वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-6, verse-7

स निरीक्ष्य ततो वीरं रामं धर्मभृतां वरम् ।
समाश्लिष्य च बाहुभ्यामिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥७॥

7. sa nirīkṣya tato vīraṃ rāmaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ varam ,
samāśliṣya ca bāhubhyāmidaṃ vacanamabravīt.

7. saḥ nirīkṣya tataḥ vīram rāmam dharmabhṛtām varam
samāśliṣya ca bāhubhyām idam vacanam abravīt

7. tataḥ saḥ rāmam vīram dharmabhṛtām varam nirīkṣya
ca bāhubhyām samāśliṣya idam vacanam abravīt

7. Then, having seen that hero Rama, the foremost among those who uphold natural law (dharma), and having embraced him with both arms, he (Sutīkṣṇa) spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Sutīkṣṇa) (he, that)

• निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - having seen (having seen, having looked)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, thereafter)

• वीरम् (vīram) - the hero (hero, brave)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of those who uphold natural law (dharma) (of those who uphold dharma)

• वरम् (varam) - the best, the foremost (best, excellent, boon)

• समाश्लिष्य (samāśliṣya) - having embraced

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with (his) two arms (with two arms)

• इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words, speech (word, speech, saying)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Sutīkṣṇa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

3rd person demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - having seen (having seen, having looked)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive (lyap) from root 'dṛś' (to see) with prefixes 'nir' and 'īkṣ'. More accurately, from 'īkṣ' (to see, look) with 'nir' prefix, and 'lyap' suffix.

Prefixes: nis+īkṣ

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Connects to 'abravīt'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal base 'tad' (that) with suffix 'tasil' indicating 'from that' or 'then'.

Note: Adverb of time.

वीरम् (vīram) - the hero (hero, brave)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

Note: Object of 'nirīkṣya', referring to Rama.

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated hero, son of Daśaratha)

Note: Object of 'nirīkṣya'.

धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of those who uphold natural law (dharma) (of those who uphold dharma)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - upholder of dharma, righteous

Compound word.

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+bhṛt)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
• bhṛt – bearing, carrying, supporting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root 'bhṛ'
  Derived from root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support) + 'kvip' suffix.
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'varam'.

वरम् (varam) - the best, the foremost (best, excellent, boon)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice, boon

From root 'vṛ' (to choose).

Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'rāmam'.

समाश्लिष्य (samāśliṣya) - having embraced

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive (lyap) from root 'śliṣ' (to embrace) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śliṣ (class 4)

Note: Connects to 'abravīt'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two absolutives.

बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with (his) two arms (with two arms)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm

Note: Instrument of 'samāśliṣya'.

इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Adjective modifying 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - words, speech (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying

From root 'vac' (to speak) + 'ana' suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense

Imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada). Root 'brū' is a 'adādi' (2nd class) verb.

Root: brū (class 2)

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