वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-48, verse-18

प्रतिगृह्य च तामर्चामुपविष्टं सराघवम् ।
भरद्वाजो ऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं धर्मयुक्तमिदं तदा ॥१८॥

18. pratigṛhya ca tāmarcāmupaviṣṭaṃ sarāghavam ,
bharadvājo'bravīdvākyaṃ dharmayuktamidaṃ tadā.

18. pratigṛhya ca tām arcām upaviṣṭam sarāghavam
bharadvājaḥ abravīt vākyam dharmayuktam idam tadā

18. ca tadā bharadvājaḥ tām arcām pratigṛhya upaviṣṭam
sarāghavam (rāmam prati) idam dharmayuktam vākyam abravīt

18. And then, having accepted that honor, Bharadvāja spoke these words, filled with righteousness (dharma), to Rāma, who was seated with his companions.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted, having received

• च (ca) - and, also

• ताम् (tām) - that honor/worship (that)

• अर्चाम् (arcām) - worship, honor, offering

• उपविष्टम् (upaviṣṭam) - seated, sitting

• सराघवम् (sarāghavam) - Referring to Rāma, possibly with his brother Lakṣmaṇa and wife Sītā. (with Rāma (or Raghava), accompanied by Raghava)

• भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvāja (name of a sage)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement, speech

• धर्मयुक्तम् (dharmayuktam) - endowed with dharma, righteous, lawful

• इदम् (idam) - this

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted, having received

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from prati- + grah (9P) + lyap suffix

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - that honor/worship (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'arcām'.

अर्चाम् (arcām) - worship, honor, offering

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of arcā

arcā - worship, adoration, homage, offering

Root: arc (class 1)

उपविष्टम् (upaviṣṭam) - seated, sitting

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, having sat down, settled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from upa- + viś (6P) + kta suffix

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'sarāghavam' (Rāma and his companions).

सराघवम् (sarāghavam) - Referring to Rāma, possibly with his brother Lakṣmaṇa and wife Sītā. (with Rāma (or Raghava), accompanied by Raghava)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarāghava

sarāghava - accompanied by Raghava; Raghava (as in descendant of Raghu, i.e., Rāma, possibly with companions)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+rāghava)

• sa – with, together with (prefix)
  indeclinable
• rāghava – descendant of Raghu (an epithet for Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)

भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvāja (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - Bharadvāja (a prominent Vedic sage, one of the Saptarishis)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd singular active form from root brū (2P)

Root: brū (class 2)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, sentence, statement, word

Root: vac (class 2)

धर्मयुक्तम् (dharmayuktam) - endowed with dharma, righteous, lawful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmayukta

dharmayukta - endowed with dharma, righteous, consistent with dharma, virtuous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+yukta)

• dharma – duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, natural law
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• yukta – joined, endowed with, appropriate, proper
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj (7P) + kta suffix
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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