वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-76, verse-4

रामस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा दशरथः सुतम् ।
बाहुभ्यां संपरिष्वज्य मूर्ध्नि चाघ्राय राघवम् ॥४॥

4. rāmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā rājā daśarathaḥ sutam ,
bāhubhyāṃ saṃpariṣvajya mūrdhni cāghrāya rāghavam.

4. rāmasya vacanam śrutvā rājā daśarathaḥ sutam
bāhubhyām sampariṣvajya mūrdhni ca āghrāya rāghavam

4. rāmasya vacanam śrutvā rājā daśarathaḥ bāhubhyām
sutam rāghavam sampariṣvajya ca mūrdhni āghrāya

4. Having heard Rāma's words, King Daśaratha embraced his son, the scion of Raghu, with both arms and smelled his head (kissed him on the forehead).

Words meanings summery:

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, utterance

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• राजा (rājā) - king

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Dasharatha (a proper name)

• सुतम् (sutam) - son

• बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with two arms

• सम्परिष्वज्य (sampariṣvajya) - having embraced, after embracing firmly

• मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head

• च (ca) - and, also

• आघ्राय (āghrāya) - In this context, it often implies 'kissed on the head/forehead' as a gesture of affection. (having smelled, after smelling)

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - scion of Raghu (an epithet for Rama)

Words meanings and morphology

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, pleasing, charming

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, utterance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

derived from root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed with suffix -tvā from root 'śru'

Root: śru (class 5)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Dasharatha (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Dasharatha (father of Rama)

सुतम् (sutam) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, born, produced

Past Passive Participle from 'sū' (to beget) also used as a noun

Root: sū (class 5)

Note: Refers to Rama

बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with two arms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm

सम्परिष्वज्य (sampariṣvajya) - having embraced, after embracing firmly

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed with suffix -ya after prefixes 'sam' and 'pari' and root 'ṣvaj' (or 'svaj')

Prefixes: sam+pari

Root: ṣvaj (class 1)

मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top, forehead

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आघ्राय (āghrāya) - In this context, it often implies 'kissed on the head/forehead' as a gesture of affection. (having smelled, after smelling)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed with suffix -ya after prefix 'ā' and root 'ghrā'

Prefix: ā

Root: ghrā (class 1)

राघवम् (rāghavam) - scion of Raghu (an epithet for Rama)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, son of Raghu

Taddhita derivation from 'raghu' + aṇ

Note: An epithet of Rama

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