वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-40, verse-26

बहूनां वितता यज्ञा द्विजानां य इहागताः ।
तेषां समाप्तिरायत्ता तव वत्स निवर्तने ॥२६॥

26. bahūnāṃ vitatā yajñā dvijānāṃ ya ihāgatāḥ ,
teṣāṃ samāptirāyattā tava vatsa nivartane.

26. bahūnām vitatāḥ yajñāḥ dvijānām ye iha āgatāḥ
teṣām samāptiḥ āyattā tava vatsa nivartane

26. vatsa iha āgatāḥ bahūnām dvijānām vitatāḥ
yajñāḥ teṣām samāptiḥ tava nivartane āyattā

26. O child (vatsa), the completion (samāpti) of the many rituals (yajña) performed by the Brahmins (dvija) who have gathered here depends on your return.

Words meanings summery:

• बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many, of numerous

• वितताः (vitatāḥ) - spread, extended, performed

• यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - sacrifices, rituals, worship

• द्विजानाम् (dvijānām) - of Brahmins, of the twice-born

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• आगताः (āgatāḥ) - have come, arrived

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• समाप्तिः (samāptiḥ) - completion, conclusion

• आयत्ता (āyattā) - dependent, resting on, subject to

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• वत्स (vatsa) - O child, O dear one

• निवर्तने (nivartane) - on return, in returning

Words meanings and morphology

बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many, of numerous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous, abundant

Note: Adjective agreeing with dvijānām.

वितताः (vitatāḥ) - spread, extended, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vitata

vitata - spread, extended, vast, performed, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

From vi- + tan (to stretch, extend)

Prefix: vi

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with yajñāḥ.

यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - sacrifices, rituals, worship

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship, devotion

From root yaj (to worship, sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence implied.

द्विजानाम् (dvijānām) - of Brahmins, of the twice-born

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born, Brahmin, bird, tooth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Genitive of agency or possession, 'of the Brahmins'.

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun, subject of āgatāḥ.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

आगताः (āgatāḥ) - have come, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, returned

Past Passive Participle

From ā- + gam (to go)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with ye (the Brahmins who have come).

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Possessive pronoun referring to the sacrifices (yajñāḥ).

समाप्तिः (samāptiḥ) - completion, conclusion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samāpti

samāpti - completion, conclusion, end

From sam-āp (to obtain, finish)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

आयत्ता (āyattā) - dependent, resting on, subject to

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āyatta

āyatta - dependent, resting on, subject to, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From ā-yat (to strive, be under control)

Prefix: ā

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with samāptiḥ.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive pronoun.

वत्स (vatsa) - O child, O dear one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vatsa

vatsa - calf, child, darling, dear one

Note: Term of endearment.

निवर्तने (nivartane) - on return, in returning

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nivartana

nivartana - returning, causing to return, turning back

From ni-vṛt (to turn back, return)

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Locative indicating 'on/in your return'.