वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-38

ततस्तत्र मुहूर्तेन नद्यः पायसकर्दमाः ।
उपातिष्ठन्त भरतं भरद्वाजस्य शासनत् ॥३८॥

38. tatastatra muhūrtena nadyaḥ pāyasakardamāḥ ,
upātiṣṭhanta bharataṃ bharadvājasya śāsanat.

38. tataḥ tatra muhūrtena nadyaḥ pāyasakardamāḥ
| upātiṣṭhanta bharataṃ bharadvājasya śāsanāt

38. tataḥ tatra muhūrtena bharadvājasya śāsanāt
pāyasakardamāḥ nadyaḥ bharataṃ upātiṣṭhanta

38. Then, in that place, within a moment, rivers whose mud was made of rice-pudding appeared before Bharata, by the instruction of Bharadvaja.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• मुहूर्तेन (muhūrtena) - in a moment, quickly, within a short time

• नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers

• पायसकर्दमाः (pāyasakardamāḥ) - having mud of rice-pudding

• उपातिष्ठन्त (upātiṣṭhanta) - they appeared before (they stood near, they appeared, they attended)

• भरतं (bharataṁ) - Bharata

• भरद्वाजस्य (bharadvājasya) - of Bharadvaja

• शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the instruction (of Bharadvaja) (by the command, by the instruction, from the rule)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of 'tad' used as an adverb.

Note: Adverbial.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Locative form of 'tad' used as an adverb.

Note: Adverbial.

मुहूर्तेन (muhūrtena) - in a moment, quickly, within a short time

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, a division of time (48 minutes)

Note: Adverbial usage.

नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nadī

nadī - river

Feminine noun.

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Subject of upātiṣṭhanta.

पायसकर्दमाः (pāyasakardamāḥ) - having mud of rice-pudding

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pāyasakardama

pāyasakardama - having mud of rice-pudding

Compound adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāyasa+kardama)

• pāyasa – milk-dish, rice-pudding
  noun (neuter)
• kardama – mud, mire, dirt
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with nadyaḥ.

उपातिष्ठन्त (upātiṣṭhanta) - they appeared before (they stood near, they appeared, they attended)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of upa-sthā

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural

Imperfect form, augmented. Root 'sthā' takes the augment 'a-' in imperfect, becoming 'atiṣṭhan'. With 'upa', it's 'upātiṣṭhan'.

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

भरतं (bharataṁ) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (proper name), one who is maintained/supported

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of upātiṣṭhanta.

भरद्वाजस्य (bharadvājasya) - of Bharadvaja

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - Bharadvaja (proper name, a revered sage)

Note: Relates to śāsanāt.

शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the instruction (of Bharadvaja) (by the command, by the instruction, from the rule)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - instruction, command, rule, teaching, governing

From root śās + ana suffix.

Root: śās (class 2)

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