वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-50, verse-13

स्वागतं ते नरश्रेष्ठ दिष्ट्या प्राप्तो ऽसि राघव ।
विश्वामित्रं पुरस्कृत्य महर्षिमपराजितम् ॥१३॥

13. svāgataṃ te naraśreṣṭha diṣṭyā prāpto'si rāghava ,
viśvāmitraṃ puraskṛtya maharṣimaparājitam.

13. svāgatam te naraśreṣṭha diṣṭyā prāptaḥ asi
rāghava viśvāmitram puraskṛtya maharṣim aparājitam

13. naraśreṣṭha,
rāghava,
te svāgatam! diṣṭyā aparājitam maharṣim viśvāmitram puraskṛtya (tvam) prāptaḥ asi.

13. "Welcome to you, O best among men! Fortunately, you have arrived, O Rāghava, accompanied by the invincible great sage Viśvāmitra."

Words meanings summery:

• स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - welcome, well-come

• ते (te) - to you, your

• नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best among men

• दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately, luckily, by good fortune

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - arrived, attained, reached

• असि (asi) - you are

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāma (O descendant of Raghu)

• विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - Viśvāmitra

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having honored, accompanied by

• महर्षिम् (maharṣim) - great sage

• अपराजितम् (aparājitam) - undefeated, invincible

Words meanings and morphology

स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - welcome, well-come

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svāgata

svāgata - welcome, well arrived, come in a friendly manner

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+āgata)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• āgata – arrived, come, returned
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from ā-gam + kta
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, your

नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective

दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately, luckily, by good fortune

(indeclinable)

Note: Instrumental form of diṣṭi used adverbially.

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - arrived, attained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, arrived, gained

Past Passive Participle

Formed from pra-āp + kta

Prefixes: pra+ā

Root: āp (class 5)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāma (O descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (an epithet for Rāma)

विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (a celebrated sage)

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having honored, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed from puras-kṛ + lyap

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

महर्षिम् (maharṣim) - great sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, exalted seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

अपराजितम् (aparājitam) - undefeated, invincible

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aparājita

aparājita - undefeated, unconquered, invincible

Past Passive Participle (negative compound)

Negation of parājita (defeated), formed from a + parā-ji + kta

Prefix: parā

Root: ji (class 1)

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