वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-17, verse-27

तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सपुरोधाः समाहितः ।
प्रत्युज्जगाम संहृष्टो ब्रह्माणमिव वासवः ॥२७॥

27. teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sapurodhāḥ samāhitaḥ ,
pratyujjagāma saṃhṛṣṭo brahmāṇamiva vāsavaḥ.

27. teṣām tat vacanam śrutvā sa-purodhāḥ samāhitaḥ
pratyujjagāma saṃhṛṣṭaḥ brahmāṇam iva vāsavaḥ

27. teṣām tat vacanam śrutvā sa-purodhāḥ samāhitaḥ
saṃhṛṣṭaḥ vāsavaḥ iva brahmāṇam pratyujjagāma

27. Having heard their words, the king, accompanied by his chief priest and with a concentrated mind, went forth to meet him, greatly delighted, just as Vāsava (Indra) would meet Brahmā (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the Rishis (of them, their)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the word/speech) (that)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words, statement (of the Rishis) (word, speech, statement)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (the Rishis' words) (having heard)

• स-पुरोधाः (sa-purodhāḥ) - accompanied by his chief priest (with the priest, accompanied by the priest)

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - with a concentrated mind, composed (composed, attentive, concentrated, collected)

• प्रत्युज्जगाम (pratyujjagāma) - went forth to meet (the sage) (went forth to meet, approached)

• संहृष्टः (saṁhṛṣṭaḥ) - greatly delighted (greatly delighted, overjoyed, pleased)

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - to Brahmā (the deity) (to Brahmā (the creator deity), to a priest)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra (Indra (king of the gods))

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the Rishis (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the word/speech) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Acts as an adjective for 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - words, statement (of the Rishis) (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, utterance, word, statement

Derived from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (the Rishis' words) (having heard)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root śru with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

स-पुरोधाः (sa-purodhāḥ) - accompanied by his chief priest (with the priest, accompanied by the priest)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sa-purodhā

sa-purodhā - with the priest, having a priest

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+purodhā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• purodhā – family priest, chief priest
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (the king).

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - with a concentrated mind, composed (composed, attentive, concentrated, collected)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - composed, attentive, concentrated, collected

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root dhā with prefixes sam- and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (the king).

प्रत्युज्जगाम (pratyujjagāma) - went forth to meet (the sage) (went forth to meet, approached)

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit)

Formed from root gam with prefixes prati- and ud-.

Prefixes: prati+ud

Root: gam (class 1)

संहृष्टः (saṁhṛṣṭaḥ) - greatly delighted (greatly delighted, overjoyed, pleased)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃhṛṣṭa

saṁhṛṣṭa - greatly delighted, overjoyed, pleased

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root hṛṣ with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (the king).

ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - to Brahmā (the deity) (to Brahmā (the creator deity), to a priest)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the deity), priest, a man of the Brahmana caste, the Absolute

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra (Indra (king of the gods))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra

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