वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-21, verse-1

तथा वसिष्ठे ब्रुवति राजा दशरथः सुतम् ।
प्रहृष्टवदनो राममाजुहाव सलक्ष्मणम् ॥१॥

1. tathā vasiṣṭhe bruvati rājā daśarathaḥ sutam ,
prahṛṣṭavadano rāmamājuhāva salakṣmaṇam.

1. tathā vasiṣṭhe bruvati rājā daśarathaḥ sutam
prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ rāmam ājuhāva salakṣmaṇam

1. vasiṣṭhe tathā bruvati,
prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ rājā daśarathaḥ sutam rāmam salakṣmaṇam ājuhāva

1. As Vasiṣṭha spoke thus, King Daśaratha, with a joyful face, summoned his son Rāma, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus (referring to Vasiṣṭha's speech) (thus, so, in that manner)

• वसिष्ठे (vasiṣṭhe) - Vasiṣṭha (as part of locative absolute construction) (in Vasiṣṭha, by Vasiṣṭha)

• ब्रुवति (bruvati) - speaking (speaking, saying)

• राजा (rājā) - King (Daśaratha) (king)

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Daśaratha (Daśaratha (name of a king, father of Rāma))

• सुतम् (sutam) - son (Rāma) (son)

• प्रहृष्टवदनः (prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ) - with a joyful face (having a joyful face, glad-faced)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

• आजुहाव (ājuhāva) - he summoned (he summoned, he called)

• सलक्ष्मणम् (salakṣmaṇam) - along with Lakṣmaṇa (with Lakṣmaṇa, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus (referring to Vasiṣṭha's speech) (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

वसिष्ठे (vasiṣṭhe) - Vasiṣṭha (as part of locative absolute construction) (in Vasiṣṭha, by Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a celebrated Vedic sage, family priest of Ikṣvāku dynasty)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction 'vasiṣṭhe bruvati'.

ब्रुवति (bruvati) - speaking (speaking, saying)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, saying

present active participle

present participle of root 'brū' (to speak)

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction 'vasiṣṭhe bruvati' (while Vasiṣṭha was speaking).

राजा (rājā) - King (Daśaratha) (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Note: Subject of 'ājuhāva'.

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Daśaratha (Daśaratha (name of a king, father of Rāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Daśaratha (king of Ayodhyā, father of Rāma, literally 'having ten chariots')

Note: Appositive to 'rājā'.

सुतम् (sutam) - son (Rāma) (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle

from su (to beget), but used as a noun

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Object of 'ājuhāva'.

प्रहृष्टवदनः (prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ) - with a joyful face (having a joyful face, glad-faced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahṛṣṭavadana

prahṛṣṭavadana - having a joyful face, glad-faced, beaming

Bahuvrihi compound: prahṛṣṭa (delighted) + vadana (face)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prahṛṣṭa+vadana)

• prahṛṣṭa – delighted, joyful, pleased, gladdened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from pra-hṛṣ (to rejoice)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)
• vadana – face, mouth, speech
  noun (neuter)
  from vad (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Adjective describing 'rājā Daśarathaḥ'.

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a prominent deity in Hinduism, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

Note: Object of 'ājuhāva'.

आजुहाव (ājuhāva) - he summoned (he summoned, he called)

(verb)

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

perfect active

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice, from root hvā with upasarga ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: hvā (class 1)

Note: The prefix 'ā' indicates 'towards'.

सलक्ष्मणम् (salakṣmaṇam) - along with Lakṣmaṇa (with Lakṣmaṇa, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of salakṣmaṇa

salakṣmaṇa - with Lakṣmaṇa, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa

Bahuvrihi compound: sa (with) + lakṣmaṇa (Lakṣmaṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+lakṣmaṇa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Describes 'rāmam'.

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