वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-10, verse-28

अन्तःपुराणि सर्वाणि शान्तां दृष्ट्वा तथागताम् ।
सह भर्त्रा विशालाक्षीं प्रीत्यानन्दमुपागमन् ॥२८॥

28. antaḥpurāṇi sarvāṇi śāntāṃ dṛṣṭvā tathāgatām ,
saha bhartrā viśālākṣīṃ prītyānandamupāgaman.

28. antaḥpurāṇi sarvāṇi śāntām dṛṣṭvā tathāgatām
saha bhartrā viśālākṣīm prītyānandam upāgaman

28. sarvāṇi antaḥpurāṇi śāntām tathāgatām bhartrā
saha viśālākṣīm dṛṣṭvā prītyānandam upāgaman

28. All the women of the inner palace, having seen the peaceful, wide-eyed lady (viśālākṣī) who had arrived with her husband, experienced great joy and delight.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तःपुराणि (antaḥpurāṇi) - women of the inner palace (inner apartments, royal women, harem)

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (all, every)

• शान्ताम् (śāntām) - peaceful (lady) (peaceful, tranquil, calm, pacified)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, after seeing)

• तथागताम् (tathāgatām) - who had arrived (having come thus, arrived, like that)

• सह (saha) - with (with, together with)

• भर्त्रा (bhartrā) - with her husband (by/with husband, lord, master)

• विशालाक्षीम् (viśālākṣīm) - the wide-eyed lady (viśālākṣī) (wide-eyed, large-eyed lady)

• प्रीत्यानन्दम् (prītyānandam) - great joy and delight (joy and delight, blissful love)

• उपागमन् (upāgaman) - they experienced (they approached, they obtained, they experienced)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तःपुराणि (antaḥpurāṇi) - women of the inner palace (inner apartments, royal women, harem)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of antaḥpura

antaḥpura - inner apartment, harem, royal seraglio, women of the harem

compound of 'antar' (within) + 'pura' (city, palace)

Compound type : tatpurusha (antar+pura)

• antar – within, inside
  indeclinable
• pura – city, fortress, palace
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used here to refer to the women residing in the inner palace.

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'antaḥpurāṇi'.

शान्ताम् (śāntām) - peaceful (lady) (peaceful, tranquil, calm, pacified)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śānta

śānta - calm, peaceful, tranquil, pacified

Past Passive Participle

derived from root '√śam' (to be calm) + suffix '-kta'

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Modifies the implied lady (Brahmin's wife).

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, after seeing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed from root '√dṛś' (to see) + suffix '-tvā'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तथागताम् (tathāgatām) - who had arrived (having come thus, arrived, like that)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tathāgata

tathāgata - thus come, thus gone, arrived, happened

Past Passive Participle

compound of 'tathā' (thus) + 'gata' (gone/come from √gam)

Compound type : tatpurusha/karmadhāraya (tathā+gata)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, arrived, passed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root '√gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied lady.

सह (saha) - with (with, together with)

(indeclinable)

भर्त्रा (bhartrā) - with her husband (by/with husband, lord, master)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, lord, master, supporter

agent noun from root '√bhṛ' (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Governed by 'saha'.

विशालाक्षीम् (viśālākṣīm) - the wide-eyed lady (viśālākṣī) (wide-eyed, large-eyed lady)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viśālākṣī

viśālākṣī - a woman with large eyes, wide-eyed

Bahuvrihi compound: 'viśāla' (large) + 'akṣi' (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (viśāla+akṣi)

• viśāla – large, broad, extensive
  adjective
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the Brahmin's wife.

प्रीत्यानन्दम् (prītyānandam) - great joy and delight (joy and delight, blissful love)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prītyānanda

prītyānanda - joy of love, delight, bliss

compound of 'prīti' (love, affection) + 'ānanda' (joy, bliss)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prīti+ānanda)

• prīti – love, affection, joy, pleasure
  noun (feminine)
  Root: prī (class 9)
• ānanda – joy, bliss, happiness
  noun (masculine)
  derived from prefix 'ā-' + root '√nand' (to rejoice)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Object of 'upāgaman'.

उपागमन् (upāgaman) - they experienced (they approached, they obtained, they experienced)

(verb)

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

Prefix: upa

Root: gam (class 1)

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