वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-49, verse-9

स तांश्चापि मुनीन्पृष्ट्वा सोपाध्याय पुरोधसः ।
यथान्यायं ततः सर्वैः समागच्छत् प्रहृष्टवान् ॥९॥

9. sa tāṃścāpi munīnpṛṣṭvā sopādhyāya purodhasaḥ ,
yathānyāyaṃ tataḥ sarvaiḥ samāgacchat prahṛṣṭavān.

9. saḥ tān ca api munīn pṛṣṭvā sa-upādhyāya purodhasaḥ
yathā-nyāyam tataḥ sarvaiḥ samāgacchat prahṛṣṭavān

9. saḥ tu api upādhyāya purodhasaḥ tān munīn pṛṣṭvā
tataḥ yathā-nyāyam sarvaiḥ samāgacchat prahṛṣṭavān

9. Having also questioned those sages (muni), along with their teachers and family priests, then, in accordance with what is proper, he (Viśvāmitra) met with all of them, having become greatly delighted.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Viśvāmitra) (he, that)

• तान् (tān) - those (sages) (those (masculine))

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• मुनीन् (munīn) - sages (muni) (sages, ascetics)

• पृष्ट्वा (pṛṣṭvā) - having questioned (having asked, having questioned)

• स-उपाध्याय (sa-upādhyāya) - along with their teachers (with teachers)

• पुरोधसः (purodhasaḥ) - family priests (chief priests, family priests)

• यथा-न्यायम् (yathā-nyāyam) - in accordance with what is proper (according to justice, properly, duly)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - with all of them (by all)

• समागच्छत् (samāgacchat) - he met (he met, he came together)

• प्रहृष्टवान् (prahṛṣṭavān) - having become greatly delighted (having rejoiced, delighted)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Viśvāmitra) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine nominative singular of demonstrative pronoun tad.

तान् (tān) - those (sages) (those (masculine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Masculine accusative plural of demonstrative pronoun tad.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the previous action to this one, implicitly.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

मुनीन् (munīn) - sages (muni) (sages, ascetics)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, silent one, (muni)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of pṛṣṭvā.

पृष्ट्वा (pṛṣṭvā) - having questioned (having asked, having questioned)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive of root prach (to ask, question).

Root: prach (class 6)

स-उपाध्याय (sa-upādhyāya) - along with their teachers (with teachers)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sa-upādhyāya

sa-upādhyāya - with preceptors/teachers

Bahuvrihi compound 'one having teachers' or 'accompanied by teachers'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+upādhyāya)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix for Bahuvrihi compounds.
• upādhyāya – teacher, preceptor, tutor
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: upa+adhi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with munīn.

पुरोधसः (purodhasaḥ) - family priests (chief priests, family priests)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of purodhas

purodhas - chief priest, family priest, leader

Compound of puras (in front) and dhā (to place).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puras+dhā)

• puras – in front, before
  indeclinable
• dhā – to place, put, hold
  verb
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Co-object of pṛṣṭvā along with munīn.

यथा-न्यायम् (yathā-nyāyam) - in accordance with what is proper (according to justice, properly, duly)

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound (adverbial).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+nyāya)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• nyāya – justice, rule, method, propriety
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix ni + root i (to go).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Adverb.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

From pronoun tad + suffix tas.

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - with all of them (by all)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Masculine instrumental plural of sarva.

समागच्छत् (samāgacchat) - he met (he met, he came together)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of samāgam

Imperfect Active

Third person singular imperfect active of root gam (to go) with prefixes sam and ā.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

प्रहृष्टवान् (prahṛṣṭavān) - having become greatly delighted (having rejoiced, delighted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahṛṣṭavat

prahṛṣṭavat - having rejoiced, delighted, pleased, glad

Past Active Participle

Derived from pra + hṛṣ (to be glad) with the suffix -vat.

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Participial adjective describing the state of the subject.

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