वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-6, verse-14

नटनर्तकसंघानां गायकानां च गायताम् ।
मनःकर्णसुखा वाचः शुश्रुवुश्च ततस्ततः ॥१४॥

14. naṭanartakasaṃghānāṃ gāyakānāṃ ca gāyatām ,
manaḥkarṇasukhā vācaḥ śuśruvuśca tatastataḥ.

14. naṭanartakasaṅghānām gāyakānām ca gāyatām
manaḥkarṇasukhāḥ vācaḥ śuśruvuḥ ca tataḥ tataḥ

14. tataḥ tataḥ manaḥkarṇasukhāḥ vācaḥ
naṭanartakasaṅghānām ca gāyakānām gāyatām ca śuśruvuḥ

14. From various directions, delightful words, pleasing to both mind and ear, were heard from troupes of actors and dancers, and from singing bards.

Words meanings summery:

• नटनर्तकसङ्घानाम् (naṭanartakasaṅghānām) - of groups of actors and dancers, of troupes of performers

• गायकानाम् (gāyakānām) - of singers, of musicians

• च (ca) - and, also

• गायताम् (gāyatām) - of singing bards (of those singing, of singing ones)

• मनःकर्णसुखाः (manaḥkarṇasukhāḥ) - pleasant to mind and ear, delightful to senses

• वाचः (vācaḥ) - words, speeches, voices

• शुश्रुवुः (śuśruvuḥ) - they were heard (implying passive from context) (they heard, they listened)

• च (ca) - and, also

• ततः (tataḥ) - from here and there (in repetition) (from there, thence)

• ततः (tataḥ) - from here and there (in repetition) (from there, thence)

Words meanings and morphology

नटनर्तकसङ्घानाम् (naṭanartakasaṅghānām) - of groups of actors and dancers, of troupes of performers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of naṭanartakasaṅgha

naṭanartakasaṅgha - group/collection of actors and dancers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (naṭa+nartaka+saṅgha)

• naṭa – actor, dancer, mime
  noun (masculine)
  Root: naṭ (class 1)
• nartaka – dancer, actor
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from √nṛt
  Root: nṛt (class 4)
• saṅgha – group, multitude, association, community
  noun (masculine)

गायकानाम् (gāyakānām) - of singers, of musicians

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gāyaka

gāyaka - singer, chanter

Agent noun from √gā

Root: gā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गायताम् (gāyatām) - of singing bards (of those singing, of singing ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gāyat

gāyat - singing, a singer

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of √gā (to sing)

Root: gā (class 2)

Note: Used substantively, referring to singers. Agrees with gāyakānām

मनःकर्णसुखाः (manaḥkarṇasukhāḥ) - pleasant to mind and ear, delightful to senses

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of manaḥkarṇasukha

manaḥkarṇasukha - pleasant to the mind and ear

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manas+karṇa+sukha)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought, heart
  noun (neuter)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)
• sukha – pleasant, delightful, happiness, joy, ease
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with vācaḥ

वाचः (vācaḥ) - words, speeches, voices

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vāc

vāc - word, speech, voice, language

शुश्रुवुः (śuśruvuḥ) - they were heard (implying passive from context) (they heard, they listened)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: The active form often takes a passive sense when the subject is inanimate and it means 'to be heard'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - from here and there (in repetition) (from there, thence)

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - from here and there (in repetition) (from there, thence)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition 'tataḥ tataḥ' means 'from here and there', 'everywhere'.

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