वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-14, verse-3

ततः प्राक्रमदिष्टिं तां पुत्रीयां पुत्र कारणात् ।
जुहाव चाग्नौ तेजस्वी मन्त्रदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥३॥

3. tataḥ prākramadiṣṭiṃ tāṃ putrīyāṃ putra kāraṇāt ,
juhāva cāgnau tejasvī mantradṛṣṭena karmaṇā.

3. tataḥ pra akramat iṣṭim tām putrīyām putra kāraṇāt
juhāva ca agnau tejasvī mantradṛṣṭena karmaṇā

3. tataḥ tejasvī putra kāraṇāt tām putrīyām iṣṭim
pra akramat ca agnau mantradṛṣṭena karmaṇā juhāva

3. Then, he commenced that son-giving sacrifice for the purpose of sons. And the brilliant one offered oblations into the fire with the ritual act (karma) as revealed by the sacred formulas (mantra).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereupon

• प्र (pra) - forth, forward, pre- (prefix)

• अक्रमत् (akramat) - he stepped, he undertook, he commenced

• इष्टिम् (iṣṭim) - sacrifice, oblation

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine)

• पुत्रीयाम् (putrīyām) - son-giving, relating to sons

• पुत्र (putra) - son

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - on account of, for the sake of

• जुहाव (juhāva) - he offered, he sacrificed

• च (ca) - and, also

• अग्नौ (agnau) - in the fire

• तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - brilliant, resplendent, powerful

• मन्त्रदृष्टेन (mantradṛṣṭena) - by what is seen in the mantras, as revealed by mantras

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by the ritual act (karma) (by the act, by the ritual (karma))

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereupon

(indeclinable)

प्र (pra) - forth, forward, pre- (prefix)

(indeclinable)

अक्रमत् (akramat) - he stepped, he undertook, he commenced

(verb)

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

Root: kram (class 1)

इष्टिम् (iṣṭim) - sacrifice, oblation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of iṣṭi

iṣṭi - sacrifice, oblation, desire

Root: yaj (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

पुत्रीयाम् (putrīyām) - son-giving, relating to sons

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of putrīya

putrīya - relating to sons, for sons, son-giving

Derived from putra with suffix cha (īya) meaning 'for the purpose of' or 'related to'.

पुत्र (putra) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - on account of, for the sake of

(indeclinable)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जुहाव (juhāva) - he offered, he sacrificed

(verb)

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

Intensive (reduplicated) root for perfect tense.

Root: hu (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अग्नौ (agnau) - in the fire

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, Agni (god of fire)

तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - brilliant, resplendent, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tejasvin

tejasvin - brilliant, resplendent, full of energy

मन्त्रदृष्टेन (mantradṛṣṭena) - by what is seen in the mantras, as revealed by mantras

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mantradṛṣṭa

mantradṛṣṭa - seen in mantras, prescribed by mantras

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantra+dṛṣṭa)

• mantra – sacred text, prayer, formula (mantra)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• dṛṣṭa – seen, observed, revealed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by the ritual act (karma) (by the act, by the ritual (karma))

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, ritual, fate (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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