वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-14, verse-16

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे विष्णुरुपयातो महाद्युतिः ।
ब्रह्मणा च समागम्य तत्र तस्थौ समाहितः ॥१६॥

16. etasminnantare viṣṇurupayāto mahādyutiḥ ,
brahmaṇā ca samāgamya tatra tasthau samāhitaḥ.

16. etasmin antare viṣṇuḥ upayātaḥ mahādyutiḥ
brahmaṇā ca samāgamya tatra tasthau samāhitaḥ

16. viṣṇuḥ mahādyutiḥ etasmin antare upayātaḥ
brahmaṇā ca samāgamya tatra samāhitaḥ tasthau

16. In the meantime, the greatly resplendent Vishnu arrived. Having met with Brahmā, he remained there, composed.

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

• अन्तरे (antare) - in the interval, in the meantime

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu

• उपयातः (upayātaḥ) - arrived, approached

• महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - of great splendor, greatly resplendent

• ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahmā

• च (ca) - and

• समागम्य (samāgamya) - having met, having approached

• तत्र (tatra) - there

• तस्थौ (tasthau) - he stood, he remained

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - composed, concentrated, absorbed

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of etat

etat - this, that

Note: Declined as masculine locative singular to agree with `antare`.

अन्तरे (antare) - in the interval, in the meantime

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of antara

antara - interval, space, inner part, difference, occasion

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu (a principal Hindu deity)

उपयातः (upayātaḥ) - arrived, approached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upayāta

upayāta - arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √yā (to go) with upasarga upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective, equivalent to 'had arrived'.

महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - of great splendor, greatly resplendent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - of great splendor, very bright

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• dyuti – splendor, light, radiance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Describes Vishnu.

ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahmā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator deity)

Note: Used with `samāgamya` (having met).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

समागम्य (samāgamya) - having met, having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √gam (to go) with upasargas sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Connects two actions, 'meeting' and 'remaining'.

तत्र (tatra) - there

(indeclinable)

तस्थौ (tasthau) - he stood, he remained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of sthā

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

From root √sthā, class 1

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The subject is Vishnu.

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - composed, concentrated, absorbed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - composed, concentrated, absorbed, collected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dhā (to place, put) with upasargas sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Describes Vishnu, indicating his state of mind.

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