वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-98, verse-62

इहैव त्वाभिषिञ्चन्तु धर्मज्ञ सह बान्धवैः ।
ऋत्विजः सवसिष्ठाश्च मन्त्रवन्मन्त्रकोविदाः ॥६२॥

62. ihaiva tvābhiṣiñcantu dharmajña saha bāndhavaiḥ ,
ṛtvijaḥ savasiṣṭhāśca mantravanmantrakovidāḥ.

62. iha eva tvā abhiṣiñcantu dharmajña saha bāndhavaiḥ
ṛtvijaḥ sa-vasiṣṭhāḥ ca mantravat mantra-kovidāḥ

62. dharmajña iha eva sa-vasiṣṭhāḥ ca bāndhavaiḥ saha
mantra-kovidāḥ mantravat ṛtvijaḥ tvā abhiṣiñcantu

62. O knower of righteousness (dharma), may the priests, along with Vaśiṣṭha and your relatives, consecrate you right here. Let these priests, skilled in sacred formulas (mantras), perform the ritual with proper incantations.

Words meanings summery:

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• त्वा (tvā) - you

• अभिषिञ्चन्तु (abhiṣiñcantu) - let them consecrate, let them sprinkle

• धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of righteousness, O righteous one

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• बान्धवैः (bāndhavaiḥ) - by/with relatives

• ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - priests

• स-वसिष्ठाः (sa-vasiṣṭhāḥ) - along with Vaśiṣṭha

• च (ca) - and

• मन्त्रवत् (mantravat) - with sacred formulas, ritually

• मन्त्र-कोविदाः (mantra-kovidāḥ) - skilled in sacred formulas (mantras)

Words meanings and morphology

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

त्वा (tvā) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अभिषिञ्चन्तु (abhiṣiñcantu) - let them consecrate, let them sprinkle

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of abhi-ṣic

Prefix: abhi

Root: ṣic (class 7)

धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of righteousness, O righteous one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dharma-jña

dharma-jña - knower of dharma, righteous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, constitution, religion
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, acquainted with, skilled in, knower
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from √jñā
  Root: jñā

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

बान्धवैः (bāndhavaiḥ) - by/with relatives

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāndhava

bāndhava - relative, kinsman

ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - priests

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - Vedic priest, sacrificial priest

स-वसिष्ठाः (sa-vasiṣṭhāḥ) - along with Vaśiṣṭha

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sa-vasiṣṭha

sa-vasiṣṭha - accompanied by Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vasiṣṭha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रवत् (mantravat) - with sacred formulas, ritually

(indeclinable)

adverbial use of suffix -vat (possessing)

मन्त्र-कोविदाः (mantra-kovidāḥ) - skilled in sacred formulas (mantras)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantra-kovida

mantra-kovida - skilled in sacred formulas, expert in incantations

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantra+kovida)

• mantra – sacred formula, hymn, incantation
  noun (masculine)
• kovida – skilled, expert, knowing
  adjective (masculine)

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