वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-74, verse-18

देवैस्तदा समागम्य सर्षिसंघैः सचारणैः ।
याचितौ प्रशमं तत्र जग्मतुस्तौ सुरोत्तमौ ॥१८॥

18. devaistadā samāgamya sarṣisaṃghaiḥ sacāraṇaiḥ ,
yācitau praśamaṃ tatra jagmatustau surottamau.

18. devaiḥ tada samāgamya sarṣisaṃghaiḥ sacāraṇaiḥ
yācitau praśamam tatra jagmatuḥ tau surottamau

18. tada devaiḥ sarṣisaṃghaiḥ sacāraṇaiḥ samāgamya
tatra praśamam yācitau tau surottamau jagmatuḥ

18. Then, having assembled there, the gods, along with the hosts of sages and the Charanas, implored for peace. Thereupon, those two supreme gods attained peace.

Words meanings summery:

• देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

• तद (tada) - then, at that time

• समागम्य (samāgamya) - having come together, having assembled

• सर्षिसंघैः (sarṣisaṁghaiḥ) - with the hosts of sages

• सचारणैः (sacāraṇaiḥ) - with the Charanas

• याचितौ (yācitau) - implored, entreated, asked for

• प्रशमम् (praśamam) - peace, cessation, tranquility

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that matter

• जग्मतुः (jagmatuḥ) - they two attained (peace) (they two went)

• तौ (tau) - those two

• सुरोत्तमौ (surottamau) - referring to Shiva and Vishnu (the two best of gods, the two supreme gods)

Words meanings and morphology

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, celestial being

Root: div (class 1)

तद (tada) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

समागम्य (samāgamya) - having come together, having assembled

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root gam (to go) with prefixes sam and ā + lyap suffix

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

सर्षिसंघैः (sarṣisaṁghaiḥ) - with the hosts of sages

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarṣisaṃgha

sarṣisaṁgha - with the hosts of sages, accompanied by groups of seers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ṛṣisaṃgha)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• ṛṣisaṃgha – host of sages, group of seers
  noun (masculine)

सचारणैः (sacāraṇaiḥ) - with the Charanas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sacāraṇa

sacāraṇa - with the Charanas (celestial bards), accompanied by Charanas

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+cāraṇa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• cāraṇa – Charana (a class of celestial bards or singers), wanderer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: car (class 1)

याचितौ (yācitau) - implored, entreated, asked for

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yācita

yācita - implored, requested, asked

Past Passive Participle

From root yāc (to ask, beg) + kta suffix

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Refers to the two supreme gods

प्रशमम् (praśamam) - peace, cessation, tranquility

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praśama

praśama - cessation, tranquility, peace, calming down

Root: śam (class 4)

तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that matter

(indeclinable)

जग्मतुः (jagmatuḥ) - they two attained (peace) (they two went)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (lit) of gam

Perfect tense (Lit)

Root verb gam, 3rd person dual active

Root: gam (class 1)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सुरोत्तमौ (surottamau) - referring to Shiva and Vishnu (the two best of gods, the two supreme gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of surottama

surottama - best of gods, supreme god

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+uttama)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, chief
  adjective (masculine)

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