वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-77, verse-7

प्रयाताश्चार्यसंघाता रामं द्रष्टुं सलक्ष्मणम् ।
तस्यैव च कथाश्चित्राः कुर्वाणा हृष्टमानसाः ॥७॥

7. prayātāścāryasaṃghātā rāmaṃ draṣṭuṃ salakṣmaṇam ,
tasyaiva ca kathāścitrāḥ kurvāṇā hṛṣṭamānasāḥ.

7. prayātāḥ ca ārya-saṃghātāḥ rāmam draṣṭum sa-lakṣmaṇam
tasya eva ca kathāḥ citrāḥ kurvāṇāḥ hṛṣṭa-mānasāḥ

7. ca ārya-saṃghātāḥ rāmam sa-lakṣmaṇam draṣṭum prayātāḥ
ca tasya eva citrāḥ kathāḥ kurvāṇāḥ hṛṣṭa-mānasāḥ

7. And crowds of noble people set out to see Rāma with Lakṣmaṇa, narrating various wonderful stories about him with joyful hearts.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रयाताः (prayātāḥ) - having set out, departed, proceeded

• च (ca) - and

• आर्य-संघाताः (ārya-saṁghātāḥ) - crowds of noble people, multitudes of respected individuals

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, in order to see

• स-लक्ष्मणम् (sa-lakṣmaṇam) - with Lakṣmaṇa

• तस्य (tasya) - of Rāma (of him, his)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• च (ca) - and

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, narratives

• चित्राः (citrāḥ) - wonderful, various, variegated

• कुर्वाणाः (kurvāṇāḥ) - narrating (stories) (making, doing, narrating)

• हृष्ट-मानसाः (hṛṣṭa-mānasāḥ) - with joyful hearts, having delighted minds

Words meanings and morphology

प्रयाताः (prayātāḥ) - having set out, departed, proceeded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prayāta

prayāta - departed, gone forth, set out

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yā (to go) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'ārya-saṃghātāḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आर्य-संघाताः (ārya-saṁghātāḥ) - crowds of noble people, multitudes of respected individuals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ārya-saṃghāta

ārya-saṁghāta - crowd of noble people

Compound type : tatpurusha (ārya+saṃghāta)

• ārya – noble, honorable, respectable
  adjective (masculine)
• saṃghāta – collection, crowd, multitude
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root han (to strike) with prefixes sam and ā
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name); pleasing, charming

Note: Object of 'to see'.

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, in order to see

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of dṛś

Infinitive

Infinitive form from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Purpose clause.

स-लक्ष्मणम् (sa-lakṣmaṇam) - with Lakṣmaṇa

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sa-lakṣmaṇa

sa-lakṣmaṇa - accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa, with Lakṣmaṇa

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+lakṣmaṇa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'rāmam'.

तस्य (tasya) - of Rāma (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rāma.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'tasya' (his *very* stories).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, narratives

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, talk

Note: Object of 'kurvāṇāḥ'.

चित्राः (citrāḥ) - wonderful, various, variegated

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of citra

citra - colorful, variegated, wonderful, strange

Note: Agrees with 'kathāḥ'.

कुर्वाणाः (kurvāṇāḥ) - narrating (stories) (making, doing, narrating)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurvat

kṛ - to do, make, perform

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'ārya-saṃghātāḥ'. Implies an action simultaneous with 'prayātāḥ'.

हृष्ट-मानसाः (hṛṣṭa-mānasāḥ) - with joyful hearts, having delighted minds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hṛṣṭa-mānasa

hṛṣṭa-mānasa - having a joyful mind

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hṛṣṭa+mānasa)

• hṛṣṭa – pleased, joyful, delighted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root hṛṣ (to be pleased)
  Root: hṛṣ (class 4)
• mānasa – mind, mental
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from manas (mind)

Note: Agrees with 'ārya-saṃghātāḥ'.