वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-43, verse-16

इत्येवमुक्त्वा देवेशः सर्वलोकपितामहः ।
यथागतं तथागच्छद्देवलोकं महायशाः ॥१६॥

16. ityevamuktvā deveśaḥ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ ,
yathāgataṃ tathāgacchaddevalokaṃ mahāyaśāḥ.

16. iti evam uktvā deveśaḥ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
yathā āgatam tathā agacchat devalokam mahāyaśāḥ

16. deveśaḥ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ mahāyaśāḥ iti evam
uktvā yathā āgatam tathā devalokam agacchat

16. Having thus spoken, the greatly renowned lord of the gods, the grandfather of all worlds, departed for the world of the gods in the same manner as he had come.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

• देवेशः (deveśaḥ) - Brahmā, the grandfather of all worlds (lord of gods)

• सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - Brahmā (grandfather of all worlds)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

• आगतम् (āgatam) - in the manner he came (having come, arrived)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• अगच्छत् (agacchat) - went, departed

• देवलोकम् (devalokam) - to the world of the gods, heaven

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - Referring to Brahmā (greatly renowned, very famous)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from root vac (to speak) with suffix -ktvā

Root: vac (class 2)

देवेशः (deveśaḥ) - Brahmā, the grandfather of all worlds (lord of gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deveśa

deveśa - lord of gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+īśa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - Brahmā (grandfather of all worlds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvalokapitāmaha

sarvalokapitāmaha - grandfather of all worlds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+loka+pitāmaha)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• pitāmaha – grandfather, Brahmā
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

आगतम् (āgatam) - in the manner he came (having come, arrived)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) with prefix ā and suffix -kta

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used here adverbially to mean 'in the manner he came'.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

अगच्छत् (agacchat) - went, departed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Imperfect third person singular

Root gam, class 1, parasmaipada, imperfect past tense (laṅ), 3rd person singular

Root: gam (class 1)

देवलोकम् (devalokam) - to the world of the gods, heaven

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devaloka

devaloka - world of the gods, heaven

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+loka)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm
  noun (masculine)

महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - Referring to Brahmā (greatly renowned, very famous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - greatly renowned, very famous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+yaśas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• yaśas – fame, glory, renown
  noun (neuter)

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