वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-6, verse-7

तुष्टाव प्रणतश्चैव शिरसा मधुसूदनम् ।
विमलक्षौमसंवीतो वाचयामास च द्विजान् ॥७॥

7. tuṣṭāva praṇataścaiva śirasā madhusūdanam ,
vimalakṣaumasaṃvīto vācayāmāsa ca dvijān.

7. tuṣṭāva praṇataḥ ca eva śirasā madhusūdanam
vimalakṣaumasaṃvītaḥ vācayāmāsa ca dvijān

7. praṇataḥ ca eva śirasā madhusūdanam tuṣṭāva
vimalakṣaumasaṃvītaḥ ca dvijān vācayāmāsa

7. And having bowed his head, he praised Madhusūdana (Vishnu). Clad in pure silk garments, he also caused the Brahmins to recite auspicious verses.

Words meanings summery:

• तुष्टाव (tuṣṭāva) - he praised, he worshipped

• प्रणतः (praṇataḥ) - bowed down, humble, prostrated

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head, by the head

• मधुसूदनम् (madhusūdanam) - Referring to Vishnu, the slayer of the demon Madhu (Madhusūdana (an epithet of Vishnu))

• विमलक्षौमसंवीतः (vimalakṣaumasaṁvītaḥ) - clad in pure silk garments, clothed in immaculate silk

• वाचयामास (vācayāmāsa) - caused to recite, made to speak

• च (ca) - and, also

• द्विजान् (dvijān) - the Brahmins, the twice-born

Words meanings and morphology

तुष्टाव (tuṣṭāva) - he praised, he worshipped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of stu

Root: stu (class 2)

प्रणतः (praṇataḥ) - bowed down, humble, prostrated

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praṇata

praṇata - bowed down, prostrated, humble

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head, by the head

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

मधुसूदनम् (madhusūdanam) - Referring to Vishnu, the slayer of the demon Madhu (Madhusūdana (an epithet of Vishnu))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana

madhusūdana - slayer of Madhu (an epithet of Vishnu)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhu+sūdana)

• madhu – Madhu (name of a demon), honey, sweet
  proper noun (masculine)
• sūdana – slayer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)

विमलक्षौमसंवीतः (vimalakṣaumasaṁvītaḥ) - clad in pure silk garments, clothed in immaculate silk

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimalakṣaumasaṃvīta

vimalakṣaumasaṁvīta - clothed in pure silk

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vimala+kṣauma+saṃvīta)

• vimala – pure, clean, stainless
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
• kṣauma – silk, silken cloth
  noun (neuter)
• saṃvīta – covered, clothed, wrapped
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vī (class 1)

वाचयामास (vācayāmāsa) - caused to recite, made to speak

(verb)

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

causative past perfect

Causative stem vāc- formed from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

द्विजान् (dvijān) - the Brahmins, the twice-born

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (referring to Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas; often specifically Brahmins), bird, tooth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  suffix
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

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