वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-13, verse-1

ते तु तां रजनीमुष्य ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः ।
उपतस्थुरुपस्थानं सहराजपुरोहिताः ॥१॥

1. te tu tāṃ rajanīmuṣya brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ ,
upatasthurupasthānaṃ saharājapurohitāḥ.

1. te tu tām rajnīm uṣya brāhmaṇāḥ vedapāragāḥ
upatasthuḥ upasthānam saharājapurohitāḥ

1. te brāhmaṇāḥ vedapāragāḥ saharājapurohitāḥ
tu tām rajnīm uṣya upasthānam upatasthuḥ

1. Having spent that night, those Brahmins, who were masters of the Vedas, along with the royal priests, then approached the assembly place.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine)

• रज्नीम् (rajnīm) - night

• उष्य (uṣya) - having spent (the night), having dwelt

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins (plural)

• वेदपारगाः (vedapāragāḥ) - those who have mastered the Vedas

• उपतस्थुः (upatasthuḥ) - they approached, they stood near, they attended

• उपस्थानम् (upasthānam) - the assembly, the place of attendance

• सहराजपुरोहिताः (saharājapurohitāḥ) - along with the royal priests

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रज्नीम् (rajnīm) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rajnī

rajnī - night

उष्य (uṣya) - having spent (the night), having dwelt

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root vas (to dwell) by replacement of va with u and suffix -ya

Root: vas (class 1)

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins (plural)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, belonging to a Brahmin, relating to Brahma

वेदपारगाः (vedapāragāḥ) - those who have mastered the Vedas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vedapāraga

vedapāraga - one who has crossed the ocean of the Vedas, a master of the Vedas

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (veda+pāraga)

• veda – Veda (sacred knowledge)
  noun (masculine)
• pāraga – one who has gone to the other shore, one who has mastered
  adjective
  Root: gam (class 1)

उपतस्थुः (upatasthuḥ) - they approached, they stood near, they attended

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (Lit) of upasthā

Perfect Tense (Lit)

Root sthā with prefix upa, 3rd person plural, Perfect tense

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

उपस्थानम् (upasthānam) - the assembly, the place of attendance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upasthāna

upasthāna - standing by, presence, attendance, assembly, place of assembly

सहराजपुरोहिताः (saharājapurohitāḥ) - along with the royal priests

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saharājapurohita

saharājapurohita - accompanied by the royal priest

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (saha+rājan+purohita)

• saha – with, along with
  indeclinable
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• purohita – a family priest, royal chaplain
  noun (masculine)