वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-95, verse-27

प्रगृह्य च महीपालो जलपूरितमञ्जलिम् ।
दिशं याम्यामभिमुखो रुदन् वचनमब्रवीत् ॥२७॥

27. pragṛhya ca mahīpālo jalapūritamañjalim ,
diśaṃ yāmyāmabhimukho rudan vacanamabravīt.

27. pragṛhya ca mahīpālaḥ jalapūritam añjalim
diśam yāmyām abhimukhaḥ rudan vacanam abravīt

27. ca mahīpālaḥ jalapūritam añjalim pragṛhya
yāmyām diśam abhimukhaḥ rudan vacanam abravīt

27. And the king, taking his cupped hands full of water, and facing the southern direction, spoke, weeping.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken (his hands) (having taken, having grasped, having seized)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• महीपालः (mahīpālaḥ) - the king (king, ruler, protector of the earth)

• जलपूरितम् (jalapūritam) - filled with water (filled with water, full of water)

• अञ्जलिम् (añjalim) - his cupped hands (cupped hands (for offering), folded hands)

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction (direction, quarter, region)

• याम्याम् (yāmyām) - southern (southern, belonging to Yama)

• अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - facing (facing, turned towards, directed to)

• रुदन् (rudan) - weeping (weeping, crying)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, saying)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (he spoke, he said)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken (his hands) (having taken, having grasped, having seized)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from pra-√grah (to seize, take) with -ya suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: √grah (class 9)

Note: Gerund, modifying the subject `mahīpālaḥ`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects clauses or actions.

महीपालः (mahīpālaḥ) - the king (king, ruler, protector of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, ruler, protector of the earth

Compound of `mahī` (earth) and `pāla` (protector).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From √pāl (to protect).
  Root: √pāl (class 10)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

जलपूरितम् (jalapūritam) - filled with water (filled with water, full of water)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jalapūrita

jalapūrita - filled with water

Past Passive Participle

Compound of `jala` (water) and `pūrita` (filled). `pūrita` from √pṝ (to fill).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+pūrita)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• pūrita – filled, full, completed
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √pṝ (to fill), with -ta suffix.
  Root: √pṝ (class 9)

Note: Adjective modifying `añjalim`.

अञ्जलिम् (añjalim) - his cupped hands (cupped hands (for offering), folded hands)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of añjali

añjali - cupped hands, folded hands (as a gesture of reverence or offering)

Root: √añj (class 7)

Note: Object of `pragṛhya`.

दिशम् (diśam) - direction (direction, quarter, region)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, region

From √diś (to point out).

Root: √diś (class 6)

Note: Object of `abhimukhaḥ` (implied 'towards').

याम्याम् (yāmyām) - southern (southern, belonging to Yama)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yāmya

yāmya - southern, relating to Yama, fit for Yama

Derived from Yama, the deity of the south and death.

Note: Adjective modifying `diśam`.

अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - facing (facing, turned towards, directed to)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhimukha

abhimukha - facing, turned towards, having the face towards

Compound of `abhi` (towards) and `mukha` (face).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (abhi+mukha)

• abhi – towards, to, over, on, in front
  indeclinable
  Prepositional prefix.
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies `mahīpālaḥ`.

रुदन् (rudan) - weeping (weeping, crying)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rudat

rudat - weeping, crying

Present Active Participle

From √rud (to weep) with -at suffix.

Root: √rud (class 2)

Note: Participle modifying `mahīpālaḥ`.

वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying, expression

From √vac (to speak).

Root: √vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `abravīt`.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √brū

Imperfect active 3rd singular

Laṅ lakāra, Parasmaipada.

Root: √brū (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.