वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-36

आसनं पूजयामास रामायाभिप्रणम्य च ।
वालव्यजनमादाय न्यषीदत् सचिवासने ॥३६॥

36. āsanaṃ pūjayāmāsa rāmāyābhipraṇamya ca ,
vālavyajanamādāya nyaṣīdat sacivāsane.

36. āsanam pūjayāmāsa rāmāya abhipraṇamya ca
vālavyajanam ādāya nyaṣīdat sacivāsane

36. rāmāya abhipraṇamya āsanam pūjayāmāsa ca
vālavyajanam ādāya sacivāsane nyaṣīdat

36. Having bowed down to Rāma, he honored the royal throne. And taking up the yak-tail whisk, he sat down on a minister's seat.

Words meanings summery:

• आसनम् (āsanam) - the royal throne (seat, throne)

• पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - honored, worshipped

• रामाय (rāmāya) - to Rāma, for Rāma

• अभिप्रणम्य (abhipraṇamya) - having bowed down, having saluted

• च (ca) - and, also

• वालव्यजनम् (vālavyajanam) - yak-tail whisk, royal fan

• आदाय (ādāya) - taking up the whisk (having taken, having seized, having received)

• न्यषीदत् (nyaṣīdat) - he sat down

• सचिवासने (sacivāsane) - on the minister's seat, on the seat of a minister

Words meanings and morphology

आसनम् (āsanam) - the royal throne (seat, throne)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āsana

āsana - seat, sitting, posture, throne

Derived from root 'ās' (to sit).

Root: ās (class 2)

पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - honored, worshipped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of pūj

Perfect Tense (Liṭ Lakāra)

Causative of root 'pūj' (class 10, ātmanepada) + periphrastic perfect auxiliary 'āmāsa'.

Root: pūj (class 10)

रामाय (rāmāya) - to Rāma, for Rāma

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name); pleasing, charming; dark

Root: ram (class 1)

अभिप्रणम्य (abhipraṇamya) - having bowed down, having saluted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root 'nam' (class 1, parasmaipada) with prefixes 'abhi' and 'pra', absolutivum.

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: nam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वालव्यजनम् (vālavyajanam) - yak-tail whisk, royal fan

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vālavyajana

vālavyajana - yak-tail whisk, a fan made of hair (especially yak's tail), a royal emblem

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāla+vyajana)

• vāla – tail-hair, hair (of an animal)
  noun (masculine)
• vyajana – fan, whisk
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'vyaj' (to fan).
  Root: vī (class 2)

आदाय (ādāya) - taking up the whisk (having taken, having seized, having received)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root 'dā' (class 3, parasmaipada) with prefix 'ā', absolutivum.

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

न्यषीदत् (nyaṣīdat) - he sat down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ni-sad

Imperfect Tense (Laṅ Lakāra)

Root 'sad' (class 1, parasmaipada) with prefix 'ni', imperfect tense, 3rd person singular active.

Prefix: ni

Root: sad (class 1)

सचिवासने (sacivāsane) - on the minister's seat, on the seat of a minister

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sacivāsana

sacivāsana - seat of a minister

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saciva+āsana)

• saciva – minister, companion, associate
  noun (masculine)
• āsana – seat, sitting, posture
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'ās' (to sit).
  Root: ās (class 2)

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