वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-37, verse-6

अथ वर्ष शते पूर्णे तपसाराधितो मुनिः ।
सगराय वरं प्रादाद्भृगुः सत्यवतां वरः ॥६॥

6. atha varṣa śate pūrṇe tapasārādhito muniḥ ,
sagarāya varaṃ prādādbhṛguḥ satyavatāṃ varaḥ.

6. atha varṣa śate pūrṇe tapasā ārādhitaḥ muniḥ
sagarāya varam prādāt bhṛguḥ satyavatām varaḥ

6. atha varṣa śate pūrṇe tapasā ārādhitaḥ satyavatām
varaḥ bhṛguḥ muniḥ sagarāya varam prādāt

6. Then, after a full hundred years, the sage (muni), worshipped through his austerity (tapas), Bhṛgu, the best among the truthful, granted a boon to Sagara.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• वर्ष (varṣa) - in the context of 'a hundred years' (year, years)

• शते (śate) - in (a) hundred

• पूर्णे (pūrṇe) - completed, full, accomplished

• तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity (tapas), by penance

• आराधितः (ārādhitaḥ) - worshipped, propitiated, gratified

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, hermit

• सगराय (sagarāya) - to Sagara

• वरम् (varam) - a boon, a blessing

• प्रादात् (prādāt) - granted, gave

• भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhṛgu (the sage)

• सत्यवताम् (satyavatām) - of the truthful, among those who possess truth

• वरः (varaḥ) - the best, excellent, foremost

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

वर्ष (varṣa) - in the context of 'a hundred years' (year, years)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of varṣa

varṣa - rain, rainy season, year, cloud

शते (śate) - in (a) hundred

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śata

śata - a hundred

पूर्णे (pūrṇe) - completed, full, accomplished

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, filled, finished

Past Passive Participle

derived from root √pṛ

Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'śate'

तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity (tapas), by penance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, warmth, pain, suffering; religious austerity, penance (tapas)

आराधितः (ārādhitaḥ) - worshipped, propitiated, gratified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārādhita

ārādhita - worshipped, propitiated, gained, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

derived from root √rādh with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: rādh (class 4)

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, hermit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, inspired teacher

सगराय (sagarāya) - to Sagara

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of sagara

sagara - Sagara (a mythical king)

वरम् (varam) - a boon, a blessing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - boon, wish, blessing; choice, chosen thing

प्रादात् (prādāt) - granted, gave

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of √dā

root verb 'dā' (class 3, 1)

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhṛgu (the sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhṛgu (name of a primordial sage, often associated with fire)

सत्यवताम् (satyavatām) - of the truthful, among those who possess truth

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of satyavat

satyavat - truthful, honest, veracious

possessive suffix -vat applied to satya

वरः (varaḥ) - the best, excellent, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - excellent, best, finest; a choice, a boon

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