वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-6, verse-10

ततः पौरजनः सर्वः श्रुत्वा रामाभिषेचनम् ।
प्रभातां रजनीं दृष्ट्वा चक्रे शोभां परां पुनः ॥१०॥

10. tataḥ paurajanaḥ sarvaḥ śrutvā rāmābhiṣecanam ,
prabhātāṃ rajanīṃ dṛṣṭvā cakre śobhāṃ parāṃ punaḥ.

10. tataḥ paurajanaḥ sarvaḥ śrutvā rāmābhiṣecanam
prabhātām rajanīm dṛṣṭvā cakre śobhām parām punaḥ

10. tataḥ sarvaḥ paurajanaḥ rāmābhiṣecanam śrutvā
rajanīm prabhātām dṛṣṭvā punaḥ parām śobhām cakre

10. Then, all the townspeople, having heard of Rama's consecration (abhiṣecana) and seeing the night turn into dawn, again created a magnificent display of splendor.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• पौरजनः (paurajanaḥ) - townspeople, citizens

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, every

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• रामाभिषेचनम् (rāmābhiṣecanam) - Rama's anointing/consecration

• प्रभाताम् (prabhātām) - dawned, become light

• रजनीम् (rajanīm) - night

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• चक्रे (cakre) - made, did, performed

• शोभाम् (śobhām) - splendor, beauty, decoration

• पराम् (parām) - supreme, great, excellent

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

पौरजनः (paurajanaḥ) - townspeople, citizens

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paurajana

paurajana - townspeople, citizens

Compound type : tatpurusha (paura+jana)

• paura – citizen, townsman
  noun (masculine)
• jana – people, person
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'paurajanaḥ'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

रामाभिषेचनम् (rāmābhiṣecanam) - Rama's anointing/consecration

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rāmābhiṣecana

rāmābhiṣecana - Rama's consecration

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāma+abhiṣecana)

• rāma – Rama (name of a prince)
  proper noun (masculine)
• abhiṣecana – consecration, anointing
  noun (neuter)
  from root sic (to sprinkle) with prefix abhi
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

प्रभाताम् (prabhātām) - dawned, become light

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prabhāta

prabhāta - dawned, morning

Past Passive Participle

from root 'bhā' (to shine) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'rajanīm'.

रजनीम् (rajanīm) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rajanī

rajanī - night

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

चक्रे (cakre) - made, did, performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kṛ

perfect tense, middle voice

from root kṛ (to do/make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शोभाम् (śobhām) - splendor, beauty, decoration

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śobhā

śobhā - splendor, beauty, luster

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'cakre'.

पराम् (parām) - supreme, great, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parā

parā - supreme, highest, excellent

Note: Qualifies 'śobhām'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

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