वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-99, verse-10

तं यान्तमनुयान्ति स्म अन्तःपुरचराः स्त्रियः ।
सवृद्धबालदासीकाः सवर्षवरकिंकराः ॥१०॥

10. taṃ yāntamanuyānti sma antaḥpuracarāḥ striyaḥ ,
savṛddhabāladāsīkāḥ savarṣavarakiṃkarāḥ.

10. tam yāntam anuyānti sma antaḥpuracarāḥ striyaḥ
savṛddhabāladāsīkāḥ savarṣavarakinkarāḥ

10. The women of the inner apartments followed him as he departed, accompanied by their old and young maids, and by eunuchs and principal servants.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to Rama) (him, that)

• यान्तम् (yāntam) - departing (referring to Rama) (going, moving, departing)

• अनुयान्ति (anuyānti) - followed, were following (follow, go after)

• स्म (sma) - indicating past action (e.g., 'followed') (an indeclinable particle used with present tense verb to denote past action)

• अन्तःपुरचराः (antaḥpuracarāḥ) - women moving within the royal inner apartments (those who move in the inner apartments, female attendants)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women (referring to the royal women) (women)

• सवृद्धबालदासीकाः (savṛddhabāladāsīkāḥ) - accompanied by old and young female servants (with old and young maids)

• सवर्षवरकिन्कराः (savarṣavarakinkarāḥ) - accompanied by eunuchs and principal male servants (with eunuchs and best servants)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (referring to Rama) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यान्तम् (yāntam) - departing (referring to Rama) (going, moving, departing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yāt

yāt - going, moving, proceeding

Present Active Participle

Derived from root yā (to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Present active participle of yā (to go).

अनुयान्ति (anuyānti) - followed, were following (follow, go after)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of anuyā

anu (prefix) + yā (root)

Prefix: anu

Root: yā (class 2)

स्म (sma) - indicating past action (e.g., 'followed') (an indeclinable particle used with present tense verb to denote past action)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with present tense verb to denote past tense.

अन्तःपुरचराः (antaḥpuracarāḥ) - women moving within the royal inner apartments (those who move in the inner apartments, female attendants)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of antaḥpuracara

antaḥpuracara - moving in the inner apartments, attendant of the inner apartments

Compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (antar+pura+cara)

• antar – within, inner
  indeclinable
• pura – city, palace, inner apartment
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, a mover
  adjective (masculine)
  From root car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to striyaḥ.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women (referring to the royal women) (women)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

सवृद्धबालदासीकाः (savṛddhabāladāsīkāḥ) - accompanied by old and young female servants (with old and young maids)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of savṛddhabāladāsīka

savṛddhabāladāsīka - having old and young maids

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+vṛddha+bāla+dāsīkā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• vṛddha – old, aged, grown
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛdh (to grow)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)
• bāla – young, child, youthful
  adjective (masculine)
• dāsīkā – female servant, maid
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine diminutive of dāsa (servant)

Note: Adjective modifying striyaḥ.

सवर्षवरकिन्कराः (savarṣavarakinkarāḥ) - accompanied by eunuchs and principal male servants (with eunuchs and best servants)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of savarṣavarakinkara

savarṣavarakinkara - having eunuchs and chief servants

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+varṣa+vara+kiṃkara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• varṣa – rain, year, eunuch
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, choice, boon
  adjective (masculine)
• kiṃkara – servant, attendant, slave
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying striyaḥ.

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