वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-36, verse-9

तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य कृतार्था रघुनन्दन ।
प्रणिपत्य सुराः सर्वे पितामहमपूजयन् ॥९॥

9. tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya kṛtārthā raghunandana ,
praṇipatya surāḥ sarve pitāmahamapūjayan.

9. tat śrutvā vacanam tasya kṛtārthāḥ raghunandana
praṇipatya surāḥ sarve pitāmaham apūjayan

9. raghunandana tasya vacanam śrutvā kṛtārthāḥ
sarve surāḥ praṇipatya pitāmaham apūjayan

9. O Raghunandana, having heard his words, all the gods, their purpose accomplished, bowed down and worshipped the Grandfather.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• तस्य (tasya) - his, its

• कृतार्थाः (kṛtārthāḥ) - having achieved their purpose, accomplished their aim

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O Rama (O descendent of Raghu, O delight of Raghu)

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

• सुराः (surāḥ) - gods, deities

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - Brahmā, the creator god (the great father) (grandfather)

• अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - they worshipped, they honored

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, speech, word, statement

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - his, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कृतार्थाः (kṛtārthāḥ) - having achieved their purpose, accomplished their aim

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtārtha

kṛtārtha - one whose purpose is accomplished, having achieved an object

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+artha)

• kṛta – done, made, accomplished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• artha – aim, purpose, object, meaning
  noun (masculine)

रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O Rama (O descendent of Raghu, O delight of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - delight of the Raghus, a descendent of Raghu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (an ancient king, ancestor of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child, gladdening, delighting
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root nand (to rejoice, delight)
  Root: nand (class 1)

प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed down, having prostrated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root pat (to fall) with prefixes pra and ni, and suffix -ya

Prefixes: pra+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

सुराः (surāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity, divine being

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - Brahmā, the creator god (the great father) (grandfather)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather; Brahmā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great, mighty
  adjective

अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - they worshipped, they honored

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pūj

Root: pūj (class 10)

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