वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-96, verse-26

ततो जघन्यं सहितैः स मन्त्रिभिः पुरप्रधानैश्च सहैव सैनिकैः ।
जनेन धर्मज्ञतमेन धर्मवानुपोपविष्टो भरतस्तदाग्रजम् ॥२६॥

26. tato jaghanyaṃ sahitaiḥ sa mantribhiḥ purapradhānaiśca sahaiva sainikaiḥ ,
janena dharmajñatamena dharmavānupopaviṣṭo bharatastadāgrajam.

26. tataḥ jaghanyam sahitaiḥ saḥ mantribhiḥ
pura-pradhānaiḥ ca saha-eva sainikaiḥ
janena dharma-jña-tamena dharmavān
upa-upaviṣṭaḥ bharataḥ tadā agrajam

26. tataḥ tadā dharmavān saḥ bharataḥ
mantribhiḥ pura-pradhānaiḥ sainikaiḥ ca
sahitaiḥ dharma-jña-tamena janena
saha-eva agrajam jaghanyam upa-upaviṣṭaḥ

26. Then, righteous (dharmavān) Bharata sat down behind his elder brother, accompanied by his ministers, chief citizens, and soldiers, as well as by the people who were most knowledgeable of natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, therefore, from that)

• जघन्यम् (jaghanyam) - behind (behind, last, inferior, lowest)

• सहितैः (sahitaiḥ) - accompanied by (by those accompanied, by the accompanied ones)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by his ministers (by ministers, by counselors)

• पुर-प्रधानैः (pura-pradhānaiḥ) - by chief citizens (by chief citizens, by city leaders)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

• सैनिकैः (sainikaiḥ) - by soldiers (by soldiers, by troops)

• जनेन (janena) - by the people (by the people, by the person)

• धर्म-ज्ञ-तमेन (dharma-jña-tamena) - by the people who were most knowledgeable of natural law (dharma) (by the most knowledgeable of dharma (natural law/duty))

• धर्मवान् (dharmavān) - righteous (dharmavān) (righteous, virtuous, possessing dharma)

• उप-उपविष्टः (upa-upaviṣṭaḥ) - sat down behind (seated near, having sat after, having taken one's seat subsequently)

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (Bharata (name of a king, brother of Rāma))

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time, at that moment)

• अग्रजम् (agrajam) - his elder brother (Rāma) (elder brother, first-born)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

जघन्यम् (jaghanyam) - behind (behind, last, inferior, lowest)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jaghanya

jaghanya - hindmost, last, posterior, inferior, lowest

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'behind' or 'subsequently'.

सहितैः (sahitaiḥ) - accompanied by (by those accompanied, by the accompanied ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, connected with, endowed with

past passive participle

Derived from root sah (to bear, endure) with upasarga sa- (implies 'with')

Prefix: sa

Root: sah (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by his ministers (by ministers, by counselors)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor

Derived from mantra

पुर-प्रधानैः (pura-pradhānaiḥ) - by chief citizens (by chief citizens, by city leaders)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pura-pradhāna

pura-pradhāna - chief citizen, city leader

Compound type : tatpurusha (pura+pradhāna)

• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)
• pradhāna – chief, principal, prominent, leader
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dhā (class 3)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (saha+eva)

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

सैनिकैः (sainikaiḥ) - by soldiers (by soldiers, by troops)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sainika

sainika - soldier, warrior, military man

Derived from senā (army)

जनेन (janena) - by the people (by the people, by the person)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, people, creature

Root: jan (class 4)

धर्म-ज्ञ-तमेन (dharma-jña-tamena) - by the people who were most knowledgeable of natural law (dharma) (by the most knowledgeable of dharma (natural law/duty))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma-jña-tama

dharma-jña-tama - most knowledgeable of dharma

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+jña+tama)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, religion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knowing, acquainted with, skilled in
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• tama – most, best (superlative suffix)
  suffix (masculine)
  Superlative suffix

धर्मवान् (dharmavān) - righteous (dharmavān) (righteous, virtuous, possessing dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavat

dharmavat - righteous, virtuous, just, pious, possessing dharma

Possessive suffix -vat appended to dharma

उप-उपविष्टः (upa-upaviṣṭaḥ) - sat down behind (seated near, having sat after, having taken one's seat subsequently)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upa-upaviṣṭa

upa-upaviṣṭa - seated near, sat down after

past passive participle

Derived from root viś (to enter, sit) with repeated upasarga upa- (emphasizing sequence or proximity)

Prefixes: upa+upa

Root: viś (class 6)

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (Bharata (name of a king, brother of Rāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of a king, brother of Rāma), one who is maintained, fire

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time, at that moment)

(indeclinable)

अग्रजम् (agrajam) - his elder brother (Rāma) (elder brother, first-born)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agraja

agraja - elder brother, first-born

Derived from root jan (to be born, produce) with prefix agra- (first)

Prefix: agra

Root: jan (class 4)

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