वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-14, verse-9

तं तपन्तमिवादित्यमुपपन्नं स्वतेजसा ।
ववन्दे वरदं बन्दी नियमज्ञो विनीतवत् ॥९॥

9. taṃ tapantamivādityamupapannaṃ svatejasā ,
vavande varadaṃ bandī niyamajño vinītavat.

9. tam tapantam iva ādityam upapannam svatejasā
vavande varadam bandī niyamajñaḥ vinītavat

9. niyamajñaḥ bandī vinītavat tam ādityam iva
tapantam svatejasā upapannam varadam vavande

9. The bard (bandī), who was conversant with the sacred rules (dharma), respectfully saluted him, who shone like the sun and was endowed with his own inherent splendor (tejas), and who was a bestower of boons.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - referring to Rāma (him, that)

• तपन्तम् (tapantam) - shining brightly (shining, burning, tormenting)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the sun (the sun, son of Aditi)

• उपपन्नम् (upapannam) - endowed with, possessed of

• स्वतेजसा (svatejasā) - by his own splendor (tejas)

• ववन्दे (vavande) - worshipped, saluted

• वरदम् (varadam) - the bestower of boons

• बन्दी (bandī) - the bard, panegyrist

• नियमज्ञः (niyamajñaḥ) - conversant with sacred rules (dharma) (knower of rules)

• विनीतवत् (vinītavat) - respectfully, humbly

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - referring to Rāma (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तपन्तम् (tapantam) - shining brightly (shining, burning, tormenting)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tapat

tapat - shining, burning, heating, tormenting

Present Active Participle

From √tap (to heat, shine, torment)

Root: tap (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the sun (the sun, son of Aditi)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun, a son of Aditi, a god

उपपन्नम् (upapannam) - endowed with, possessed of

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upapanna

upapanna - endowed with, possessed of, proper, suitable

Past Passive Participle

From upa-√pad (to go near, attain, be fitted)

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

स्वतेजसा (svatejasā) - by his own splendor (tejas)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svatejas

svatejas - one's own splendor, inherent brilliance or energy (tejas)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+tejas)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, virility
  noun (neuter)

ववन्दे (vavande) - worshipped, saluted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of √vand

Root: vand (class 1)

वरदम् (varadam) - the bestower of boons

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of varada

varada - bestowing boons, granting wishes, a giver of boons

From vara (boon) + da (giving, from √dā)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vara+da)

• vara – boon, gift, choice
  noun (masculine)
• da – giving, bestowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From √dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

बन्दी (bandī) - the bard, panegyrist

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandin

bandin - a bard, encomiast, panegyrist

नियमज्ञः (niyamajñaḥ) - conversant with sacred rules (dharma) (knower of rules)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyamajña

niyamajña - knowing rules, conversant with regulations

Compound type : tatpurusha (niyama+jña)

• niyama – rule, regulation, observance, restraint
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, acquainted with, a knower
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From √jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

विनीतवत् (vinītavat) - respectfully, humbly

(indeclinable)

Derived from vinīta (modest, disciplined) with suffix -vat (like, as)

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