वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-106, verse-8

त्यक्तां यज्ञायुधैः सर्वैरभिरूपैश्च याजकैः ।
सुत्याकाले विनिर्वृत्ते वेदिं गतरवामिव ॥८॥

8. tyaktāṃ yajñāyudhaiḥ sarvairabhirūpaiśca yājakaiḥ ,
sutyākāle vinirvṛtte vediṃ gataravāmiva.

8. tyaktām yajñāyudhaiḥ sarvaiḥ abhirūpaiḥ ca
yājakaiḥ sutyākāle vinirvṛtte vedim gataravām iva

8. sutyākāle vinirvṛtte sarvaiḥ yajñāyudhaiḥ ca
abhirūpaiḥ yājakaiḥ tyaktām gataravām vedim iva

8. (The king's destiny is) like an altar that, after the Soma pressing ritual (yajña) has concluded, has been abandoned by all the ritual implements (yajñāyudha) and by the skilled priests, and is now silent.

Words meanings summery:

• त्यक्ताम् (tyaktām) - abandoned, left, forsaken

• यज्ञायुधैः (yajñāyudhaiḥ) - by the ritual implements (yajñāyudha) (by sacrificial implements, by Vedic ritual instruments)

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all, by all kinds of

• अभिरूपैः (abhirūpaiḥ) - by skilled, by expert (by skilled, by handsome, by competent)

• च (ca) - and, also

• याजकैः (yājakaiḥ) - by (skilled) priests (by priests, by those who perform Vedic rituals)

• सुत्याकाले (sutyākāle) - at the time when the Soma pressing ritual occurs (at the time of Soma pressing, during the Soma ritual)

• विनिर्वृत्ते (vinirvṛtte) - having concluded (having ended, completed, brought to a close)

• वेदिम् (vedim) - altar, sacrificial ground

• गतरवाम् (gataravām) - silent, having lost its sound (whose sound has departed, silent)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

त्यक्ताम् (tyaktām) - abandoned, left, forsaken

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tyakta

tyakta - abandoned, left, forsaken

Past Passive Participle

From root tyaj (to abandon) + kta

Root: tyaj (class 1)

यज्ञायुधैः (yajñāyudhaiḥ) - by the ritual implements (yajñāyudha) (by sacrificial implements, by Vedic ritual instruments)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of yajñāyudha

yajñāyudha - sacrificial implement, instrument for Vedic ritual

Compound of yajña (Vedic ritual) + āyudha (weapon, implement)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+āyudha)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, offering
  noun (masculine)
  From root yaj (to worship) + na
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• āyudha – weapon, implement, tool
  noun (neuter)
  From ā + yudh (to fight)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Agent for "tyaktām".

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all, by all kinds of

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Modifies "yajñāyudhaiḥ" and "yājakaiḥ".

अभिरूपैः (abhirūpaiḥ) - by skilled, by expert (by skilled, by handsome, by competent)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of abhirūpa

abhirūpa - handsome, beautiful, skilled, appropriate

Compound of abhi (towards, upon) + rūpa (form, shape)

Prefix: abhi

Root: rūp (class 10)

Note: Modifies "yājakaiḥ".

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

याजकैः (yājakaiḥ) - by (skilled) priests (by priests, by those who perform Vedic rituals)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yājaka

yājaka - priest, one who offers Vedic rituals

Agent noun

From root yaj (to worship) + ṇvul

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Agent for "tyaktām".

सुत्याकाले (sutyākāle) - at the time when the Soma pressing ritual occurs (at the time of Soma pressing, during the Soma ritual)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sutyākāla

sutyākāla - time of Soma pressing, time for a specific Vedic ritual

Compound of sutyā (Soma pressing) + kāla (time)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sutyā+kāla)

• sutyā – Soma pressing, libation
  noun (feminine)
  From root su (to press out soma) + tyā
  Root: su (class 5)
• kāla – time, season
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative absolute construction with "vinirvṛtte".

विनिर्वृत्ते (vinirvṛtte) - having concluded (having ended, completed, brought to a close)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vinirvṛtta

vinirvṛtta - accomplished, completed, finished

Past Passive Participle

From upasargas vi + nir + root vṛt (to be, to turn) + kta

Prefixes: vi+nir

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Locative absolute construction with "sutyākāle".

वेदिम् (vedim) - altar, sacrificial ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vedi

vedi - altar, sacrificial ground, sacred ground

From root vid (to know, find) + i

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: The object of comparison.

गतरवाम् (gataravām) - silent, having lost its sound (whose sound has departed, silent)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gataravā

gataravā - whose sound is gone, silent

Bahuvrīhi compound of gata (gone) + rava (sound)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+rava)

• gata – gone, departed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go) + kta
  Root: gam (class 1)
• rava – sound, cry, noise
  noun (masculine)
  From root ru (to cry, sound) + a
  Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Modifies "vedim".

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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