वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-11, verse-5

ततः सुमन्त्रस्त्वरितं गत्वा त्वरितविक्रमः ।
समानयत् स तान् विप्रान् समस्तान् वेदपारगान् ॥५॥

5. tataḥ sumantrastvaritaṃ gatvā tvaritavikramaḥ ,
samānayat sa tān viprān samastān vedapāragān.

5. tataḥ sumantraḥ tvaritam gatvā tvaritavikramaḥ
samānayat saḥ tān viprān samastān vedapāragān

5. tataḥ sumantraḥ tvaritavikramaḥ tvaritam gatvā
saḥ tān samastān vedapāragān viprān samānayat

5. Then Sumantra, swift in action, having gone quickly, he assembled all those Brahmins who were accomplished in the Vedas.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (following the king's decision) (then, thereafter, from that)

• सुमन्त्रः (sumantraḥ) - Sumantra (proper name)

• त्वरितम् (tvaritam) - quickly, swiftly, hastened

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

• त्वरितविक्रमः (tvaritavikramaḥ) - of swift stride, of swift valor, swift in action

• समानयत् (samānayat) - he assembled, he brought together

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तान् (tān) - those (masculine plural accusative)

• विप्रान् (viprān) - Brahmins, priests

• समस्तान् (samastān) - all, entire, whole

• वेदपारगान् (vedapāragān) - those who have mastered the Vedas, experts in the Vedas

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (following the king's decision) (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

सुमन्त्रः (sumantraḥ) - Sumantra (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumantra

sumantra - good counsel; a counselor; name of a character

त्वरितम् (tvaritam) - quickly, swiftly, hastened

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tvarita

tvarita - hastened, quick, swift; quickly, swiftly

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tvar (to hasten) with -ita suffix.

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root gam (to go) with -ktvā suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

त्वरितविक्रमः (tvaritavikramaḥ) - of swift stride, of swift valor, swift in action

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvaritavikrama

tvaritavikrama - one whose stride/valor is swift

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tvarita+vikrama)

• tvarita – hastened, quick, swift
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root tvar (to hasten).
  Root: tvar (class 1)
• vikrama – stride, step, power, valor, heroism
  noun (masculine)

समानयत् (samānayat) - he assembled, he brought together

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of nī

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: nī (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तान् (tān) - those (masculine plural accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विप्रान् (viprān) - Brahmins, priests

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - inspired, wise, a sage, a Brahmin, a priest

समस्तान् (samastān) - all, entire, whole

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of samasta

samasta - thrown or put together, combined, collected, all, entire, whole

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root as (to throw) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: as (class 4)

वेदपारगान् (vedapāragān) - those who have mastered the Vedas, experts in the Vedas

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vedapāraga

vedapāraga - one who has crossed the Vedas, expert in the Vedas

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+pāraga)

• veda – knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (masculine)
• pāraga – going to the other side, reaching the end, master, expert
  noun (masculine)

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