वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-76, verse-1

तामार्यगणसंपूर्णां भरतः प्रग्रहां सभाम् ।
ददर्श बुद्धिसंपन्नः पूर्णचन्द्रां निशामिव ॥१॥

1. tāmāryagaṇasaṃpūrṇāṃ bharataḥ pragrahāṃ sabhām ,
dadarśa buddhisaṃpannaḥ pūrṇacandrāṃ niśāmiva.

1. tām āryagaṇasaṃpūrṇām bharataḥ pragrahām sabhām
dadarśa buddhisaṃpannaḥ pūrṇacandrām niśām iva

1. buddhisaṃpannaḥ bharataḥ tām pragrahām
āryagaṇasaṃpūrṇām sabhām dadarśa pūrṇacandrām niśām iva

1. Bharata, who was endowed with intelligence, beheld that distinguished assembly (sabhā), which was completely filled with noble persons, just as one would see a night illuminated by a full moon.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that (her, that (feminine accusative singular))

• आर्यगणसंपूर्णाम् (āryagaṇasaṁpūrṇām) - completely filled with noble persons (filled with noble groups/hosts)

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (Bharata (proper name), carrying, maintaining)

• प्रग्रहाम् (pragrahām) - distinguished (distinguished, excellent, dignified, controlled)

• सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly (sabhā) (assembly, court, hall)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - beheld (saw, beheld, observed)

• बुद्धिसंपन्नः (buddhisaṁpannaḥ) - endowed with intelligence (endowed with intelligence, wise)

• पूर्णचन्द्राम् (pūrṇacandrām) - illuminated by a full moon (having a full moon, full-mooned)

• निशाम् (niśām) - night

• इव (iva) - like, as (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (her, that (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to `sabhām`.

आर्यगणसंपूर्णाम् (āryagaṇasaṁpūrṇām) - completely filled with noble persons (filled with noble groups/hosts)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āryagaṇasaṃpūrṇa

āryagaṇasaṁpūrṇa - filled with noble hosts/groups

Tatpurusha compound: āryagaṇa (group of nobles) + saṃpūrṇa (filled)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āryagaṇa+saṃpūrṇa)

• āryagaṇa – host of nobles, group of respectable people
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpurusha compound: ārya (noble) + gaṇa (group)
• saṃpūrṇa – completely filled, full, perfect
  participle (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √pṝ (to fill) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pṝ (class 9)

Note: Qualifies `sabhām`.

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (Bharata (proper name), carrying, maintaining)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of a king, a sage, Rama's brother), one who is borne/maintained, actor, an actor

Derived from root √bhṛ (to bear, carry)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Subject of `dadarśa`.

प्रग्रहाम् (pragrahām) - distinguished (distinguished, excellent, dignified, controlled)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pragraha

pragraha - distinguished, chief, excellent, held forward, controlled

From pra-√grah (to seize, hold forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Qualifies `sabhām`.

सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly (sabhā) (assembly, court, hall)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, council, court, hall

Note: Object of `dadarśa`.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - beheld (saw, beheld, observed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect 3rd singular active

Root √dṛś (1st class, reduplicated perfect)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

बुद्धिसंपन्नः (buddhisaṁpannaḥ) - endowed with intelligence (endowed with intelligence, wise)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhisaṃpanna

buddhisaṁpanna - endowed with intelligence, wise, intelligent

Tatpurusha compound: buddhi (intelligence) + saṃpanna (endowed with)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddhi+saṃpanna)

• buddhi – intelligence, perception, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From root √budh (to know, wake)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• saṃpanna – endowed with, accomplished, possessed of
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √pad (to go, obtain) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `bharataḥ`.

पूर्णचन्द्राम् (pūrṇacandrām) - illuminated by a full moon (having a full moon, full-mooned)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pūrṇacandrā

pūrṇacandrā - having a full moon, a full moon

Bahuvrihi compound: pūrṇa (full) + candra (moon)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pūrṇa+candra)

• pūrṇa – full, complete
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √pṝ (to fill)
  Root: pṝ (class 9)
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `niśām`.

निशाम् (niśām) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niśā

niśā - night

Note: Object of comparison for `sabhām`.

इव (iva) - like, as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

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