वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-14, verse-26

स घोषवद्भिश्च हयैः सनागैः पुरःसरैः स्वस्तिकसूतमागधैः ।
महीयमानः प्रवरैश्च वादकैरभिष्टुतो वैश्रवणो यथा ययौ ॥२६॥

26. sa ghoṣavadbhiśca hayaiḥ sanāgaiḥ puraḥsaraiḥ svastikasūtamāgadhaiḥ ,
mahīyamānaḥ pravaraiśca vādakairabhiṣṭuto vaiśravaṇo yathā yayau.

26. saḥ ghoṣavadbhiḥ ca hayaiḥ sanāgaiḥ
puraḥsaraiḥ svastikasūtamāgadhaiḥ
mahīyamānaḥ pravaraiḥ ca vādakaiḥ
abhiṣṭutaḥ vaiśravaṇaḥ yathā yayau

26. saḥ ghoṣavadbhiḥ ca hayaiḥ sanāgaiḥ,
puraḥsaraiḥ,
svastikasūtamāgadhaiḥ (ca) mahīyamānaḥ ca pravaraiḥ vādakaiḥ abhiṣṭutaḥ yathā vaiśravaṇaḥ yayau (tathā) (saḥ) yayau

26. He proceeded, being honored by noisy horses and elephants, by escorts, and by panegyrists, charioteers, and bards, and praised by excellent musicians, just as Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera) would go.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• घोषवद्भिः (ghoṣavadbhiḥ) - by sounding, by noisy ones

• च (ca) - and, also

• हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses

• सनागैः (sanāgaiḥ) - with elephants

• पुरःसरैः (puraḥsaraiḥ) - by escorts, by those going in front

• स्वस्तिकसूतमागधैः (svastikasūtamāgadhaiḥ) - by panegyrists, charioteers, and bards

• महीयमानः (mahīyamānaḥ) - being honored, being glorified

• प्रवरैः (pravaraiḥ) - by excellent ones, by chief ones

• च (ca) - and, also

• वादकैः (vādakaiḥ) - by musicians, by players (of instruments)

• अभिष्टुतः (abhiṣṭutaḥ) - praised, extolled

• वैश्रवणः (vaiśravaṇaḥ) - Kubera, the god of wealth, known for his grand retinue. (Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera, god of wealth))

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• ययौ (yayau) - went, departed

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

घोषवद्भिः (ghoṣavadbhiḥ) - by sounding, by noisy ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ghoṣavat

ghoṣavat - having sound, noisy, sounding, resonant

Possessive suffix -vat added to ghoṣa (sound).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

सनागैः (sanāgaiḥ) - with elephants

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sanāga

sanāga - accompanied by elephants

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+nāga)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• nāga – elephant, serpent
  noun (masculine)

पुरःसरैः (puraḥsaraiḥ) - by escorts, by those going in front

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puraḥsara

puraḥsara - going before, preceding, an attendant, an escort

Compound type : avyayībhāva / tatpuruṣa (puras+sara)

• puras – before, in front, eastward
  indeclinable
• sara – going, moving, flowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √sr̥ (to go, move).
  Root: sr̥ (class 1)

स्वस्तिकसूतमागधैः (svastikasūtamāgadhaiḥ) - by panegyrists, charioteers, and bards

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of svastikasūtamāgadha

svastikasūtamāgadha - panegyrists, charioteers, and bards (as a collective noun)

Compound type : dvandva (svastika+sūta+māgadha)

• svastika – panegyrist, praiser, a kind of attendant
  noun (masculine)
• sūta – charioteer, bard, herald
  noun (masculine)
• māgadha – bard, genealogist, panegyrist
  noun (masculine)

महीयमानः (mahīyamānaḥ) - being honored, being glorified

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīyamāna

mahīyamāna - being honored, being magnified, being revered

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the passive stem of √mah (to be great, strong).

Root: mah (class 1)

प्रवरैः (pravaraiḥ) - by excellent ones, by chief ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pravara

pravara - excellent, chief, principal, best

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वादकैः (vādakaiḥ) - by musicians, by players (of instruments)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vādaka

vādaka - musician, player (of an instrument), speaker

Agent noun from √vad (to speak, sound, play music).

Root: vad (class 1)

अभिष्टुतः (abhiṣṭutaḥ) - praised, extolled

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhiṣṭuta

abhiṣṭuta - praised, extolled, glorified

Past Passive Participle

Derived from abhi-√stu (to praise, extol) with the past passive participle suffix -ta.

Prefix: abhi

Root: stu (class 2)

वैश्रवणः (vaiśravaṇaḥ) - Kubera, the god of wealth, known for his grand retinue. (Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera, god of wealth))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśravaṇa

vaiśravaṇa - son of Viśravas, an epithet of Kubera (god of wealth)

Apatyartha (descendant) derivation from Viśravas.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

ययौ (yayau) - went, departed

(verb)

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

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

Root: yā (class 2)

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