearness
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)

येन (yena) - by whom (Valmiki) (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

चरितम् (caritam) - story, narrative, deeds, conduct

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of carita

carita - story, narrative, deeds, adventures, conduct, behavior

past passive participle

Nominalized form of the past passive participle of √car (to move, to do, to perform).

Root: car (class 1)

तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अशेषम् (aśeṣam) - complete, entire, without remainder

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - without remainder, entire, complete, whole

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śeṣa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• śeṣa – remainder, rest, remnant
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'caritam'.

सम्प्रदर्शितम् (sampradarśitam) - shown, revealed, presented

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sampradarśita

sampradarśita - shown, revealed, exhibited, displayed, presented

past passive participle

Derived from the root √dṛś (to see) with prefixes sam- and pra-.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'caritam'.

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