वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-37, verse-24

स कृत्वा निश्चयं राजा सोपाध्यायगणस्तदा ।
यज्ञकर्मणि वेदज्ञो यष्टुं समुपचक्रमे ॥२४॥

24. sa kṛtvā niścayaṃ rājā sopādhyāyagaṇastadā ,
yajñakarmaṇi vedajño yaṣṭuṃ samupacakrame.

24. saḥ kṛtvā niścayam rājā saupādhyāyagaṇaḥ tadā
yajñakarmaṇi vedajñaḥ yaṣṭum samupacakrame

24. tadā vedajñaḥ saḥ rājā saupādhyāyagaṇaḥ niścayam
kṛtvā yajñakarmaṇi yaṣṭum samupacakrame

24. Then, that king, who was a knower of the Vedas, having made his resolution, and accompanied by the group of preceptors, commenced to perform the Vedic ritual (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• निश्चयम् (niścayam) - decision, resolution, certainty

• राजा (rājā) - king

• सौपाध्यायगणः (saupādhyāyagaṇaḥ) - accompanied by the group of preceptors

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• यज्ञकर्मणि (yajñakarmaṇi) - in the work of the Vedic ritual, in the performance of the Vedic ritual

• वेदज्ञः (vedajñaḥ) - knower of the Vedas

• यष्टुम् (yaṣṭum) - to perform Vedic rituals, to worship

• समुपचक्रमे (samupacakrame) - commenced, began

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root kṛ with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

निश्चयम् (niścayam) - decision, resolution, certainty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - decision, resolution, certainty

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

सौपाध्यायगणः (saupādhyāyagaṇaḥ) - accompanied by the group of preceptors

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saupādhyāyagaṇa

saupādhyāyagaṇa - one who is with the group of preceptors

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+upādhyāyagaṇa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• upādhyāyagaṇa – group of preceptors/teachers
  noun (masculine)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

यज्ञकर्मणि (yajñakarmaṇi) - in the work of the Vedic ritual, in the performance of the Vedic ritual

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yajñakarman

yajñakarman - work of a Vedic ritual, performance of a Vedic ritual

Compound type : tatpurusha (yajña+karman)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
• karman – action, work, ritual
  noun (neuter)

वेदज्ञः (vedajñaḥ) - knower of the Vedas

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedajña

vedajña - knower of the Vedas

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+jña)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, wise, knower
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

यष्टुम् (yaṣṭum) - to perform Vedic rituals, to worship

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root yaj with suffix -tum

Root: yaj (class 1)

समुपचक्रमे (samupacakrame) - commenced, began

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, Perfect (Lit) of samupacakram

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: kram (class 1)

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