वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-98, verse-1

ते दूता रामवाक्येन चोदिता लघुविक्रमाः ।
प्रजग्मुर्मधुरां शीघ्रं चक्रुर्वासं न चाध्वनि ॥१॥

1. te dūtā rāmavākyena coditā laghuvikramāḥ ,
prajagmurmadhurāṃ śīghraṃ cakrurvāsaṃ na cādhvani.

1. te dūtāḥ rāmavākyena coditāḥ laghuvikramāḥ prajagmuḥ
madhurām śīghram cakruḥ vāsam na ca adhvani

1. rāmavākyena coditāḥ te laghuvikramāḥ dūtāḥ śīghram
madhurām prajagmuḥ ca adhvani vāsam na cakruḥ

1. Impelled by Rama's word, those swift-moving messengers quickly set off for Mathura and did not make any stop on the way.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those messengers (those)

• दूताः (dūtāḥ) - messengers

• रामवाक्येन (rāmavākyena) - by Rama's word/command

• चोदिताः (coditāḥ) - impelled, urged, commanded

• लघुविक्रमाः (laghuvikramāḥ) - swift-footed, swift in valor

• प्रजग्मुः (prajagmuḥ) - they went forth, they set out

• मधुराम् (madhurām) - to Mathura

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did

• वासम् (vāsam) - dwelling, stay, halt

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and

• अध्वनि (adhvani) - on the way, on the road

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those messengers (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

दूताः (dūtāḥ) - messengers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy

रामवाक्येन (rāmavākyena) - by Rama's word/command

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rāmavākya

rāmavākya - Rama's word/command

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rāma+vākya)

• rāma – Rama (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vākya – word, speech, command
  noun (neuter)

चोदिताः (coditāḥ) - impelled, urged, commanded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of codita

codita - urged, impelled, set in motion

Past Passive Participle

Formed from causative of root √cud (to urge, impel)

Root: √cud (class 1)

लघुविक्रमाः (laghuvikramāḥ) - swift-footed, swift in valor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of laghuvikrama

laghuvikrama - swift in movement, light-footed

Compound type : karmadhāraya (laghu+vikrama)

• laghu – light, swift, quick
  adjective
• vikrama – step, stride, valor, might
  noun (masculine)

प्रजग्मुः (prajagmuḥ) - they went forth, they set out

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (Lit) of pra√gam

Perfect tense

Perfect of root √gam (to go) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: √gam (class 1)

मधुराम् (madhurām) - to Mathura

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of madhurā

madhurā - Mathura (city name)

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Used as an adverb here

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (Lit) of √kṛ

Perfect tense

Perfect of root √kṛ

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

वासम् (vāsam) - dwelling, stay, halt

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, abode, stay

From root √vas (to dwell)

Root: √vas (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अध्वनि (adhvani) - on the way, on the road

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of adhvan

adhvan - path, road, journey

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