वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-71, verse-10

अभिपेतुस्ततः सर्वे तस्यामात्याः शुचिव्रतम् ।
अन्तकाले निपतितं ययातिमृषयो यथा ॥१०॥

10. abhipetustataḥ sarve tasyāmātyāḥ śucivratam ,
antakāle nipatitaṃ yayātimṛṣayo yathā.

10. abhipeutuḥ tataḥ sarve tasya amātyāḥ śucivratam
antakāle nipatitam yayātim ṛṣayaḥ yathā

10. tataḥ sarve tasya amātyāḥ śucivratam nipatitam (tam) abhipeutuḥ,
yathā ṛṣayaḥ antakāle nipatitam yayātim (abhipetuḥ)

10. Thereupon, all his ministers rushed towards him, who was of pure vows (śucivrata) and had fallen down, just as the sages (ṛṣayaḥ) had rushed to King Yayati when he fell at the end of his life.

Words meanings summery:

• अभिपेउतुः (abhipeutuḥ) - they rushed towards, they approached

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

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• अमात्याः (amātyāḥ) - ministers, counselors

• शुचिव्रतम् (śucivratam) - one of pure vows, of pure conduct

• अन्तकाले (antakāle) - at the time of death, in his final moments (at the time of end, in one's last moments)

• निपतितम् (nipatitam) - fallen down, prostrated

• ययातिम् (yayātim) - Yayati

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

अभिपेउतुः (abhipeutuḥ) - they rushed towards, they approached

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of pat

perfect (liṭ)

3rd person plural perfect active of root pat with upasarga abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: pat (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अमात्याः (amātyāḥ) - ministers, counselors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amātya

amātya - minister, counselor, companion

शुचिव्रतम् (śucivratam) - one of pure vows, of pure conduct

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śucivrata

śucivrata - one of pure vows, practicing pure observances, virtuous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuci+vrata)

• śuci – pure, clean, holy
  adjective
• vrata – vow, observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)

अन्तकाले (antakāle) - at the time of death, in his final moments (at the time of end, in one's last moments)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of antakāla

antakāla - time of end, moment of death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anta+kāla)

• anta – end, boundary, limit
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

निपतितम् (nipatitam) - fallen down, prostrated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nipatita

nipatita - fallen down, prostrated, descended

past passive participle

Derived from root pat (to fall) with upasarga ni, and suffix -ta

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

ययातिम् (yayātim) - Yayati

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yayāti

yayāti - Yayati (a legendary king in Hindu mythology)

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

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