वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-93, verse-27

उपविष्टं महाबाहुं ब्रह्माणमिव शाश्वतम् ।
स्थण्डिले दर्भसस्म्तीर्णे सीतया लक्ष्मणेन च ॥२७॥

27. upaviṣṭaṃ mahābāhuṃ brahmāṇamiva śāśvatam ,
sthaṇḍile darbhasasmtīrṇe sītayā lakṣmaṇena ca.

27. upaviṣṭam mahābāhum brahmāṇam iva śāśvatam
sthaṇḍile darbhasamstīrṇe sītayā lakṣmaṇena ca

27. mahābāhum śāśvatam brahmāṇam iva upaviṣṭam
darbhasamstīrṇe sthaṇḍile sītayā ca lakṣmaṇena

27. Him, seated, mighty-armed, eternal like Brahmā, on a patch of ground strewn with Darbha grass, accompanied by Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• उपविष्टम् (upaviṣṭam) - seated, sat down

• महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahmā

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual

• स्थण्डिले (sthaṇḍile) - on a patch of ground, on a cleared spot

• दर्भसम्स्तीर्णे (darbhasamstīrṇe) - strewn with Darbha grass

• सीतया (sītayā) - with Sītā

• लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - with Lakṣmaṇa

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

उपविष्टम् (upaviṣṭam) - seated, sat down

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, sat

Past Passive Participle

formed from √viś with prefix upa and suffix -kta

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - one with mighty arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+bāhu)

• mahat – great, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahmā

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the Creator God)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, permanent

स्थण्डिले (sthaṇḍile) - on a patch of ground, on a cleared spot

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthaṇḍila

sthaṇḍila - a bare or cleared patch of ground, often for ritual

दर्भसम्स्तीर्णे (darbhasamstīrṇe) - strewn with Darbha grass

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of darbhasaṃstīrṇa

darbhasaṁstīrṇa - strewn with Darbha grass

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'darbha' (Darbha grass) and 'saṃstīrṇa' (strewn, scattered), a P.P.P. from √stṛ with prefix sam.

Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (darbha+saṃstīrṇa)

• darbha – Darbha grass (Poa cynosuroides), used in religious ceremonies
  noun (masculine)
• saṃstīrṇa – strewn, scattered, spread out
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. from √stṛ with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

सीतया (sītayā) - with Sītā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (wife of Rama)

लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - with Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rama)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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