वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-14, verse-15

एतच्छ्रुत्वा प्रियं वाक्यं ब्रह्मणा समुदाहृतम् ।
देवा महर्षयः सर्वे प्रहृष्टास्ते ऽभवंस्तदा ॥१५॥

15. etacchrutvā priyaṃ vākyaṃ brahmaṇā samudāhṛtam ,
devā maharṣayaḥ sarve prahṛṣṭāste'bhavaṃstadā.

15. etat śrutvā priyam vākyam brahmaṇā sam-udāhṛtam
devā maharṣayaḥ sarve prahṛṣṭāḥ te abhavan tadā

15. brahmaṇā sam-udāhṛtam etat priyam vākyam śrutvā
sarve devā maharṣayaḥ te tadā prahṛṣṭāḥ abhavan

15. Having heard this pleasing statement spoken by Brahmā, all the gods and great sages then became exceedingly joyful.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasing, dear

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, speech

• ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahmā

• सम्-उदाहृतम् (sam-udāhṛtam) - uttered, declared, spoken forth

• देवा (devā) - gods, deities

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• प्रहृष्टाः (prahṛṣṭāḥ) - exceedingly joyful, delighted

• ते (te) - they

• अभवन् (abhavan) - they became, they were

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, here

Note: Refers to the 'vākyam'

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasing, dear

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

Note: Agrees with 'vākyam'

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahmā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), prayer, sacred text

सम्-उदाहृतम् (sam-udāhṛtam) - uttered, declared, spoken forth

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samudāhṛta

samudāhṛta - uttered, spoken, declared, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛ (to carry, bring) with prefixes sam-ud-ā (sam + ud + ā)

Prefixes: sam+ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vākyam'

देवा (devā) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, eminent seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ṛṣi)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (neuter)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'devā' and 'maharṣayaḥ'

प्रहृष्टाः (prahṛṣṭāḥ) - exceedingly joyful, delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahṛṣṭa

prahṛṣṭa - greatly pleased, highly delighted, joyful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛṣ (to be excited, delighted) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'devā' and 'maharṣayaḥ'

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'devā maharṣayaḥ'

अभवन् (abhavan) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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