वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-20

मनसा ध्यायतस्तस्य प्राङ्मुखस्य कृताञ्जलेः ।
आजग्मुस्तानि सर्वाणि दैवतानि पृथक्पृथक् ॥२०॥

20. manasā dhyāyatastasya prāṅmukhasya kṛtāñjaleḥ ,
ājagmustāni sarvāṇi daivatāni pṛthakpṛthak.

20. manasā dhyāyataḥ tasya prāṅmukhasya kṛtāñjaleḥ
ājagmuḥ tāni sarvāṇi devatāni pṛthakpṛthak

20. manasā dhyāyataḥ prāṅmukhasya kṛtāñjaleḥ tasya
tāni sarvāṇi devatāni pṛthakpṛthak ājagmuḥ

20. As he, facing east and with folded hands, was meditating (dhyāna) with his mind, all those deities came separately.

Words meanings summery:

• मनसा (manasā) - with his mind (by the mind, with the mind)

• ध्यायतः (dhyāyataḥ) - as he was meditating (dhyāna) (meditating, contemplating, one who meditates)

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• प्राङ्मुखस्य (prāṅmukhasya) - facing east (facing east, with face towards east)

• कृताञ्जलेः (kṛtāñjaleḥ) - with folded hands (with folded hands, one who has made an añjali)

• आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - came (they came, they arrived)

• तानि (tāni) - those

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (all, every)

• देवतानि (devatāni) - deities (deities, gods)

• पृथक्पृथक् (pṛthakpṛthak) - separately (separately, individually, one by one)

Words meanings and morphology

मनसा (manasā) - with his mind (by the mind, with the mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, thought

From root √man (मन्) 'to think'.

Root: man

ध्यायतः (dhyāyataḥ) - as he was meditating (dhyāna) (meditating, contemplating, one who meditates)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhyāyat

dhyāyat - meditating, contemplating

Present Active Participle

From root √dhyā (ध्या) 'to meditate'.

Root: dhyā (class 1)

Note: Describes the sage.

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Possessive, referring to the meditating sage.

प्राङ्मुखस्य (prāṅmukhasya) - facing east (facing east, with face towards east)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prāṅmukha

prāṅmukha - facing east, eastern-faced

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāc+mukha)

• prāc – east, eastern
  adjective (feminine)
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the sage.

कृताञ्जलेः (kṛtāñjaleḥ) - with folded hands (with folded hands, one who has made an añjali)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - having made an añjali (folded hands), respectful

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kṛ (कृ) 'to do, to make'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – folded hands (gesture of respect), hollow of the hands
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes the sage.

आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - came (they came, they arrived)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of āgam

Perfect 3rd person plural active

Reduplicated perfect form of ā- + √gam.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun.

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (all, every)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Universal pronoun.

देवतानि (devatāni) - deities (deities, gods)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of devatā

devatā - divinity, deity, god

Derived from deva (god) + tā (suffix for abstract noun, but often pluralized for individual deities).

Root: div

Note: Subject of 'ājagmuḥ'.

पृथक्पृथक् (pṛthakpṛthak) - separately (separately, individually, one by one)

(indeclinable)

Reduplication of pṛthak for emphasis or distribution.

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