वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-48, verse-5

शतक्रतोर्वचः श्रुत्वा देवाः साग्निपुरोगमाः ।
पितृदेवानुपेत्याहुः सह सर्वैर्मरुद्गणैः ॥५॥

5. śatakratorvacaḥ śrutvā devāḥ sāgnipurogamāḥ ,
pitṛdevānupetyāhuḥ saha sarvairmarudgaṇaiḥ.

5. śatakratoḥ vacaḥ śrutvā devāḥ sāgnipurōgamāḥ
pitṛdevān upetya āhuḥ saha sarvaiḥ marudgaṇaiḥ

5. śatakratoḥ vacaḥ śrutvā sāgnipurōgamāḥ devāḥ
sarvaiḥ marudgaṇaiḥ saha pitṛdevān upetya āhuḥ

5. Having heard the words of Śatakratu (Indra), the gods, led by Agni, approached the ancestral deities (Pitṛ-devas) along with all the groups of Maruts and spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• शतक्रतोः (śatakratoḥ) - of Indra, of the one with a hundred sacrifices

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

• साग्निपुर्ओगमाः (sāgnipurōgamāḥ) - led by Agni, having Agni as their leader

• पितृदेवान् (pitṛdevān) - to the ancestral deities (Pitṛ-devas)

• उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - with all

• मरुद्गणैः (marudgaṇaiḥ) - with the groups of Maruts (wind gods)

Words meanings and morphology

शतक्रतोः (śatakratoḥ) - of Indra, of the one with a hundred sacrifices

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śatakratu

śatakratu - Indra (lit. 'possessing a hundred sacrifices'), name of Indra

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (śata+kratu)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• kratu – sacrifice, ritual, power
  noun (masculine)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, voice, utterance

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Absolutive (Gerund) formed with suffix -tvā

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

साग्निपुर्ओगमाः (sāgnipurōgamāḥ) - led by Agni, having Agni as their leader

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāgnipurōgama

sāgnipurōgama - having Agni as the leader, led by Agni

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+agni+purōgama)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• purōgama – going before, leading, leader
  adjective (masculine)

पितृदेवान् (pitṛdevān) - to the ancestral deities (Pitṛ-devas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛdeva

pitṛdeva - ancestral deity, deity of ancestors

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+deva)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund) formed with prefix 'upa' and suffix '-tya'

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Absolutive (Gerund)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of ah

Root: ah

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - with all

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

मरुद्गणैः (marudgaṇaiḥ) - with the groups of Maruts (wind gods)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of marudgaṇa

marudgaṇa - group of Maruts (wind gods)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (marut+gaṇa)

• marut – wind, a wind-god (Marut)
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, troop, collection
  noun (masculine)

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