वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-13, verse-42

ऋत्विजस्तु ततः सर्वे प्रददुः सहिता वसु ।
ऋश्यशृङ्गाय मुनये वसिष्ठाय च धीमते ॥४२॥

42. ṛtvijastu tataḥ sarve pradaduḥ sahitā vasu ,
ṛśyaśṛṅgāya munaye vasiṣṭhāya ca dhīmate.

42. ṛtvijaḥ tu tataḥ sarve pradaduḥ sahitāḥ vasu
ṛśyaśṛṅgāya munaye vasiṣṭhāya ca dhīmate

42. tataḥ sarve ṛtvijaḥ sahitāḥ vasu ṛśyaśṛṅgāya
munaye ca dhīmate vasiṣṭhāya tu pradaduḥ

42. Then, all the priests together gave wealth to the sage Ṛśyaśṛṅga and to the sagacious Vasiṣṭha.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - priests, performers of sacrifices

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, an intensifying particle

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• प्रददुः (pradaduḥ) - they gave

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together, accompanied, united

• वसु (vasu) - wealth, riches, goods

• ऋश्यशृङ्गाय (ṛśyaśṛṅgāya) - to Ṛśyaśṛṅga

• मुनये (munaye) - to the sage, ascetic

• वसिष्ठाय (vasiṣṭhāya) - to Vasiṣṭha

• च (ca) - and

• धीमते (dhīmate) - to the wise, intelligent, sagacious

Words meanings and morphology

ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - priests, performers of sacrifices

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - priest, sacrificial priest, one who officiates at a Vedic sacrifice

From ṛtu (season, fixed time) + ija (sacrificing), one who sacrifices at proper seasons.

Root: yaj (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, an intensifying particle

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that

(indeclinable)

Formed from tad (that) + -tas suffix.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

प्रददुः (pradaduḥ) - they gave

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of dā

root verb

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together, accompanied, united

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, together with, united, joined

Past Passive Participle

From 'saha' (with) + root 'dhā' (to place) with 'i' insertion. Or 'sah' (to bear) + kta. More commonly derived as 'sa-hita' meaning 'joined with'.

Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying ṛtvijaḥ.

वसु (vasu) - wealth, riches, goods

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vasu

vasu - wealth, riches, goods, property, an excellent thing

Root: vas (class 1)

ऋश्यशृङ्गाय (ṛśyaśṛṅgāya) - to Ṛśyaśṛṅga

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of ṛśyaśṛṅga

ṛśyaśṛṅga - name of a sage (having horn of a deer)

A proper name, literally 'deer-horn'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṛśya+śṛṅga)

• ṛśya – a species of deer, antelope
  noun (masculine)
• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)

मुनये (munaye) - to the sage, ascetic

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, an inspired person, silent one

Root: man

Note: Adjective to Ṛśyaśṛṅga.

वसिष्ठाय (vasiṣṭhāya) - to Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - name of a celebrated Vedic sage; best, most excellent

A proper name, also superlative of vasu (good).

Root: vas (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

धीमते (dhīmate) - to the wise, intelligent, sagacious

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, sagacious, discerning

From dhī (intellect, thought) + -mat (possessing).

Root: dhī

Note: Adjective to Vasiṣṭha.