वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-6, verse-19

अलंकारं पुरस्यैवं कृत्वा तत् पुरवासिनः ।
आकाङ्क्षमाणा रामस्य यौवराज्याभिषेचनम् ॥१९॥

19. alaṃkāraṃ purasyaivaṃ kṛtvā tat puravāsinaḥ ,
ākāṅkṣamāṇā rāmasya yauvarājyābhiṣecanam.

19. alaṅkāram purasya evam kṛtvā tat puravāsinaḥ
ākaṅkṣamāṇāḥ rāmasya yauvarājyābhiṣecanam

19. puravāsinaḥ evam purasya alaṅkāram kṛtvā tat
rāmasya yauvarājyābhiṣecanam ākaṅkṣamāṇāḥ

19. Having thus adorned the city, the citizens were then longing for Rama's consecration (abhiṣeka) as crown prince.

Words meanings summery:

• अलङ्कारम् (alaṅkāram) - adornment (decoration, adornment, ornament)

• पुरस्य (purasya) - of the city (of the city, of the town)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having adorned (having done, having made)

• तत् (tat) - then (that, then, therefore)

• पुरवासिनः (puravāsinaḥ) - the citizens (city dwellers, citizens)

• आकङ्क्षमाणाः (ākaṅkṣamāṇāḥ) - longing for (desiring, longing for, wishing)

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• यौवराज्याभिषेचनम् (yauvarājyābhiṣecanam) - the consecration (abhiṣeka) as crown prince (the consecration as crown prince, the anointing of the heir apparent)

Words meanings and morphology

अलङ्कारम् (alaṅkāram) - adornment (decoration, adornment, ornament)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of alaṅkāra

alaṅkāra - decoration, ornament, embellishment, adornment

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with prefix alaṃ (capable, enough).

Prefix: alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of kṛtvā.

पुरस्य (purasya) - of the city (of the city, of the town)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, stronghold

Note: Possessive, related to alaṅkāram.

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having adorned (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Connects the action of decorating to the main action of longing.

तत् (tat) - then (that, then, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as a connective adverb.

पुरवासिनः (puravāsinaḥ) - the citizens (city dwellers, citizens)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puravāsin

puravāsin - city-dweller, inhabitant of a city

Derived from pura (city) and vāsin (dweller).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pura+vāsin)

• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dweller, inhabitant
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun (suffix -in)
  Derived from root vas (to dwell) with suffix -in.
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of ākaṅkṣamāṇāḥ.

आकङ्क्षमाणाः (ākaṅkṣamāṇāḥ) - longing for (desiring, longing for, wishing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ākaṅkṣamāṇa

ākaṅkṣamāṇa - desiring, longing for, wishing

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root kāṅkṣ (to desire) with prefix ā and suffix -māna, declined in nominative plural masculine.

Prefix: ā

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with puravāsinaḥ.

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king)

Note: Possessive, related to yauvarājyābhiṣecanam.

यौवराज्याभिषेचनम् (yauvarājyābhiṣecanam) - the consecration (abhiṣeka) as crown prince (the consecration as crown prince, the anointing of the heir apparent)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yauvarājyābhiṣecana

yauvarājyābhiṣecana - consecration as crown prince, anointing of the heir-apparent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yauvarājya+abhiṣecana)

• yauvarājya – office of crown prince, heir-apparentship
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from yuvan (youth) and rājya (kingdom), indicating the state or office of a young prince.
• abhiṣecana – consecration, anointing, coronation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root sic (to sprinkle) with prefix abhi and suffix -ana.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Object of ākaṅkṣamāṇāḥ.

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