वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-99, verse-13

मन्त्रिणो भृत्यवर्गाश्च सपुत्राः सहबान्धवाः ।
सानुगा राघवं सर्वे अन्वगच्छन्प्रहृष्टवत् ॥१३॥

13. mantriṇo bhṛtyavargāśca saputrāḥ sahabāndhavāḥ ,
sānugā rāghavaṃ sarve anvagacchanprahṛṣṭavat.

13. mantriṇaḥ bhṛtyavargāḥ ca saputrāḥ sahabāndhavāḥ
sa anugāḥ rāghavam sarve anvagacchan prahṛṣṭavat

13. All the ministers and their retinues, along with their sons, kinsmen, and attendants, joyfully followed Raghava (Rama).

Words meanings summery:

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers (of the king) (ministers, counselors)

• भृत्यवर्गाः (bhṛtyavargāḥ) - retinues of servants (retinues of servants, groups of dependents)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सपुत्राः (saputrāḥ) - accompanied by their sons (with sons, having sons)

• सहबान्धवाः (sahabāndhavāḥ) - accompanied by their kinsmen (with kinsmen, having relatives)

• स (sa) - accompanied by (with, together with)

• अनुगाः (anugāḥ) - attendants (follower, attendant, going after)

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rama (Raghava (epithet of Rama))

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, everyone)

• अन्वगच्छन् (anvagacchan) - followed (followed, went after)

• प्रहृष्टवत् (prahṛṣṭavat) - joyfully (joyfully, gladly, cheerfully)

Words meanings and morphology

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers (of the king) (ministers, counselors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor

From mantra (counsel) + in (suffix)

Root: man (class 8)

भृत्यवर्गाः (bhṛtyavargāḥ) - retinues of servants (retinues of servants, groups of dependents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhṛtyavarga

bhṛtyavarga - retinue of servants, class of dependents

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhṛtya+varga)

• bhṛtya – servant, dependent, to be supported
  noun (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From root bhṛ (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• varga – group, class, multitude, division
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सपुत्राः (saputrāḥ) - accompanied by their sons (with sons, having sons)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saputra

saputra - with sons, having sons

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+putra)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies mantriṇaḥ and bhṛtyavargāḥ.

सहबान्धवाः (sahabāndhavāḥ) - accompanied by their kinsmen (with kinsmen, having relatives)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahabāndhava

sahabāndhava - with kinsmen, having relatives

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (saha+bāndhava)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• bāndhava – kinsman, relative, friend
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies mantriṇaḥ and bhṛtyavargāḥ.

स (sa) - accompanied by (with, together with)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of compound sānugāḥ.

अनुगाः (anugāḥ) - attendants (follower, attendant, going after)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anuga

anuga - follower, attendant, going after

From root gam (to go) with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Forms a Bahuvrihi compound sānugāḥ meaning 'those who have followers'.

राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rama (Raghava (epithet of Rama))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

Patronymic from Raghu

Note: Object of anvagacchan.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to all the ministers, retinues etc.

अन्वगच्छन् (anvagacchan) - followed (followed, went after)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of anugam

Root gam (to go) with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

प्रहृष्टवत् (prahṛṣṭavat) - joyfully (joyfully, gladly, cheerfully)

(indeclinable)

From prahṛṣṭa (rejoiced) + vat (suffix forming adverb)

Note: Acts as an adverb modifying the verb anvagacchan.

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