वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-17, verse-1

निर्वृत्ते तु क्रतौ तस्मिन् हयमेधे महात्मनः ।
प्रतिगृह्य सुरा भागान्प्रतिजग्मुर्यथागतम् ॥१॥

1. nirvṛtte tu kratau tasmin hayamedhe mahātmanaḥ ,
pratigṛhya surā bhāgānpratijagmuryathāgatam.

1. nirvṛtte tu kratau tasmin hayamedhe mahātmanaḥ
pratigṛhya surāḥ bhāgān pratijagmuḥ yathāgatam

1. tu tasmin mahātmanaḥ hayamedhe kratau nirvṛtte
surāḥ bhāgān pratigṛhya yathāgatam pratijagmuḥ

1. But when that horse Vedic ritual (yajña) of the great-souled one was completed, the gods, having received their respective shares, returned from where they had come.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्वृत्ते (nirvṛtte) - completed, finished, concluded

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, moreover

• क्रतौ (kratau) - in the horse Vedic ritual (yajña) (in the Vedic ritual, in the yajña, in the ceremony)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in him

• हयमेधे (hayamedhe) - in the horse Vedic ritual (yajña)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - referring to King Daśaratha, the performer of the yajña (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

• प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received, having accepted

• सुराः (surāḥ) - gods, deities

• भागान् (bhāgān) - their designated shares (of offerings from the yajña) (shares, portions, parts)

• प्रतिजग्मुः (pratijagmuḥ) - they returned, they went back

• यथागतम् (yathāgatam) - as they had come, in the manner they came

Words meanings and morphology

निर्वृत्ते (nirvṛtte) - completed, finished, concluded

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nirvṛtta

nirvṛtta - completed, finished, concluded, happened, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of nir-√vṛt (to turn away, cease, complete)

Prefix: nir

Root: √vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kratau'.

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, moreover

(indeclinable)

क्रतौ (kratau) - in the horse Vedic ritual (yajña) (in the Vedic ritual, in the yajña, in the ceremony)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kratu

kratu - Vedic ritual, yajña, sacrifice, resolve, power

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in him

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Masculine singular locative of 'tad'. Agrees with 'kratau'.

हयमेधे (hayamedhe) - in the horse Vedic ritual (yajña)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of hayamedha

hayamedha - horse Vedic ritual (yajña), a major Vedic ritual

compound of 'haya' (horse) and 'medha' (Vedic ritual, offering)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (haya+medha)

• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)
• medha – Vedic ritual (yajña), offering, fat, essence
  noun (masculine)
  from root √medh 'to be fat, prosperous, to sacrifice'
  Root: √medh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kratau'.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - referring to King Daśaratha, the performer of the yajña (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, sublime (adjective); great soul, great being (noun) (ātman)

compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ātman' (soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  feminine stem of 'mahat'
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the king who performed the ritual.

प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received, having accepted

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

absolutive/gerund form of prati-√grah

Prefix: prati

Root: √grah (class 9)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb 'pratijagmuḥ'.

सुराः (surāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

Note: Subject of 'pratijagmuḥ'.

भागान् (bhāgān) - their designated shares (of offerings from the yajña) (shares, portions, parts)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhāga

bhāga - share, portion, part, lot, fate

from √bhaj (to divide, allot)

Root: √bhaj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pratigṛhya'.

प्रतिजग्मुः (pratijagmuḥ) - they returned, they went back

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of √gam

perfect

perfect 3rd plural Parasmaipada of prati-√gam

Prefix: prati

Root: √gam (class 1)

यथागतम् (yathāgatam) - as they had come, in the manner they came

(indeclinable)

compound of 'yathā' (as) and 'āgata' (come, arrived)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+āgata)

• yathā – as, just as, in the way that
  indeclinable
• āgata – come, arrived, returned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of ā-√gam (to come, arrive)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √gam (class 1)