वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-56, verse-15

सो ऽभिगम्य महात्मानः सर्वानेव गुरोः सुतान् ।
अभिवाद्यानुपूर्व्येण ह्रिया किं चिदवाङ्मुखः ।
अब्रवीत् सुमहातेजाः सर्वानेव कृताञ्जलिः ॥१५॥

15. so'bhigamya mahātmānaḥ sarvāneva guroḥ sutān ,
abhivādyānupūrvyeṇa hriyā kiṃ cidavāṅmukhaḥ ,
abravīt sumahātejāḥ sarvāneva kṛtāñjaliḥ.

15. saḥ abhigamya mahātmānaḥ sarvān eva
guroḥ sutān | abhivādya ānupūrvyeṇa
hriyā kiñcit avāṅmukhaḥ | abravīt
sumahātejāḥ sarvān eva kṛtāñjaliḥ

15. sumahātejāḥ saḥ mahātmānaḥ guroḥ
sarvān eva sutān abhigamya ānupūrvyeṇa
abhivādya hriyā kiñcit
avāṅmukhaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ eva sarvān abravīt

15. He (Triśaṅku), that exceedingly radiant one, having approached all those great-souled (mahātman) sons of his teacher (guru) (Vasiṣṭha), and having saluted them in sequence, with some shame and a downcast face, spoke to them all with folded hands.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Triśaṅku (the king) (he, that)

• अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached, having gone to

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - the great-souled (mahātman) sons of Vasiṣṭha (great-souled ones, noble ones)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, exactly

• गुरोः (guroḥ) - of his teacher (guru) Vasiṣṭha (of the teacher, of the spiritual guide)

• सुतान् (sutān) - sons

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having bowed down to

• आनुपूर्व्येण (ānupūrvyeṇa) - in due order, sequentially

• ह्रिया (hriyā) - with shame, out of modesty

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - somewhat, a little, slightly

• अवाङ्मुखः (avāṅmukhaḥ) - with downcast face, looking downwards

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• सुमहातेजाः (sumahātejāḥ) - of exceedingly great splendor/radiance, very powerful

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (Vasiṣṭha's sons) (all, every)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, exactly

• कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, having made an añjali gesture

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Triśaṅku (the king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached, having gone to

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root gam (to go) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - the great-souled (mahātman) sons of Vasiṣṭha (great-souled ones, noble ones)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, the Supreme Soul

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the individual soul, the Supreme Soul
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, exactly

(indeclinable)

गुरोः (guroḥ) - of his teacher (guru) Vasiṣṭha (of the teacher, of the spiritual guide)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide, heavy, important

सुतान् (sutān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle (of sū 'to produce')

Derived from root sū (to produce, to give birth to)

Root: sū (class 2)

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having bowed down to

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root vad (to speak) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

आनुपूर्व्येण (ānupūrvyeṇa) - in due order, sequentially

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ānupūrvya

ānupūrvya - order, succession

Derived from anupūrva (sequential) with suffix -ya

Note: Used adverbially.

ह्रिया (hriyā) - with shame, out of modesty

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of hrī

hrī - shame, modesty, embarrassment

Root: hrī (class 3)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - somewhat, a little, slightly

(indeclinable)

अवाङ्मुखः (avāṅmukhaḥ) - with downcast face, looking downwards

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avāṅmukha

avāṅmukha - having face downwards, downcast

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (avac+mukha)

• avac – downwards, below
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, opening
  noun (neuter)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root brū (to speak), imperfect form

Root: brū (class 2)

सुमहातेजाः (sumahātejāḥ) - of exceedingly great splendor/radiance, very powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahātejas

sumahātejas - of exceedingly great splendor/radiance, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+mahā+tejas)

• su – good, excellent, well
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, radiance, energy, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij (class 1)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (Vasiṣṭha's sons) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, exactly

(indeclinable)

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, having made an añjali gesture

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - with folded hands (gesture of reverence or greeting)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – folded hands (a gesture of reverence), hollow of the hands
  noun (masculine)

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