वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-54, verse-13

केन चित्त्वथ कालेन देवेशो वृषभध्वजः ।
दर्शयामास वरदो विश्वामित्रं महामुनिम् ॥१३॥

13. kena cittvatha kālena deveśo vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ ,
darśayāmāsa varado viśvāmitraṃ mahāmunim.

13. kena cit tu atha kālena deveśaḥ vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ
darśayāmāsa varadaḥ viśvāmitram mahāmunim

13. Then, after some time, the boon-giving lord of gods, Shiva (Vṛṣabhadhvaja), revealed himself to the great sage Vishvamitra.

Words meanings summery:

• केन (kena) - by some (referring to time) (by what, by which, by some)

• चित् (cit) - some (indefinite particle) (indeed, just, any, some)

• तु (tu) - then, indeed (but, on the other hand, then, indeed)

• अथ (atha) - then, thereafter (then, now, moreover, therefore)

• कालेन (kālena) - after some time (by time, in time, after a period)

• देवेशः (deveśaḥ) - Lord Shiva (lord of gods, Shiva)

• वृषभध्वजः (vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ) - Shiva, whose emblem is a bull (bull-bannered, one whose emblem is a bull (Shiva))

• दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - he revealed himself (he showed, he revealed, he caused to be seen)

• वरदः (varadaḥ) - the giver of boons (Shiva) (giver of boons, boon-bestowing)

• विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - the sage Vishvamitra (Vishvamitra)

• महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - the great sage (Vishvamitra) (great sage, great ascetic)

Words meanings and morphology

केन (kena) - by some (referring to time) (by what, by which, by some)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, some

Note: Governs 'kālena'.

चित् (cit) - some (indefinite particle) (indeed, just, any, some)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to make 'kena' indefinite, meaning 'by some'.

तु (tu) - then, indeed (but, on the other hand, then, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, thereafter (then, now, moreover, therefore)

(indeclinable)

कालेन (kālena) - after some time (by time, in time, after a period)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, death

देवेशः (deveśaḥ) - Lord Shiva (lord of gods, Shiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deveśa

deveśa - lord of gods, king of gods, an epithet for Shiva or Indra

Compound of 'deva' (god) and 'īśa' (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+īśa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 10)

वृषभध्वजः (vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ) - Shiva, whose emblem is a bull (bull-bannered, one whose emblem is a bull (Shiva))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛṣabhadhvaja

vṛṣabhadhvaja - bull-bannered, having a bull as an emblem (an epithet of Shiva)

Compound of 'vṛṣabha' (bull) and 'dhvaja' (banner/emblem).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vṛṣabha+dhvaja)

• vṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, emblem, mark
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'deveśaḥ'.

दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - he revealed himself (he showed, he revealed, he caused to be seen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of dṛś

periphrastic perfect

Causative stem 'darśaya' + auxiliary 'ās' in perfect tense (āmāsa).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used reflexively here, 'revealed himself'.

वरदः (varadaḥ) - the giver of boons (Shiva) (giver of boons, boon-bestowing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varada

varada - giver of boons, bestowing wishes

agent noun

Derived from 'vara' (boon) and root 'dā' (to give).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara+da)

• vara – boon, wish, choice, excellent
  noun (masculine)
• da – giving, bestowing (agentive suffix from dā)
  adjective
  kṛt suffix
  From root 'dā' (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: An attribute of Shiva.

विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - the sage Vishvamitra (Vishvamitra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Vishvamitra (a famous sage)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (viśva+mitra)

• viśva – all, whole, universe
  adjective
• mitra – friend, companion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the sage Vishvamitra.

महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - the great sage (Vishvamitra) (great sage, great ascetic)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'muni' (sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Vishvamitra.