वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-14, verse-8

सुप्रीतस्तेन वाक्येन लक्ष्मणस्य महाद्युतिः ।
विमृशन् रोचयामास देशं सर्वगुणान्वितम् ॥८॥

8. suprītastena vākyena lakṣmaṇasya mahādyutiḥ ,
vimṛśan rocayāmāsa deśaṃ sarvaguṇānvitam.

8. suprītaḥ tena vākyena lakṣmaṇasya mahādyutiḥ
vimṛśan rocayāmāsa deśam sarvaguṇānvitam

8. mahādyutiḥ lakṣmaṇasya tena vākyena suprītaḥ
vimṛśan sarvaguṇānvitam deśam rocayāmāsa

8. The immensely radiant Rama, greatly pleased by Lakshmana's words, deliberated and then selected a spot endowed with all excellent qualities.

Words meanings summery:

• सुप्रीतः (suprītaḥ) - greatly pleased (very pleased, well contented)

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

• वाक्येन (vākyena) - by words, by speech (by word, speech, sentence)

• लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakshmana

• महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - The immensely radiant (Rama) (of great splendor, highly radiant)

• विमृशन् (vimṛśan) - deliberating, considering (pondering, deliberating, considering)

• रोचयामास (rocayāmāsa) - he chose, he liked (he caused to shine, he delighted, he chose (intensive))

• देशम् (deśam) - a spot, a place (place, region, country)

• सर्वगुणान्वितम् (sarvaguṇānvitam) - endowed with all excellent qualities (endowed with all qualities)

Words meanings and morphology

सुप्रीतः (suprītaḥ) - greatly pleased (very pleased, well contented)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suprīta

suprīta - very pleased, delighted, well contented

Past Passive Participle

from root 'prī' (to please) with prefix 'su-' (good, well)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+prīta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• prīta – pleased, delighted, satisfied
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'prī'
  Root: prī (class 9)

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

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: agrees with vākyena

वाक्येन (vākyena) - by words, by speech (by word, speech, sentence)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

from root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (brother of Rama)

महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - The immensely radiant (Rama) (of great splendor, highly radiant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - of great splendor, highly radiant, glorious

compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'dyuti' (splendor, radiance)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• dyuti – splendor, radiance, brilliance, light
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)

विमृशन् (vimṛśan) - deliberating, considering (pondering, deliberating, considering)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimṛśat

vimṛśat - pondering, reflecting, examining

Present Active Participle

from root 'mṛś' (to touch, consider) with prefix 'vi-' (apart, thoroughly)

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛś (class 6)

रोचयामास (rocayāmāsa) - he chose, he liked (he caused to shine, he delighted, he chose (intensive))

(verb)

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

Periphrastic Perfect, 3rd person singular, active

formed from the causative stem 'rocaya' + perfect of 'as' (āmāsa). Means "he caused to like/chose".

Root: ruc (class 1)

Note: Often used with locative for 'liking' something. Here, it implies choosing a place one likes.

देशम् (deśam) - a spot, a place (place, region, country)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, spot

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of 'rocayāmāsa'

सर्वगुणान्वितम् (sarvaguṇānvitam) - endowed with all excellent qualities (endowed with all qualities)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvaguṇānvita

sarvaguṇānvita - endowed with all qualities, possessed of all merits

compound of 'sarva' (all) + 'guṇa' (quality) + 'anvita' (joined, endowed)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+guṇa+anvita)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute, constituent
  noun (masculine)
• anvita – joined, accompanied, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'anu' + participle suffix 'ta'
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

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