वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-59, verse-2

ततः शुचिसमाचाराः पर्युपस्थान कोविदः ।
स्त्रीवर्षवरभूयिष्ठा उपतस्थुर्यथापुरम् ॥२॥

2. tataḥ śucisamācārāḥ paryupasthāna kovidaḥ ,
strīvarṣavarabhūyiṣṭhā upatasthuryathāpuram.

2. tataḥ śucisamācārāḥ paryupasthānakovidāḥ
strīvarṣavarabhūyiṣṭhāḥ upatasthuḥ yathāpuram

2. tataḥ śucisamācārāḥ paryupasthānakovidāḥ
strīvarṣavarabhūyiṣṭhāḥ yathāpuram upatasthuḥ

2. Then, those attendants, who were of pure conduct and skilled in service, and who were predominantly women, eunuchs, and elderly men, approached and served as they had done before.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that, hence)

• शुचिसमाचाराः (śucisamācārāḥ) - of pure conduct (of pure conduct, having pure practices)

• पर्युपस्थानकोविदाः (paryupasthānakovidāḥ) - skilled in service (skilled in attendance, expert in service)

• स्त्रीवर्षवरभूयिष्ठाः (strīvarṣavarabhūyiṣṭhāḥ) - predominantly women, eunuchs, and elderly men (mostly women, eunuchs, and old men/chief attendants)

• उपतस्थुः (upatasthuḥ) - approached and served (they approached, they attended, they served)

• यथापुरम् (yathāpuram) - as they had done previously (as before, as formerly, as previously)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that, hence)

(indeclinable)

ablative form of demonstrative pronoun tad acting as an indeclinable

शुचिसमाचाराः (śucisamācārāḥ) - of pure conduct (of pure conduct, having pure practices)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine/feminine, plural of śucisamācāra

śucisamācāra - pure conduct, righteous behavior

Bahuvrīhi compound: śuci (pure) + samācāra (conduct), meaning 'whose conduct is pure'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuci+samācāra)

• śuci – pure, clean, bright, undefiled
  adjective (masculine)
• samācāra – conduct, practice, custom, behavior
  noun (masculine)
  from sam-ā-car (to conduct oneself)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Describes the attendants (implied subject).

पर्युपस्थानकोविदाः (paryupasthānakovidāḥ) - skilled in service (skilled in attendance, expert in service)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine/feminine, plural of paryupasthānakovida

paryupasthānakovida - skilled in attending, expert in service

Tatpuruṣa compound: paryupasthāna (attendance) + kovida (skilled)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paryupasthāna+kovida)

• paryupasthāna – attendance, service, standing by
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  from pari-upa-sthā (to stand near, attend)
  Prefixes: pari+upa
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• kovida – skilled, expert, clever, knowing
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Describes the attendants.

स्त्रीवर्षवरभूयिष्ठाः (strīvarṣavarabhūyiṣṭhāḥ) - predominantly women, eunuchs, and elderly men (mostly women, eunuchs, and old men/chief attendants)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine/feminine, plural of strīvarṣavarabhūyiṣṭha

strīvarṣavarabhūyiṣṭha - consisting mostly of women, eunuchs, and old men/chief attendants

Bahuvrīhi compound: strī (women) + varṣavara (eunuchs/old men) + bhūyiṣṭha (most, predominant)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (strī+varṣavara+bhūyiṣṭha)

• strī – woman, wife, female
  noun (feminine)
• varṣavara – eunuch, male attendant, old man, chief attendant
  noun (masculine)
• bhūyiṣṭha – most abundant, most numerous, predominant
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of bahu (much, many)

Note: Describes the attendants.

उपतस्थुः (upatasthuḥ) - approached and served (they approached, they attended, they served)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of upasthā

Perfect (liṭ) 3rd person plural

From root sthā (to stand) with prefix upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

यथापुरम् (yathāpuram) - as they had done previously (as before, as formerly, as previously)

(indeclinable)

indeclinable compound yathā (as) + puram (formerly, from pura)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+pura)

• yathā – as, like, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• pura – formerly, previously, before, in ancient times
  indeclinable

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