वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-33, verse-2

इष्ट्यां तु वर्तमानायां कुशनाभं महीपतिम् ।
उवाच परमप्रीतः कुशो ब्रह्मसुतस्तदा ॥२॥

2. iṣṭyāṃ tu vartamānāyāṃ kuśanābhaṃ mahīpatim ,
uvāca paramaprītaḥ kuśo brahmasutastadā.

2. iṣṭyām tu vartamānāyām kuśanābham mahīpatim
uvāca paramaprītaḥ kuśaḥ brahmasutaḥ tadā

2. tadā iṣṭyām vartamānāyām tu paramaprītaḥ
brahmasutaḥ kuśaḥ mahīpatim kuśanābham uvāca

2. Then, while the sacrifice (iṣṭi) was ongoing, Kuśa, the son of Brahmā, highly pleased, spoke to King Kuśanābha.

Words meanings summery:

• इष्ट्याम् (iṣṭyām) - in the sacrifice, in the sacred rite

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वर्तमानायाम् (vartamānāyām) - ongoing, being present, existing

• कुशनाभम् (kuśanābham) - to Kuśanābha

• महीपतिम् (mahīpatim) - to the king, to the ruler of the earth

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• परमप्रीतः (paramaprītaḥ) - greatly pleased, highly delighted

• कुशः (kuśaḥ) - Kuśa

• ब्रह्मसुतः (brahmasutaḥ) - the son of Brahmā

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

इष्ट्याम् (iṣṭyām) - in the sacrifice, in the sacred rite

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of iṣṭi

iṣṭi - sacrifice, sacred rite, offering, worship

Root: yaj (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वर्तमानायाम् (vartamānāyām) - ongoing, being present, existing

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - present, existing, ongoing, current

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to be, to exist, to turn), suffix śānac

Root: vṛt (class 1)

कुशनाभम् (kuśanābham) - to Kuśanābha

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuśanābha

kuśanābha - Kuśanābha (a proper name, son of Kuśa)

महीपतिम् (mahīpatim) - to the king, to the ruler of the earth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, lord of the earth, ruler

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

परमप्रीतः (paramaprītaḥ) - greatly pleased, highly delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramaprīta

paramaprīta - greatly pleased, highly delighted, supremely joyful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+prīta)

• parama – supreme, excellent, utmost, highest
  adjective
• prīta – pleased, delighted, satisfied
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root prī (to please, to gladden)
  Root: prī (class 9)

कुशः (kuśaḥ) - Kuśa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśa

kuśa - Kuśa (a proper name, son of Brahmā)

ब्रह्मसुतः (brahmasutaḥ) - the son of Brahmā

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmasuta

brahmasuta - son of Brahmā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+suta)

• brahman – Brahmā (the creator god), sacred utterance, ultimate reality (brahman)
  noun (neuter)
• suta – son, born, produced
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sū (to bear, to bring forth)
  Root: sū (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)