वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-75, verse-1

ततो नान्दीमुखीं रात्रिं भरतं सूतमागधाः ।
तुष्टुवुर्वाग्विशेषज्ञाः स्तवैर्मङ्गलसंहितैः ॥१॥

1. tato nāndīmukhīṃ rātriṃ bharataṃ sūtamāgadhāḥ ,
tuṣṭuvurvāgviśeṣajñāḥ stavairmaṅgalasaṃhitaiḥ.

1. tataḥ nāndīmukhīm rātrim bharatam sūtamāgadhāḥ
tuṣṭuvuḥ vāgviśeṣajñāḥ stavaiḥ maṅgalasaṃhitaiḥ

1. tataḥ sūtamāgadhāḥ vāgviśeṣajñāḥ nāndīmukhīm
rātrim bharatam maṅgalasaṃhitaiḥ stavaiḥ tuṣṭuvuḥ

1. Then, in the joy-heralding night, the bards and panegyrists, who were experts in speech, praised Bharata with hymns filled with auspiciousness.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards, therefore)

• नान्दीमुखीम् (nāndīmukhīm) - joy-heralding (joy-faced, auspicious-faced)

• रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night

• भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata

• सूतमागधाः (sūtamāgadhāḥ) - the bards and panegyrists (bards and panegyrists)

• तुष्टुवुः (tuṣṭuvuḥ) - praised (they praised, they eulogized)

• वाग्विशेषज्ञाः (vāgviśeṣajñāḥ) - experts in speech (experts in distinguishing speech, skilled in eloquent speech)

• स्तवैः (stavaiḥ) - with hymns (with praises, with hymns)

• मङ्गलसंहितैः (maṅgalasaṁhitaiḥ) - filled with auspiciousness (accompanied by auspiciousness, filled with auspiciousness, auspiciously composed)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards, therefore)

(indeclinable)

नान्दीमुखीम् (nāndīmukhīm) - joy-heralding (joy-faced, auspicious-faced)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nāndīmukhī

nāndīmukhī - joy-faced, auspicious-faced

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nāndī+mukha)

• nāndī – joy, happiness, prosperity, auspiciousness
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'rātrim'.

रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (a name), cherishing, bearing

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Object of the verb 'tuṣṭuvuḥ'.

सूतमागधाः (sūtamāgadhāḥ) - the bards and panegyrists (bards and panegyrists)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sūtamāgadha

sūtamāgadha - bards and panegyrists

Compound type : dvandva (sūta+māgadha)

• sūta – charioteer, bard, herald
  noun (masculine)
• māgadha – panegyrist, a caste, from Magadha
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the verb 'tuṣṭuvuḥ'.

तुष्टुवुः (tuṣṭuvuḥ) - praised (they praised, they eulogized)

(verb)

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

Perfect active

Reduplicated perfect form of 'stu'

Root: stu (class 2)

वाग्विशेषज्ञाः (vāgviśeṣajñāḥ) - experts in speech (experts in distinguishing speech, skilled in eloquent speech)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāgviśeṣajña

vāgviśeṣajña - knowing the peculiarities of speech, skilled in eloquence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāc+viśeṣa+jña)

• vāc – speech, word
  noun (feminine)
• viśeṣa – distinction, peculiarity, excellence
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, understanding, expert
  adjective
  Agent noun from root jñā
  Suffix -a after root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'sūtamāgadhāḥ'.

स्तवैः (stavaiḥ) - with hymns (with praises, with hymns)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of stava

stava - praise, hymn, eulogy

Root: stu (class 2)

Note: Instrument of the action 'tuṣṭuvuḥ'.

मङ्गलसंहितैः (maṅgalasaṁhitaiḥ) - filled with auspiciousness (accompanied by auspiciousness, filled with auspiciousness, auspiciously composed)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of maṅgalasaṃhita

maṅgalasaṁhita - connected with auspiciousness, auspiciously composed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maṅgala+saṃhita)

• maṅgala – auspiciousness, welfare, blessing
  noun (neuter)
• saṃhita – joined, united, composed, connected
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'sam-dhā'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'stavaiḥ'.