वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-14, verse-5

ताः समेत्य यथान्यायं तस्मिन् सदसि देवताः ।
अब्रुवंल् लोककर्तारं ब्रह्माणं वचनं महत् ॥५॥

5. tāḥ sametya yathānyāyaṃ tasmin sadasi devatāḥ ,
abruvaṃl lokakartāraṃ brahmāṇaṃ vacanaṃ mahat.

5. tāḥ sametya yathānyāyaṃ tasmin sadasi devatāḥ
abruvan lokakartāraṃ brahmāṇaṃ vacanaṃ mahat

5. tāḥ devatāḥ tasmin sadasi yathānyāyaṃ sametya
lokakartāraṃ brahmāṇaṃ mahat vacanaṃ abruvan

5. Those deities, having gathered appropriately in that assembly, addressed Brahmā, the creator of the worlds, with an important message.

Words meanings summery:

• ताः (tāḥ) - those (deities) (those (feminine))

• समेत्य (sametya) - having assembled (having assembled, having met)

• यथान्यायं (yathānyāyaṁ) - appropriately (according to justice, properly, appropriately)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (in that, on that)

• सदसि (sadasi) - in that assembly (in the assembly, in the meeting)

• देवताः (devatāḥ) - the deities (deities, gods)

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke (they spoke, they said)

• लोककर्तारं (lokakartāraṁ) - to the creator of the worlds (the creator of the worlds)

• ब्रह्माणं (brahmāṇaṁ) - to Brahmā

• वचनं (vacanaṁ) - a message (word, speech, statement)

• महत् (mahat) - important (great, large, important)

Words meanings and morphology

ताः (tāḥ) - those (deities) (those (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the collective group of devāḥ, gandharvāḥ, siddhāḥ, paramarṣayaḥ from the previous verse.

समेत्य (sametya) - having assembled (having assembled, having met)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from sam-i with suffix -tya

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

यथान्यायं (yathānyāyaṁ) - appropriately (according to justice, properly, appropriately)

(indeclinable)

Avyayibhāva compound: yathā (as) + nyāya (justice, rule, propriety)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+nyāya)

• yathā – as, just as, in accordance with
  indeclinable
• nyāya – justice, rule, propriety, method
  noun (masculine)
  from ni-i (to enter, go into, settle)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: i (class 2)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with sadasi (masculine form of 'tad' in locative singular).

सदसि (sadasi) - in that assembly (in the assembly, in the meeting)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sadas

sadas - assembly, meeting, session

from sad (to sit)

Root: sad (class 1)

देवताः (devatāḥ) - the deities (deities, gods)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, divinity, godhead

from deva (god) with -tā suffix for abstract noun, but also used to mean 'a god/deity'.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke (they spoke, they said)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, active voice, 3rd person plural

Root verb, class 2

Root: brū (class 2)

लोककर्तारं (lokakartāraṁ) - to the creator of the worlds (the creator of the worlds)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lokakartṛ

lokakartṛ - creator of the worlds

Tatpurusha compound: loka (world) + kartṛ (creator, doer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+kartṛ)

• loka – world, universe, people
  noun (masculine)
• kartṛ – doer, maker, creator, agent
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of the verb 'abruvan'.

ब्रह्माणं (brahmāṇaṁ) - to Brahmā

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator deity), the Supreme Being, sacred word/knowledge (brahman neuter)

N-stem noun.

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Object of the verb 'abruvan'.

वचनं (vacanaṁ) - a message (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, word, speech, statement

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Direct object of 'abruvan'.

महत् (mahat) - important (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Present Active Participle (but often used as an adjective)

From root mah (to be great).

Root: mah (class 1)

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