वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-21, verse-4

ततो वायुः सुखस्पर्शो विरजस्को ववौ तदा ।
विश्वामित्रगतं रामं दृष्ट्वा राजीवलोचनम् ॥४॥

4. tato vāyuḥ sukhasparśo virajasko vavau tadā ,
viśvāmitragataṃ rāmaṃ dṛṣṭvā rājīvalocanam.

4. tataḥ vāyuḥ sukhasparśaḥ virajaskaḥ vavau tadā
viśvāmitragatam rāmam dṛṣṭvā rājīvalocanam

4. tadā tataḥ sukhasparśaḥ virajaskaḥ vāyuḥ
viśvāmitragatam rājīvalocanam rāmam dṛṣṭvā vavau

4. At that time, a pleasant and dustless wind blew, as if having seen Rama, who had lotus-like eyes and was accompanying Viśvāmitra.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, at that moment (then, thence, from that)

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind (wind, air)

• सुखस्पर्शः (sukhasparśaḥ) - pleasant to touch

• विरजस्कः (virajaskaḥ) - dustless, pure (dustless, pure, free from passion)

• ववौ (vavau) - blew

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

• विश्वामित्रगतम् (viśvāmitragatam) - accompanying Viśvāmitra (gone with Viśvāmitra, accompanying Viśvāmitra)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (Rama (accusative))

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• राजीवलोचनम् (rājīvalocanam) - lotus-eyed

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, at that moment (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

ablative from tad, used as an indeclinable adverb

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind (wind, air)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, the god of wind

Root: √vā (class 2)

सुखस्पर्शः (sukhasparśaḥ) - pleasant to touch

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhasparśa

sukhasparśa - pleasant to touch, soft, gentle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+sparśa)

• sukha – pleasure, happiness, ease
  noun (neuter)
• sparśa – touch, contact, sense of touch
  noun (masculine)
  derived from √spṛś (to touch)
  Root: √spṛś (class 6)

विरजस्कः (virajaskaḥ) - dustless, pure (dustless, pure, free from passion)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virajaska

virajaska - dustless, pure, free from passion, calm

from vi- + rajas + -ka

Compound type : prādi samāsa (vi+rajas)

• vi – apart, asunder, away; intensifier
  indeclinable
• rajas – dust, pollen; impurity; passion (guṇa)
  noun (neuter)

ववौ (vavau) - blew

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vā

Perfect tense

reduplicated perfect, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: √vā (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

adverb formed from tad

विश्वामित्रगतम् (viśvāmitragatam) - accompanying Viśvāmitra (gone with Viśvāmitra, accompanying Viśvāmitra)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitragata

viśvāmitragata - gone with Viśvāmitra, accompanying Viśvāmitra, relating to Viśvāmitra's path

compound of Viśvāmitra (proper noun) and gata (past passive participle of √gam)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viśvāmitra+gata)

• viśvāmitra – name of a sage
  proper noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, arrived, reached; obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √gam (to go)
  Root: √gam (class 1)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (Rama (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king, incarnation of Viṣṇu); pleasing, charming; darkness (as a noun)

Root: √ram (class 1)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from √dṛś (to see)

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

राजीवलोचनम् (rājīvalocanam) - lotus-eyed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājīvalocana

rājīvalocana - lotus-eyed, having eyes like a lotus

compound of rājīva (lotus) and locana (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rājīva+locana)

• rājīva – a kind of lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
  noun (neuter)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  from √loc (to see, look)
  Root: √loc (class 10)

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