वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-6, verse-8

तेषां पुण्याहघोषो ऽथ गम्भीरमधुरस्तदा ।
अयोध्यां पूरयामास तूर्यघोषानुनादितः ॥८॥

8. teṣāṃ puṇyāhaghoṣo'tha gambhīramadhurastadā ,
ayodhyāṃ pūrayāmāsa tūryaghoṣānunāditaḥ.

8. teṣām puṇyāhaghoṣaḥ atha gambhīramadhuraḥ
tadā ayodhyām pūrayāmāsa tūryaghoṣānunāditaḥ

8. atha teṣām puṇyāhaghoṣaḥ gambhīramadhuraḥ
tadā tūryaghoṣānunāditaḥ ayodhyām pūrayāmāsa

8. Then, their deep and sweet proclamation of the auspicious day, resonating with the sound of trumpets and other musical instruments, filled Ayodhya.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• पुण्याहघोषः (puṇyāhaghoṣaḥ) - sound/proclamation of an auspicious day

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• गम्भीरमधुरः (gambhīramadhuraḥ) - deep and sweet

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - The city of Ayodhya. (Ayodhya (accusative))

• पूरयामास (pūrayāmāsa) - filled

• तूर्यघोषानुनादितः (tūryaghoṣānunāditaḥ) - echoed by the sound of musical instruments

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the people whose proclamation is being discussed.

पुण्याहघोषः (puṇyāhaghoṣaḥ) - sound/proclamation of an auspicious day

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇyāhaghoṣa

puṇyāhaghoṣa - proclamation of an auspicious day

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṇyāha+ghoṣa)

• puṇyāha – auspicious day
  noun (masculine)
• ghoṣa – sound, proclamation, declaration
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

गम्भीरमधुरः (gambhīramadhuraḥ) - deep and sweet

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gambhīramadhura

gambhīramadhura - deep and sweet

Compound type : karmadhāraya (gambhīra+madhura)

• gambhīra – deep, profound, serious
  adjective (masculine)
• madhura – sweet, pleasant, charming
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'puṇyāhaghoṣaḥ'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - The city of Ayodhya. (Ayodhya (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ayodhyā

ayodhyā - Ayodhya (name of a city)

Note: Object of 'pūrayāmāsa'.

पूरयामास (pūrayāmāsa) - filled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pūr

perfect tense, causative stem

root 'pṛ' (पॄ) + caus. 'i' + perfect ending 'āmāsa'

Root: pṛ (class 9)

तूर्यघोषानुनादितः (tūryaghoṣānunāditaḥ) - echoed by the sound of musical instruments

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tūryaghoṣānunādita

tūryaghoṣānunādita - made to resound by the sound of musical instruments, echoed by the sound of trumpets

Past Passive Participle (derived from anunādita)

Compound 'tūryaghoṣa' (instrumental) + 'anunādita' (past passive participle from anu-nad)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tūryaghoṣa+anunādita)

• tūryaghoṣa – sound of musical instruments, trumpet sound
  noun (masculine)
• anunādita – resounded, echoed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root nad (to sound) with prefix anu (after, along)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'puṇyāhaghoṣaḥ'.

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