वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-2, verse-19

सो ऽभिषेकं ततः कृत्वा तीर्थे तस्मिन्यथाविधि ।
तमेव चिन्तयन्नर्थमुपावर्तत वै मुनिः ॥१९॥

19. so'bhiṣekaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā tīrthe tasminyathāvidhi ,
tameva cintayannarthamupāvartata vai muniḥ.

19. saḥ abhiṣekam tataḥ kṛtvā tīrthe tasmin yathāvidhi
tam eva cintayan artham upāvartata vai muniḥ

19. muniḥ tataḥ tīrthe tasmin yathāvidhi abhiṣekam
kṛtvā tam eva artham cintayan vai upāvartata

19. Having then performed a ritual bath (abhiṣeka) in that sacred bathing place (tīrtha) in accordance with the prescribed rituals, the sage returned, contemplating that very purpose.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (the sage) (he, that)

• अभिषेकम् (abhiṣekam) - ritual bath (abhiṣeka) (ritual bath, anointing, consecration)

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

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed (having done, having made, having performed)

• तीर्थे (tīrthe) - in that sacred bathing place (tīrtha) (in a sacred bathing place, ford, holy place)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (sacred bathing place) (in that, on that)

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - in accordance with the prescribed rituals (according to rule, according to prescribed rites)

• तम् (tam) - that (meaning/purpose) (that, him)

• एव (eva) - very (only, just, indeed, very)

• चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - contemplating (thinking, contemplating, meditating)

• अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, meaning (meaning, purpose, object, wealth)

• उपावर्तत (upāvartata) - returned (returned, came back)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly (an emphatic particle))

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (Vālmīki) (sage, hermit, ascetic)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (the sage) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभिषेकम् (abhiṣekam) - ritual bath (abhiṣeka) (ritual bath, anointing, consecration)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhiṣeka

abhiṣeka - ritual bath, anointing, consecration

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, from there, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed (having done, having made, having performed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तीर्थे (tīrthe) - in that sacred bathing place (tīrtha) (in a sacred bathing place, ford, holy place)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tīrtha

tīrtha - sacred bathing place, ford, holy place

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (sacred bathing place) (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Modifies 'tīrthe'.

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - in accordance with the prescribed rituals (according to rule, according to prescribed rites)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, rite, ordinance, method
  noun (masculine)

तम् (tam) - that (meaning/purpose) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'artham'.

एव (eva) - very (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - contemplating (thinking, contemplating, meditating)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintayat

cintayat - thinking, contemplating, meditating

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'cint' (to think, consider)

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'muniḥ'.

अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, meaning (meaning, purpose, object, wealth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth

Note: Object of 'cintayan'.

उपावर्तत (upāvartata) - returned (returned, came back)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of upāvartata

Imperfect

Derived from root 'vṛt' (to turn) with prefixes 'upa' and 'ā'

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly (an emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (Vālmīki) (sage, hermit, ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, hermit, ascetic

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