वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-10

अग्निशालां प्रविश्याथ पीत्वापः परिमृज्य च ।
आतिथ्यस्य क्रियाहेतोर्विश्वकर्माणमाह्वयत् ॥१०॥

10. agniśālāṃ praviśyātha pītvāpaḥ parimṛjya ca ,
ātithyasya kriyāhetorviśvakarmāṇamāhvayat.

10. agniśālām praviśya atha pītvā apaḥ parimṛjya ca
| ātithyasya kriyāhetoḥ viśvakarmāṇam āhvayat

10. atha agniśālām praviśya ca apaḥ pītvā parimṛjya
ātithyasya kriyāhetoḥ viśvakarmāṇam āhvayat

10. Then, having entered the fire-hall, and having drunk water and purified himself, he invoked Viśvakarman for the purpose of extending hospitality.

Words meanings summery:

• अग्निशालाम् (agniśālām) - fire-hall, sacrificial hall

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered, having gone into

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk

• अपः (apaḥ) - water

• परिमृज्य (parimṛjya) - having cleansed, having purified, having wiped

• च (ca) - and, also

• आतिथ्यस्य (ātithyasya) - of hospitality, of the duty to guests

• क्रियाहेतोः (kriyāhetoḥ) - for the sake of the act, for the purpose of the action

• विश्वकर्माणम् (viśvakarmāṇam) - Viśvakarman (the divine architect)

• आह्वयत् (āhvayat) - he invoked, he called, he summoned

Words meanings and morphology

अग्निशालाम् (agniśālām) - fire-hall, sacrificial hall

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of agniśālā

agniśālā - fire-hall, sacrificial chamber or shed

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+śālā)

• agni – fire, sacrificial fire
  noun (masculine)
• śālā – hall, house, room, shed
  noun (feminine)

Note: Direct object of 'praviśya' (having entered).

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered, having gone into

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -ya after prefix 'pra-' from verb root 'viś'

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā from verb root 'pā'

Root: pā (class 1)

अपः (apaḥ) - water

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

Irregular feminine noun, primarily used in plural forms.

परिमृज्य (parimṛjya) - having cleansed, having purified, having wiped

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -ya after prefix 'pari-' from verb root 'mṛj'

Prefix: pari

Root: mṛj (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two absolutive actions 'pītvā' and 'parimṛjya'.

आतिथ्यस्य (ātithyasya) - of hospitality, of the duty to guests

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ātithya

ātithya - hospitality, duty to guests, reception of a guest

Derived from 'atithi' (guest) with suffix '-ya'.

Note: Qualifies 'kriyāhetoḥ'.

क्रियाहेतोः (kriyāhetoḥ) - for the sake of the act, for the purpose of the action

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kriyāhetu

kriyāhetu - cause of action, purpose of action, reason for doing

Compound type : tatpurusha (kriyā+hetu)

• kriyā – action, act, performance, ritual
  noun (feminine)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive, purpose
  noun (masculine)

Note: The genitive ending '-oḥ' functions adverbially to express purpose ('for the sake of').

विश्वकर्माणम् (viśvakarmāṇam) - Viśvakarman (the divine architect)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśvakarman

viśvakarman - Viśvakarman (the divine architect, creator of the universe, all-creator)

n-stem masculine noun.

Note: Direct object of 'āhvayat'.

आह्वयत् (āhvayat) - he invoked, he called, he summoned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of āhve

Imperfect

3rd person singular, imperfect tense (laṅ), Parasmaipada, from verb root 'hvā' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: hvā (class 1)

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