वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-2, verse-26

उपविष्टे तदा तस्मिन् साक्षाल् लोकपितामहे ।
तद्गतेनैव मनसा वाल्मीकिर्ध्यानमास्थितः ॥२६॥

26. upaviṣṭe tadā tasmin sākṣāl lokapitāmahe ,
tadgatenaiva manasā vālmīkirdhyānamāsthitaḥ.

26. upaviṣṭe tadā tasmin sākṣāt lokapitāmahe
tat-gatena eva manasā vālmīkiḥ dhyānam āsthitaḥ

26. tada tasmin lokapitāmahe sākṣāt upaviṣṭe,
vālmīkiḥ tat-gatena eva manasā dhyānam āsthitaḥ

26. At that time, when the grandfather of the worlds (Brahmā) was personally seated there, Vālmīki, with his mind completely absorbed in that, entered into a state of meditation (dhyāna).

Words meanings summery:

• उपविष्टे (upaviṣṭe) - when seated there (when seated, having sat)

• तदा (tadā) - at that particular time (then, at that time)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - upon that (Brahmā) (in that, upon him)

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - personally, in the bodily presence of (directly, in person, before the eyes)

• लोकपितामहे (lokapitāmahe) - in Lord Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds (in the grandfather of the worlds)

• तत्-गतेन (tat-gatena) - with his mind fixed on that (Brahmā) (fixed on that, having gone to that)

• एव (eva) - precisely, completely (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

• वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - Vālmīki (proper name)

• ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - engaged in meditation (entered into, resorted to, performed, absorbed in)

Words meanings and morphology

उपविष्टे (upaviṣṭe) - when seated there (when seated, having sat)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, sat down, present

Past Passive Participle

derived from the root viś (to enter) with prefix upa (near, towards)

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

तदा (tadā) - at that particular time (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - upon that (Brahmā) (in that, upon him)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - personally, in the bodily presence of (directly, in person, before the eyes)

(indeclinable)

लोकपितामहे (lokapitāmahe) - in Lord Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds (in the grandfather of the worlds)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of lokapitāmaha

lokapitāmaha - grandfather of the worlds (an epithet of Brahmā)

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+pitāmaha)

• loka – world, people, universe
  noun (masculine)
• pitāmaha – paternal grandfather, Brahmā
  noun (masculine)

तत्-गतेन (tat-gatena) - with his mind fixed on that (Brahmā) (fixed on that, having gone to that)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tadgata

tadgata - gone into that, fixed on that, pertaining to that

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+gata)

• tad – that, him
  pronoun (neuter)
• gata – gone, entered, obtained, fixed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

एव (eva) - precisely, completely (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, soul

वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - Vālmīki (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālmīki

vālmīki - Vālmīki (name of a sage, author of Ramayana)

ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation, contemplation, thought

derived from root dhyai (to meditate)

Root: dhyai (class 1)

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - engaged in meditation (entered into, resorted to, performed, absorbed in)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - situated, being in, devoted to, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix ā (towards)

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

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