वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-2, verse-22

आजगाम ततो ब्रह्मा लोककर्ता स्वयं प्रभुः ।
चतुर्मुखो महातेजा द्रष्टुं तं मुनिपुंगवम् ॥२२॥

22. ājagāma tato brahmā lokakartā svayaṃ prabhuḥ ,
caturmukho mahātejā draṣṭuṃ taṃ munipuṃgavam.

22. ājagāma tataḥ brahmā lokakartā svayam prabhuḥ
caturmukhaḥ mahātejāḥ draṣṭum tam munipuṅgavam

22. tataḥ svayam prabhuḥ lokakartā caturmukhaḥ
mahātejāḥ brahmā tam munipuṅgavam draṣṭum ājagāma

22. Then, the divine Lord Brahmā, the creator of the worlds, who is self-existent, four-faced, and exceedingly radiant, arrived to see that foremost sage.

Words meanings summery:

• आजगाम (ājagāma) - arrived (came, arrived)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (thence, from there, then, afterwards)

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - the creator god Brahmā

• लोककर्ता (lokakartā) - the creator of the worlds (creator of the worlds)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by himself, self-existent (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord (lord, master, mighty, able)

• चतुर्मुखः (caturmukhaḥ) - four-faced

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - exceedingly radiant (greatly splendid, highly resplendent, mighty-spirited)

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

• तम् (tam) - that (him, that)

• मुनिपुङ्गवम् (munipuṅgavam) - the foremost sage (Vālmīki) (foremost of sages, best among ascetics)

Words meanings and morphology

आजगाम (ājagāma) - arrived (came, arrived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ā-gam

perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

Perfect (liṭ), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, root gam with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (thence, from there, then, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - the creator god Brahmā

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (masculine), sacred utterance, universal spirit (neuter)

लोककर्ता (lokakartā) - the creator of the worlds (creator of the worlds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lokakartṛ

lokakartṛ - creator of worlds

Derived from loka (world) and kartṛ (creator).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+kartṛ)

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

Note: Appositive to Brahmā.

स्वयम् (svayam) - by himself, self-existent (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used with prabhuḥ to mean 'self-existent Lord'.

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord (lord, master, mighty, able)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, able

From pra + bhū (to be).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Appositive to Brahmā.

चतुर्मुखः (caturmukhaḥ) - four-faced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caturmukha

caturmukha - four-faced (an epithet of Brahmā)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+mukha)

• catur – four
  numeral
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Appositive to Brahmā.

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - exceedingly radiant (greatly splendid, highly resplendent, mighty-spirited)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - greatly splendid, highly resplendent, mighty-spirited

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Appositive to Brahmā.

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

(indeclinable)

infinitive (tumun)

Infinitive form of the root dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine accusative singular of tad.

Note: Refers to the sage Vālmīki.

मुनिपुङ्गवम् (munipuṅgavam) - the foremost sage (Vālmīki) (foremost of sages, best among ascetics)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of munipuṅgava

munipuṅgava - foremost of sages, best among ascetics

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+puṅgava)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, pre-eminent, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of draṣṭum.

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