वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-14, verse-24

स राघवस्तत्र कथाप्रलापं शुश्राव लोकस्य समागतस्य ।
आत्माधिकारा विविधाश्च वाचः प्रहृष्टरूपस्य पुरे जनस्य ॥२४॥

24. sa rāghavastatra kathāpralāpaṃ śuśrāva lokasya samāgatasya ,
ātmādhikārā vividhāśca vācaḥ prahṛṣṭarūpasya pure janasya.

24. saḥ rāghavaḥ tatra kathāpralāpam
śuśrāva lokasya samāgatasya
ātmādhikārāḥ vividhāḥ ca vācaḥ
prahr̥ṣṭarūpasya pure janasya

24. saḥ rāghavaḥ tatra samāgatasya
lokasya ca pure prahr̥ṣṭarūpasya
janasya ātmādhikārāḥ vividhāḥ
vācaḥ kathāpralāpam śuśrāva

24. Raghava heard there the conversations of the assembled people. These were diverse words concerning their own affairs, spoken by the joyful-looking people in the city.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Raghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rama)

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

• कथाप्रलापम् (kathāpralāpam) - conversation, discourse, chatter

• शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - heard

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the people, of the world

• समागतस्य (samāgatasya) - of the assembled, of the gathered

• आत्माधिकाराः (ātmādhikārāḥ) - relating to one's own affairs/concerns

• विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various, diverse, manifold

• च (ca) - and, also

• वाचः (vācaḥ) - words, speeches

• प्रह्र्̥ष्टरूपस्य (prahr̥ṣṭarūpasya) - of one having a joyful appearance

• पुरे (pure) - in the city, in the town

• जनस्य (janasya) - of the people, of mankind

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Raghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rama

Vr̥ddhi derivative of Raghu, meaning 'son/descendant of Raghu'.

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

(indeclinable)

कथाप्रलापम् (kathāpralāpam) - conversation, discourse, chatter

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kathāpralāpa

kathāpralāpa - conversation, talking, discourse, chatter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kathā+pralāpa)

• kathā – story, talk, conversation
  noun (feminine)
• pralāpa – talk, discourse, chatter
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pra-√lap (to talk, prattle).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lap (class 1)

शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √śru

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice (reduplicated aorist).

Root: śru (class 5)

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the people, of the world

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, mankind

समागतस्य (samāgatasya) - of the assembled, of the gathered

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samāgata

samāgata - assembled, met, arrived, come together

Past Passive Participle

Derived from sam-ā-√gam (to come together, assemble) with the past passive participle suffix -ta.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

आत्माधिकाराः (ātmādhikārāḥ) - relating to one's own affairs/concerns

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ātmādhikāra

ātmādhikāra - one's own concern, relating to one's own sphere of action

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ātman+adhikāra)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• adhikāra – authority, right, concern, jurisdiction
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from adhi-√kr̥ (to be master over, authorize).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: kr̥ (class 8)

विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various, diverse, manifold

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold, of many kinds

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वाचः (vācaḥ) - words, speeches

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vāc

vāc - voice, speech, word, sound

प्रह्र्̥ष्टरूपस्य (prahr̥ṣṭarūpasya) - of one having a joyful appearance

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prahr̥ṣṭarūpa

prahr̥ṣṭarūpa - joyful-looking, having a delighted appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prahr̥ṣṭa+rūpa)

• prahr̥ṣṭa – very joyful, delighted, excited
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from pra-√hr̥ṣ (to rejoice, be glad).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hr̥ṣ (class 1)
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape, beauty
  noun (neuter)

पुरे (pure) - in the city, in the town

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pur

pur - city, town, fortress

जनस्य (janasya) - of the people, of mankind

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, man

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