वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-58

ततो भुक्तवतां तेषां तदन्नममृतोपमम् ।
दिव्यानुद्वीक्ष्य भक्ष्यांस्तानभवद्भक्षणे मतिः ॥५८॥

58. tato bhuktavatāṃ teṣāṃ tadannamamṛtopamam ,
divyānudvīkṣya bhakṣyāṃstānabhavadbhakṣaṇe matiḥ.

58. tataḥ bhuktavatām teṣām tat annam amṛtopamam divyān
udvīkṣya bhakṣyān tān abhavat bhakṣaṇe matiḥ

58. tataḥ tat amṛtopamam annam bhuktavatām teṣām divyān
tān bhakṣyān udvīkṣya bhakṣaṇe matiḥ abhavat

58. Then, even after those who had partaken of that nectar-like food, a desire arose in them to consume those other divine delicacies upon seeing them.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (referring to the sequence of events) (then, thence, from that)

• भुक्तवताम् (bhuktavatām) - of those who had eaten

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, rice

• अमृतोपमम् (amṛtopamam) - nectar-like, comparable to nectar

• दिव्यान् (divyān) - divine, heavenly

• उद्वीक्ष्य (udvīkṣya) - having seen, having looked up, after seeing

• भक्ष्यान् (bhakṣyān) - eatables, delicacies

• तान् (tān) - those

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, there arose

• भक्षणे (bhakṣaṇe) - for eating (the delicacies) (in eating, for eating)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - a desire (for more food) (mind, thought, desire, intention)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (referring to the sequence of events) (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva suffix tas from tad.

भुक्तवताम् (bhuktavatām) - of those who had eaten

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhuktavat

bhuktavat - having eaten, one who has eaten

Past Active Participle

From root bhuj (to eat) with kta (for bhukta) and kavatu (for active participle).

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'teṣām'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, those

Note: Refers to the men from the previous verse.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative adjective for 'annam'.

अन्नम् (annam) - food, rice

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, cooked rice, grain

Past Passive Participle (originally)

From root ad (to eat) with na suffix.

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: The food that had already been consumed.

अमृतोपमम् (amṛtopamam) - nectar-like, comparable to nectar

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amṛtopama

amṛtopama - resembling nectar, nectar-like

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amṛta+upama)

• amṛta – nectar, immortality, ambrosia
  noun (neuter)
  From a (not) + mṛta (dead).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• upama – likeness, comparison, simile, resembling
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  From upa + root mā (to measure).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

दिव्यान् (divyān) - divine, heavenly

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial, wonderful

From div (heaven) + ya suffix.

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'bhakṣyān'.

उद्वीक्ष्य (udvīkṣya) - having seen, having looked up, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root īkṣ (to see) with prefixes ud and vi. Formed with suffix ya.

Prefixes: ud+vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Gerund.

भक्ष्यान् (bhakṣyān) - eatables, delicacies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhakṣya

bhakṣya - edible, fit to be eaten, food, delicacy

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root bhakṣ (to eat) with suffix ya.

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Object of 'udvīkṣya'.

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, those

Note: Demonstrative adjective qualifying 'bhakṣyān'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, there arose

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of bhū

Augmented imperfect tense.

Root: bhū (class 1)

भक्षणे (bhakṣaṇe) - for eating (the delicacies) (in eating, for eating)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhakṣaṇa

bhakṣaṇa - eating, consuming, food

Verbal noun

From root bhakṣ (to eat) with suffix ana.

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

मतिः (matiḥ) - a desire (for more food) (mind, thought, desire, intention)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intelligence, opinion, desire, intention

Verbal noun

From root man (to think) with ti suffix.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'abhavat'.

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