वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-15

घृताचीमथ विश्वाचीं मिश्रकेशीमलम्बुसाम् ।
शक्रं याश्चोपतिष्ठन्ति ब्रह्माणं याश्च भामिनीः ।
सर्वास्तुम्बुरुणा सार्धमाह्वये सपरिच्छदाः ॥१५॥

15. ghṛtācīmatha viśvācīṃ miśrakeśīmalambusām ,
śakraṃ yāścopatiṣṭhanti brahmāṇaṃ yāśca bhāminīḥ ,
sarvāstumburuṇā sārdhamāhvaye saparicchadāḥ.

15. ghṛtācīm atha viśvācīm miśrakeśīm
alambusām śakram yāḥ ca upatiṣṭhanti
brahmāṇam yāḥ ca bhāminīḥ sarvāḥ
tumburuṇā sārdham āhvaye saparicchadāḥ

15. āhvaye ghṛtācīm atha viśvācīm
miśrakeśīm alambusām ca yāḥ bhāminīḥ
śakram ca brahmāṇam upatiṣṭhanti
sarvāḥ tumburuṇā sārdham saparicchadāḥ

15. I invoke Ghṛtācī, Viśvācī, Miśrakeśī, Alambuṣā, and those other beautiful Apsarases who attend upon Indra and Brahmā; I invoke all of them along with their retinues, accompanied by Tumburu.

Words meanings summery:

• घृताचीम् (ghṛtācīm) - Ghṛtācī (name of an Apsaras)

• अथ (atha) - and, moreover, then

• विश्वाचीम् (viśvācīm) - Viśvācī (name of an Apsaras)

• मिश्रकेशीम् (miśrakeśīm) - Miśrakeśī (name of an Apsaras)

• अलम्बुसाम् (alambusām) - Alambuṣā (name of an Apsaras)

• शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra

• याः (yāḥ) - those (Apsarases) who (who, which)

• च (ca) - and

• उपतिष्ठन्ति (upatiṣṭhanti) - they attend, they serve, they approach respectfully

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahmā

• याः (yāḥ) - those (Apsarases) who (who, which)

• च (ca) - and

• भामिनीः (bhāminīḥ) - (other) beautiful Apsarases (beautiful women, passionate women)

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (of them) (all)

• तुम्बुरुणा (tumburuṇā) - by Tumburu

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with, with

• आह्वये (āhvaye) - I invoke, I call upon

• सपरिच्छदाः (saparicchadāḥ) - with their retinue/attendants

Words meanings and morphology

घृताचीम् (ghṛtācīm) - Ghṛtācī (name of an Apsaras)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ghṛtācī

ghṛtācī - name of a prominent Apsaras

अथ (atha) - and, moreover, then

(indeclinable)

विश्वाचीम् (viśvācīm) - Viśvācī (name of an Apsaras)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viśvācī

viśvācī - name of a prominent Apsaras

मिश्रकेशीम् (miśrakeśīm) - Miśrakeśī (name of an Apsaras)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of miśrakeśī

miśrakeśī - name of a prominent Apsaras

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (miśra+keśī)

• miśra – mixed, mingled, blended
  adjective (masculine)
• keśī – woman with beautiful hair, hair
  noun (feminine)

अलम्बुसाम् (alambusām) - Alambuṣā (name of an Apsaras)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of alambusā

alambusā - name of a prominent Apsaras

शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra, chief of the gods

याः (yāḥ) - those (Apsarases) who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ya

yad - who, which, what

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उपतिष्ठन्ति (upatiṣṭhanti) - they attend, they serve, they approach respectfully

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of upa-sthā

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahmā

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god)

याः (yāḥ) - those (Apsarases) who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ya

yad - who, which, what

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भामिनीः (bhāminīḥ) - (other) beautiful Apsarases (beautiful women, passionate women)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of bhāminī

bhāminī - a beautiful, passionate, or angry woman

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (of them) (all)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with the invoked Apsarases.

तुम्बुरुणा (tumburuṇā) - by Tumburu

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tumburu

tumburu - name of a Gandharva, a celestial musician

सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with, with

(indeclinable)

आह्वये (āhvaye) - I invoke, I call upon

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ā-hve

Prefix: ā

Root: hve (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form.

सपरिच्छदाः (saparicchadāḥ) - with their retinue/attendants

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of saparicchada

saparicchada - accompanied by attendants, with retinue, with paraphernalia

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+paricchada)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• paricchada – retinue, attendants, paraphernalia
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'sarvāḥ' and the invoked Apsarases.

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