वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-11, verse-1

ततः काले बहुतिथे कस्मिंश्चित् सुमनोहरे ।
वसन्ते समनुप्राप्ते राज्ञो यष्टुं मनो ऽभवत् ॥१॥

1. tataḥ kāle bahutithe kasmiṃścit sumanohare ,
vasante samanuprāpte rājño yaṣṭuṃ mano'bhavat.

1. tataḥ kāle bahutithe kasmin cit sumanohare
vasante samanuprāpte rājñaḥ yaṣṭum manaḥ abhavat

1. tataḥ bahutithe kāle kasmin cit sumanohare
vasante samanuprāpte rājñaḥ manaḥ yaṣṭum abhavat

1. Then, after a considerable period, when a delightful spring arrived, the king's mind was set on performing a Vedic ritual (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• काले (kāle) - in time, at the time, during a period

• बहुतिथे (bahutithe) - long, of long duration, prolonged

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which, in some, certain

• चित् (cit) - a certain, some, any

• सुमनोहरे (sumanohare) - very charming, delightful, beautiful

• वसन्ते (vasante) - in spring, during the spring season

• समनुप्राप्ते (samanuprāpte) - having arrived, approached, attained

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king, by the king

• यष्टुम् (yaṣṭum) - to sacrifice, to worship with sacrifice, to perform a sacrifice

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was, happened

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

काले (kāle) - in time, at the time, during a period

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

बहुतिथे (bahutithe) - long, of long duration, prolonged

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bahutitha

bahutitha - long, lasting a long time, prolonged

Derived from 'bahu' (many, much) with a 'titha' suffix, indicating a long measure of time.

Note: Qualifies 'kāle'.

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which, in some, certain

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Used here with 'cit' to mean 'a certain' or 'some'.

चित् (cit) - a certain, some, any

(indeclinable)

सुमनोहरे (sumanohare) - very charming, delightful, beautiful

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sumanohara

sumanohara - very charming, delightful, beautiful

Compound type : Prādi-Tatpuruṣa (su+manohara)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
• manohara – charming, delightful, beautiful, captivating the mind
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'manas' (mind) and root 'hṛ' (to seize, captivate).
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vasante'.

वसन्ते (vasante) - in spring, during the spring season

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vasanta

vasanta - spring, spring season

समनुप्राप्ते (samanuprāpte) - having arrived, approached, attained

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of samanuprāpta

samanuprāpta - arrived, approached, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'āp' (to obtain, reach) with prefixes 'sam' and 'anu'.

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'vasante' (when spring had arrived).

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king, by the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Possessive, 'of the king'.

यष्टुम् (yaṣṭum) - to sacrifice, to worship with sacrifice, to perform a sacrifice

(verb)

infinitive of yaṣṭum

Infinitive

Infinitive of root 'yaj'.

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose: 'to sacrifice'.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, spirit, heart

Note: Subject of 'abhavat'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)