वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-15, verse-21

ततो दशरथः प्राप्य पायसं देवनिर्मितम् ।
बभूव परमप्रीतः प्राप्य वित्तमिवाधनः ॥२१॥

21. tato daśarathaḥ prāpya pāyasaṃ devanirmitam ,
babhūva paramaprītaḥ prāpya vittamivādhanaḥ.

21. tataḥ daśarathaḥ prāpya pāyasam devanirmitam
babhūva paramaprītaḥ prāpya vittam iva adhanaḥ

21. tataḥ daśarathaḥ devanirmitam pāyasam prāpya
vittam prāpya adhanaḥ iva paramaprītaḥ babhūva

21. Then Dasharatha, having received the divinely created rice pudding, became supremely pleased, just as a poor man would be upon gaining wealth.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, therefore

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Dasharatha (proper noun)

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having acquired

• पायसम् (pāyasam) - rice pudding, milk porridge

• देवनिर्मितम् (devanirmitam) - divinely made, created by gods

• बभूव (babhūva) - he became, he was

• परमप्रीतः (paramaprītaḥ) - supremely pleased, greatly delighted

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having acquired

• वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth, property, riches

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अधनः (adhanaḥ) - poor, without wealth, indigent

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, therefore

(indeclinable)

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Dasharatha (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Dasharatha (father of Rama, King of Ayodhya)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having acquired

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root √āp (to obtain) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

पायसम् (pāyasam) - rice pudding, milk porridge

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāyasa

pāyasa - milk porridge, rice pudding

देवनिर्मितम् (devanirmitam) - divinely made, created by gods

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of devanirmita

devanirmita - divinely made, god-created

Compound type : instrumental tatpurusha (deva+nirmita)

• deva – deity, god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• nirmita – made, created, formed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √mā (to measure, form) with upasarga nir-
  Prefix: nir
  Root: mā (class 2)

बभूव (babhūva) - he became, he was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

परमप्रीतः (paramaprītaḥ) - supremely pleased, greatly delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramaprīta

paramaprīta - supremely pleased, extremely delighted

Compound type : karmadharaya (parama+prīta)

• parama – supreme, highest, greatest, excellent
  adjective
• prīta – pleased, satisfied, glad
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √prī (to please, delight) with kta suffix
  Root: prī (class 9)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having acquired

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root √āp (to obtain) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth, property, riches

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vitta

vitta - wealth, property, possession, gain

Past Passive Participle

From root √vid (to find, obtain) with kta suffix, here used as a noun

Root: vid (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अधनः (adhanaḥ) - poor, without wealth, indigent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhana

adhana - without wealth, poor, indigent

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+dhana)

• a – not, un-, non- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)