वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-45, verse-5

ततः संवत्सरादूर्ध्वं सममन्यत मे पतिम् ।
अभिषेचयितुं रामं समेतो राजमन्त्रिभिः ॥५॥

5. tataḥ saṃvatsarādūrdhvaṃ samamanyata me patim ,
abhiṣecayituṃ rāmaṃ sameto rājamantribhiḥ.

5. tataḥ saṃvatsarāt ūrdhvam samamanyata me patim
abhiṣecayitum rāmam sametaḥ rājamantribhiḥ

5. tataḥ saṃvatsarāt ūrdhvam rājamantribhiḥ
sametaḥ me patim rāmam abhiṣecayitum samamanyata

5. Then, after a year, [King Daśaratha] resolved, along with his royal ministers, to anoint my husband, Rāma, [as crown prince].

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• संवत्सरात् (saṁvatsarāt) - from a year, after a year

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above, after

• सममन्यत (samamanyata) - King Daśaratha decided (he considered, he decided, he thought)

• मे (me) - Sītā's husband (my, of me)

• पतिम् (patim) - Sītā's husband, Rāma (husband, lord, master)

• अभिषेचयितुम् (abhiṣecayitum) - to anoint as crown prince (to consecrate, to anoint)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

• समेतः (sametaḥ) - King Daśaratha accompanied by (accompanied by, joined with)

• राजमन्त्रिभिः (rājamantribhiḥ) - by the royal ministers

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

Root: tad

संवत्सरात् (saṁvatsarāt) - from a year, after a year

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃvatsara

saṁvatsara - year

Prefix: sam

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Indicates "after" when combined with `ūrdhvam`.

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above, after

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

सममन्यत (samamanyata) - King Daśaratha decided (he considered, he decided, he thought)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of man

imperfect middle

3rd person singular, with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: man (class 4)

मे (me) - Sītā's husband (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic genitive. Modifies `patim`.

पतिम् (patim) - Sītā's husband, Rāma (husband, lord, master)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - husband, lord, master

Note: Object of `abhiṣecayitum`. Refers to Rāma.

अभिषेचयितुम् (abhiṣecayitum) - to anoint as crown prince (to consecrate, to anoint)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of abhiṣecayitum

Infinitive

from causative of √sic (to sprinkle) with upasarga abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Purpose clause.

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name), pleasing

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Object of `abhiṣecayitum`.

समेतः (sametaḥ) - King Daśaratha accompanied by (accompanied by, joined with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sameta

sameta - united, assembled, accompanied

Past Passive Participle

from √i (to go) with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

राजमन्त्रिभिः (rājamantribhiḥ) - by the royal ministers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rājamantrin

rājamantrin - royal minister, king's counsellor

compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+mantrin)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• mantrin – counsellor, minister
  noun (masculine)
  from root mantr
  Root: mantr (class 10)

Note: Indicates accompaniment of `sametaḥ`.

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