वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-42, verse-10

तदद्भुततमं लोके गङ्गापतनमुत्तमम् ।
दिदृक्षवो देवगणाः समेयुरमितौजसः ॥१०॥

10. tadadbhutatamaṃ loke gaṅgāpatanamuttamam ,
didṛkṣavo devagaṇāḥ sameyuramitaujasaḥ.

10. tat adbhuta-tamam loke gaṅgā-patanam uttamam
didṛkṣavaḥ deva-gaṇāḥ sameyuḥ amita-ojasaḥ

10. amita-ojasaḥ deva-gaṇāḥ loke tat adbhuta-tamam
uttamam gaṅgā-patanam didṛkṣavaḥ sameyuḥ

10. Desiring to witness that most wonderful and excellent descent of the Gangā in the world, the hosts of deities, endowed with immeasurable splendor, assembled.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the descent event) (that, it)

• अद्भुत-तमम् (adbhuta-tamam) - most wonderful (most wonderful, most amazing)

• लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, among people)

• गङ्गा-पतनम् (gaṅgā-patanam) - the descent of the Gangā (descent of the Gangā)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (best, excellent, supreme)

• दिदृक्षवः (didṛkṣavaḥ) - desiring to see (desirous of seeing, wishing to see)

• देव-गणाः (deva-gaṇāḥ) - hosts of deities (hosts of deities, groups of gods)

• समेयुः (sameyuḥ) - they assembled (they came together, they assembled)

• अमित-ओजसः (amita-ojasaḥ) - possessing immeasurable splendor (of immeasurable splendor, possessing immense power)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the descent event) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Acts as the subject of the implied 'is'.

अद्भुत-तमम् (adbhuta-tamam) - most wonderful (most wonderful, most amazing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta-tama

adbhuta-tama - most wonderful, most extraordinary

Superlative suffix -tama added to adbhuta

Note: Agrees with tat and gaṅgā-patanam.

लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, among people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

गङ्गा-पतनम् (gaṅgā-patanam) - the descent of the Gangā (descent of the Gangā)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gaṅgā-patana

gaṅgā-patana - descent of the Gangā

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaṅgā+patana)

• gaṅgā – Gangā (the river Ganges)
  proper noun (feminine)
• patana – falling, descending, descent
  noun (neuter)
  Action Noun
  From √pat (to fall)
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Appears as the main subject of the implied 'is' or refers to the event.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (best, excellent, supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, supreme, highest

Superlative of ud-

Note: Agrees with gaṅgā-patanam.

दिदृक्षवः (didṛkṣavaḥ) - desiring to see (desirous of seeing, wishing to see)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of didṛkṣu

didṛkṣu - desirous of seeing, wishing to see

Desiderative participle

From √dṛś (to see), desiderative stem didṛkṣa-

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Formed from desiderative stem of √dṛś.

देव-गणाः (deva-gaṇāḥ) - hosts of deities (hosts of deities, groups of gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva-gaṇa

deva-gaṇa - host of deities, group of gods

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+gaṇa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – host, multitude, troop, collection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of sameyuḥ.

समेयुः (sameyuḥ) - they assembled (they came together, they assembled)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of i

Perfect, 3rd person plural, from √i (to go) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

Note: The root √i can be irregular.

अमित-ओजसः (amita-ojasaḥ) - possessing immeasurable splendor (of immeasurable splendor, possessing immense power)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amita-ojas

amita-ojas - of immeasurable splendor/power

Bahuvrīhi compound: amitam ojaḥ yesyāḥ te (whose splendor is immeasurable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amita+ojas)

• amita – immeasurable, infinite
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √mā (to measure) with prefix a- (negation)
  Prefix: a
  Root: mā (class 2)
• ojas – splendor, power, energy, vigor
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with deva-gaṇāḥ.

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