वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-17, verse-2

सो ऽपश्यत् पुरुषं तत्र वृद्धं परमपूजितम् ।
उपविष्टं गृहद्वारि तिष्ठतश्चापरान्बहून् ॥२॥

2. so'paśyat puruṣaṃ tatra vṛddhaṃ paramapūjitam ,
upaviṣṭaṃ gṛhadvāri tiṣṭhataścāparānbahūn.

2. saḥ apaśyat puruṣam tatra vṛddham paramapūjitam
upaviṣṭam gṛhadvāri tiṣṭhataḥ ca aparān bahūn

2. saḥ tatra vṛddham paramapūjitam puruṣam gṛhadvāri
upaviṣṭam apaśyat ca aparān bahūn tiṣṭhataḥ

2. There he saw an old, highly revered (paramapūjitam) man seated at the entrance of the house, and many others standing.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw, beheld

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - man, person

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• वृद्धम् (vṛddham) - old, aged, grown

• परमपूजितम् (paramapūjitam) - highly honored, greatly revered

• उपविष्टम् (upaviṣṭam) - seated, sitting

• गृहद्वारि (gṛhadvāri) - at the house-door, at the entrance of the house

• तिष्ठतः (tiṣṭhataḥ) - standing

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपरान् (aparān) - other, different

• बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect Active

Imperfect 3rd person singular Parasmaipada of root 'dṛś' (to see). The augment 'a' is prefixed for imperfect tense. Uses 'paśya' as its stem.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - man, person

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, the Supreme Cosmic Person

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

वृद्धम् (vṛddham) - old, aged, grown

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'vṛdh' (to grow).

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

परमपूजितम् (paramapūjitam) - highly honored, greatly revered

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paramapūjita

paramapūjita - highly honored, greatly revered

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+pūjita)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost
  adjective (masculine)
• pūjita – honored, revered, worshipped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'pūj' (to honor, worship).
  Root: pūj (class 10)

उपविष्टम् (upaviṣṭam) - seated, sitting

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, sitting, entered

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'upa'. 'Viṣṭa' is an irregular past participle form.

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

गृहद्वारि (gṛhadvāri) - at the house-door, at the entrance of the house

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gṛhadvāra

gṛhadvāra - house-door, entrance to a house

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛha+dvāra)

• gṛha – house, home, abode
  noun (neuter)
• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)

तिष्ठतः (tiṣṭhataḥ) - standing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, abiding, remaining

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle (Parasmaipada) of root 'sthā' (to stand). Accusative plural masculine.

Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपरान् (aparān) - other, different

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, different, subsequent, inferior

बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, numerous, much, abundant

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