वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-99, verse-18

ऋक्षवानररक्षांसि जनाश्च पुरवासिनः ।
अगछन्परया भक्त्या पृष्ठतः सुसमाहिताः ॥१८॥

18. ṛkṣavānararakṣāṃsi janāśca puravāsinaḥ ,
agachanparayā bhaktyā pṛṣṭhataḥ susamāhitāḥ.

18. ṛkṣavānararakṣāṃsi janāḥ ca puravāsinaḥ
agacchan parayā bhaktyā pṛṣṭhataḥ susamāhitāḥ

18. The bears, monkeys, rākṣasas, and the citizens followed attentively behind him with great devotion (bhakti).

Words meanings summery:

• ऋक्षवानररक्षांसि (ṛkṣavānararakṣāṁsi) - bears, monkeys, and rākṣasas

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुरवासिनः (puravāsinaḥ) - citizens, inhabitants of a city

• अगच्छन् (agacchan) - they went

• परया (parayā) - with supreme, with utmost

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by devotion

• पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, behind

• सुसमाहिताः (susamāhitāḥ) - very composed, well-concentrated, attentive

Words meanings and morphology

ऋक्षवानररक्षांसि (ṛkṣavānararakṣāṁsi) - bears, monkeys, and rākṣasas

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of ṛkṣavānararakṣas

ṛkṣavānararakṣas - bears, monkeys, and rākṣasas

Compound type : dvandva (ṛkṣa+vānara+rakṣas)

• ṛkṣa – bear
  noun (masculine)
• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣas – rākṣasa, demon
  noun (neuter)

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, creature

Root: jan (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पुरवासिनः (puravāsinaḥ) - citizens, inhabitants of a city

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puravāsin

puravāsin - inhabitant of a city, citizen

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pura+vāsin)

• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dwelling, inhabitant
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/participle
  Derived from root √vas (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)

अगच्छन् (agacchan) - they went

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of gam

imperfect active

3rd person plural imperfect active

Root: gam (class 1)

परया (parayā) - with supreme, with utmost

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent

भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by devotion

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, attachment, loyalty

Derived from √bhaj (to share, adore)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, behind

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -tas from pṛṣṭha (back)

सुसमाहिताः (susamāhitāḥ) - very composed, well-concentrated, attentive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of susamāhita

susamāhita - well-composed, well-concentrated, attentive, tranquil

past passive participle

su (well) + sam (together) + √dhā (to place) -> samāhita -> susamāhita

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+samāhita)

• su – well, good, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'good' or 'well'
• samāhita – composed, concentrated, absorbed
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From sam-ā-√dhā (to place together, compose)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with ṛkṣavānararakṣāṃsi, janāḥ, and puravāsinaḥ.

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