वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-36, verse-2

ततो ऽब्रुवन् सुराः सर्वे भगवन्तं पितामहम् ।
प्रणिपत्य शुभं वाक्यं सेन्द्राः साग्निपुरोगमाः ॥२॥

2. tato'bruvan surāḥ sarve bhagavantaṃ pitāmaham ,
praṇipatya śubhaṃ vākyaṃ sendrāḥ sāgnipurogamāḥ.

2. tataḥ abruvan surāḥ sarve bhagavantaṃ pitāmaham
praṇipatya śubhaṃ vākyaṃ sendrāḥ sāgnipurogamāḥ

2. Then, all the gods, led by Indra and having Agni as their vanguard, having bowed down, spoke auspicious words to the venerable Pitāmaha (Brahmā).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said

• सुराः (surāḥ) - the gods

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• भगवन्तं (bhagavantaṁ) - to the venerable, illustrious, divine

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - to Pitāmaha (Brahmā), the grandfather

• प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed down, having prostrated

• शुभं (śubhaṁ) - auspicious, good, beautiful

• वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - word, speech, statement

• सेन्द्राः (sendrāḥ) - accompanied by Indra (with Indra, accompanied by Indra)

• साग्निपुरोगमाः (sāgnipurogamāḥ) - with Agni as their leader, having Agni at the forefront

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

सुराः (surāḥ) - the gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

Note: Subject of 'abruvan'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'surāḥ'.

भगवन्तं (bhagavantaṁ) - to the venerable, illustrious, divine

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, divine, illustrious, glorious

Note: Agrees with 'pitāmaham'.

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - to Pitāmaha (Brahmā), the grandfather

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, Brahmā (Pitāmaha)

Note: Object of the verb 'abruvan'.

प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed down, having prostrated

(indeclinable)

Prefixes: pra+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

शुभं (śubhaṁ) - auspicious, good, beautiful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious

Note: Agrees with 'vākyaṃ'.

वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abruvan'.

सेन्द्राः (sendrāḥ) - accompanied by Indra (with Indra, accompanied by Indra)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sendra

sendra - with Indra, accompanied by Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+indra)

• saha – with, together
  indeclinable
• indra – Indra (a proper name), chief, best
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'surāḥ'.

साग्निपुरोगमाः (sāgnipurogamāḥ) - with Agni as their leader, having Agni at the forefront

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāgnipurogama

sāgnipurogama - having Agni at the forefront, with Agni as their leader

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+agni+purogama)

• saha – with, together
  indeclinable
• agni – fire, Agni (god of fire)
  proper noun (masculine)
• purogama – going before, leading, vanguard
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'surāḥ'.

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