वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-5, verse-7

स चैनं प्रश्रितं दृष्ट्वा संभाष्याभिप्रसाद्य च ।
प्रियार्हं हर्षयन् राममित्युवाच पुरोहितः ॥७॥

7. sa cainaṃ praśritaṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃbhāṣyābhiprasādya ca ,
priyārhaṃ harṣayan rāmamityuvāca purohitaḥ.

7. saḥ ca enam praśritam dṛṣṭvā saṃbhāṣya abhiprasādya
ca priyārham harṣayan rāmam iti uvāca purohitaḥ

7. saḥ purohitaḥ praśritam enam dṛṣṭvā saṃbhāṣya
abhiprasādya ca priyārham rāmam harṣayan iti uvāca

7. The priest (Viśvāmitra), seeing him (Rāma) humble and submissive, conversing with him and pleasing him, and making Rāma, who was worthy of affection, joyful, spoke thus.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - The priest (Viśvāmitra) (he, that)

• च (ca) - and

• एनम् (enam) - Rāma (him)

• प्रश्रितम् (praśritam) - humble, modest, submissive

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• संभाष्य (saṁbhāṣya) - having conversed, having spoken to

• अभिप्रसाद्य (abhiprasādya) - having pleased, having propitiated

• च (ca) - and

• प्रियार्हम् (priyārham) - worthy of affection, dear

• हर्षयन् (harṣayan) - causing joy, gladdening, making joyful

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

• इति (iti) - Used to introduce a direct quote or reported speech. (thus, in this manner)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - Viśvāmitra (priest, chaplain)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - The priest (Viśvāmitra) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'saḥ' with the following actions.

एनम् (enam) - Rāma (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, that, him, her, it

A pronoun used for reference to someone already mentioned or present.

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

प्रश्रितम् (praśritam) - humble, modest, submissive

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praśrita

praśrita - humble, modest, submissive, polite

Past Passive Participle

From √śri (to resort to, serve) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: śri (class 1)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From √dṛś (to see), suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Action preceding the main verb.

संभाष्य (saṁbhāṣya) - having conversed, having spoken to

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From √bhāṣ (to speak) with prefix sam, suffix -ya.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Another action preceding the main verb.

अभिप्रसाद्य (abhiprasādya) - having pleased, having propitiated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From causal of √sad (to sit, settle) with prefixes abhi and pra, suffix -ya.

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Another action preceding the main verb.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'abhiprasādya' with the preceding actions.

प्रियार्हम् (priyārham) - worthy of affection, dear

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of priyārha

priyārha - worthy of love/affection, beloved

Compound of priya (dear) and arha (worthy).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (priya+arha)

• priya – dear, beloved, agreeable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: prī (class 9)
• arha – worthy, deserving, suitable
  adjective (masculine)
  From √arh.
  Root: arh (class 1)

हर्षयन् (harṣayan) - causing joy, gladdening, making joyful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of harṣayat

harṣayat - causing joy, gladdening, cheering

Present Active Participle (causal)

From causal of √hṛṣ (to rejoice), suffix -at.

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Causal form.

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name)

Root: ram (class 1)

इति (iti) - Used to introduce a direct quote or reported speech. (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Particle used to mark quotations or emphasize.

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense

3rd person singular, active voice, perfect tense. From √vac (class 2).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - Viśvāmitra (priest, chaplain)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purohita

purohita - priest, chaplain, one placed in front, chief priest

From puraḥ (in front) + √dhā (to place), causative passive participle.

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.