वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-48, verse-32

प्रभातायां रजन्यां तु भरद्वाजमुपागमत् ।
उवाच नरशार्दूलो मुनिं ज्वलिततेजसं ॥३२॥

32. prabhātāyāṃ rajanyāṃ tu bharadvājamupāgamat ,
uvāca naraśārdūlo muniṃ jvalitatejasaṃ.

32. prabhātāyām rajanyām tu bharadvājam upāgamat
uvāca naraśārdūlaḥ munim jvalitatejasam

32. tu rajanyām prabhātāyām,
naraśārdūlaḥ bharadvājam upāgamat,
jvalitatejasam munim uvāca

32. But when the night (rajani) dawned, the foremost among men (naraśārdūla) approached Bharadvāja and spoke to the sage whose spiritual luster (tejas) was radiant.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रभातायाम् (prabhātāyām) - when the night dawned (at dawn, in the dawned)

• रजन्याम् (rajanyām) - in the night

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

• भरद्वाजम् (bharadvājam) - Bharadvāja (accusative)

• उपागमत् (upāgamat) - Rāma approached (he approached)

• उवाच (uvāca) - the foremost among men spoke (he said, spoke)

• नरशार्दूलः (naraśārdūlaḥ) - Rāma, the foremost among men (tiger among men, foremost among men)

• मुनिम् (munim) - to Bharadvāja (to the sage)

• ज्वलिततेजसम् (jvalitatejasam) - the sage whose spiritual luster was radiant (whose splendor was blazing/radiant)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रभातायाम् (prabhātāyām) - when the night dawned (at dawn, in the dawned)

(verbal adjective)

रजन्याम् (rajanyām) - in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rajanī

rajanī - night

तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

(indeclinable)

भरद्वाजम् (bharadvājam) - Bharadvāja (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - name of a celebrated sage, an ancient Rishi

उपागमत् (upāgamat) - Rāma approached (he approached)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of upāgam

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - the foremost among men spoke (he said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

नरशार्दूलः (naraśārdūlaḥ) - Rāma, the foremost among men (tiger among men, foremost among men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naraśārdūla

naraśārdūla - a tiger among men, an eminent man, chief of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śārdūla)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

मुनिम् (munim) - to Bharadvāja (to the sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint

ज्वलिततेजसम् (jvalitatejasam) - the sage whose spiritual luster was radiant (whose splendor was blazing/radiant)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jvalitatejas

jvalitatejas - one whose splendor is blazing

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jvalita+tejas)

• jvalita – blazing, shining, ignited
  verbal adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'jval' (to blaze, shine).
  Root: jval (class 1)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)

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