वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-15, verse-14

ततः प्रविष्टे पितुरन्तिकं तदा जनः स सर्वो मुदितो नृपात्मजे ।
प्रतीक्षते तस्य पुनः स्म निर्गमं यथोदयं चन्द्रमसः सरित्पतिः ॥१४॥

14. tataḥ praviṣṭe piturantikaṃ tadā janaḥ sa sarvo mudito nṛpātmaje ,
pratīkṣate tasya punaḥ sma nirgamaṃ yathodayaṃ candramasaḥ saritpatiḥ.

14. tataḥ praviṣṭe pituḥ antikam tadā
janaḥ sa sarvaḥ muditaḥ nṛpātmaje
pratīkṣate tasya punaḥ sma nirgamam
yathā udayam candramasaḥ saritpatiḥ

14. tadā tataḥ nṛpātmaje pituḥ antikam
praviṣṭe sa sarvaḥ janaḥ muditaḥ
tasya punaḥ nirgamam pratīkṣate sma
yathā candramasaḥ udayam saritpatiḥ

14. Then, when that prince (Rāma) entered his father's presence, all the people were delighted. They eagerly awaited his departure, just as the ocean (saritpati) anticipates the rising of the moon.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

• प्रविष्टे (praviṣṭe) - when entered (by the prince) (having entered, entered (locative absolute))

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of his father (of the father)

• अन्तिकम् (antikam) - presence (near, presence, vicinity)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• जनः (janaḥ) - people (people, person)

• स (sa) - that (referring to the collective 'janaḥ') (he, that)

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all (all, whole, every)

• मुदितः (muditaḥ) - delighted (delighted, joyful, pleased)

• नृपात्मजे (nṛpātmaje) - at the prince (Rāma) (at the prince, in the son of the king)

• प्रतीक्षते (pratīkṣate) - awaits (awaits, expects)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, of that)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, back, moreover)

• स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense) ((particle indicating past tense with present verb))

• निर्गमम् (nirgamam) - departure (departure, going out, coming forth)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

• उदयम् (udayam) - rising (rising, appearance, prosperity)

• चन्द्रमसः (candramasaḥ) - of the moon

• सरित्पतिः (saritpatiḥ) - the ocean (saritpati) (lord of rivers, ocean)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

प्रविष्टे (praviṣṭe) - when entered (by the prince) (having entered, entered (locative absolute))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, having entered

Past Passive Participle

prefix pra + root viś + kta suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction, "when the prince had entered."

पितुः (pituḥ) - of his father (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

अन्तिकम् (antikam) - presence (near, presence, vicinity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antika

antika - near, proximity, presence

Note: Functions as an adverbial accusative.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

जनः (janaḥ) - people (people, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, creature, folk

Note: Refers to the collective populace.

स (sa) - that (referring to the collective 'janaḥ') (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'janaḥ'.

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all (all, whole, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'janaḥ'.

मुदितः (muditaḥ) - delighted (delighted, joyful, pleased)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mudita

mudita - delighted, joyful, happy

Past Passive Participle

root mud + kta suffix

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'janaḥ'.

नृपात्मजे (nṛpātmaje) - at the prince (Rāma) (at the prince, in the son of the king)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nṛpātmaja

nṛpātmaja - son of a king, prince

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+ātmaja)

• nṛpa – king, protector of men
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born from oneself
  noun (masculine)
  kṛt suffix
  from ātman + root jan + ḍa suffix
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to Rāma. The locative is used for the object of joy or the subject in a locative absolute construction.

प्रतीक्षते (pratīkṣate) - awaits (awaits, expects)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pratīkṣ

Prefix: prati

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: From prati-√īkṣ (Ātmanepada).

तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rāma.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, back, moreover)

(indeclinable)

स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense) ((particle indicating past tense with present verb))

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with pratīkṣate to indicate past action.

निर्गमम् (nirgamam) - departure (departure, going out, coming forth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirgama

nirgama - departure, going out

Note: From nir-√gam.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

उदयम् (udayam) - rising (rising, appearance, prosperity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udaya

udaya - rising, ascent, appearance, prosperity

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of expectation.

चन्द्रमसः (candramasaḥ) - of the moon

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of candramas

candramas - moon

Note: Connects to 'udayam' (rising of the moon).

सरित्पतिः (saritpatiḥ) - the ocean (saritpati) (lord of rivers, ocean)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saritpati

saritpati - lord of rivers, ocean

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarit+pati)

• sarit – river, stream
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: The subject of the comparison (awaits).