वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-96, verse-25

पुरोहितस्याग्निसमस्य तस्य वै बृहस्पतेरिन्द्र इवामराधिपः ।
प्रगृह्य पादौ सुसमृद्धतेजसः सहैव तेनोपविवेश राघवः ॥२५॥

25. purohitasyāgnisamasya tasya vai bṛhaspaterindra ivāmarādhipaḥ ,
pragṛhya pādau susamṛddhatejasaḥ sahaiva tenopaviveśa rāghavaḥ.

25. purohitasya agni-samasya tasya vai
bṛhaspateḥ indraḥ iva amara-adhipaḥ
pragṛhya pādau su-samṛddha-tejasaḥ
saha-eva tena upaviveśa rāghavaḥ

25. vai rāghavaḥ amara-adhipaḥ indraḥ
iva agni-samasya su-samṛddha-tejasaḥ
tasya purohitasya bṛhaspateḥ
pādau pragṛhya tena saha-eva upaviveśa

25. Indeed, Rāghava, like Indra, the lord of the immortals (amarādhipa), [approaching] that priest (purohita) who was radiant as fire and possessed of exceedingly splendid brilliance, grasped the feet of Vasiṣṭha and sat down alongside him.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरोहितस्य (purohitasya) - of the priest (purohita) (of the priest, of the chaplain)

• अग्नि-समस्य (agni-samasya) - radiant as fire (of one who is like fire, fiery, radiant as fire)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (priest) (of him, of that)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, verily)

• बृहस्पतेः (bṛhaspateḥ) - of Bṛhaspati (of Bṛhaspati (the preceptor of the gods))

• इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra (Indra (king of the gods))

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अमर-अधिपः (amara-adhipaḥ) - lord of the immortals (amarādhipa) (lord of immortals, chief of gods)

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - grasped (having grasped, having seized firmly, having taken)

• पादौ (pādau) - feet (two feet)

• सु-समृद्ध-तेजसः (su-samṛddha-tejasaḥ) - of him whose brilliance is exceedingly splendid (of one whose brilliance is exceedingly splendid/developed)

• सह-एव (saha-eva) - alongside (together with, along with, simultaneously)

• तेन (tena) - with him (by him, with him, by that)

• उपविवेश (upaviveśa) - sat down alongside (he sat down near, he approached and sat)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rāma))

Words meanings and morphology

पुरोहितस्य (purohitasya) - of the priest (purohita) (of the priest, of the chaplain)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of purohita

purohita - domestic priest, chaplain, one placed in front

Prefix: puras

Root: dhā (class 3)

अग्नि-समस्य (agni-samasya) - radiant as fire (of one who is like fire, fiery, radiant as fire)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of agni-sama

agni-sama - like fire, equal to fire, fiery

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+sama)

• agni – fire, sacrificial fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, like, similar, even
  adjective (masculine)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (priest) (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, verily)

(indeclinable)

बृहस्पतेः (bṛhaspateḥ) - of Bṛhaspati (of Bṛhaspati (the preceptor of the gods))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Bṛhaspati (the preceptor of the gods), lord of prayer/devotion

इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra (Indra (king of the gods))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (the chief of the gods), lord, king

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अमर-अधिपः (amara-adhipaḥ) - lord of the immortals (amarādhipa) (lord of immortals, chief of gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amara-adhipa

amara-adhipa - lord of the immortals, king of the gods (epithet of Indra)

Compound type : tatpurusha (amara+adhipa)

• amara – immortal, god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, chief
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - grasped (having grasped, having seized firmly, having taken)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root grah (to seize) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

पादौ (pādau) - feet (two feet)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter, ray, verse-line

सु-समृद्ध-तेजसः (su-samṛddha-tejasaḥ) - of him whose brilliance is exceedingly splendid (of one whose brilliance is exceedingly splendid/developed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of su-samṛddha-tejas

su-samṛddha-tejas - having exceedingly splendid brilliance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+samṛddha+tejas)

• su – good, well, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• samṛddha – prosperous, rich, abundant, splendid, accomplished
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root ṛdh (to thrive, prosper) with upasarga sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ṛdh (class 4)
• tejas – brilliance, splendor, energy, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)

सह-एव (saha-eva) - alongside (together with, along with, simultaneously)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (saha+eva)

• saha – with, together, along with
  indeclinable
• eva – only, just, indeed, precisely
  indeclinable

तेन (tena) - with him (by him, with him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उपविवेश (upaviveśa) - sat down alongside (he sat down near, he approached and sat)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of upaviś

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, scion of Raghu (an epithet for Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa)

Patronymic from Raghu

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