वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-27, verse-34

मासि प्रौष्ठपदे ब्रह्म ब्राह्मणानां विवक्षताम् ।
अयमध्यायसमयः सामगानामुपस्थितः ॥३४॥

34. māsi prauṣṭhapade brahma brāhmaṇānāṃ vivakṣatām ,
ayamadhyāyasamayaḥ sāmagānāmupasthitaḥ.

34. māsi prauṣṭhapade brahma brāhmaṇānām vivakṣatām
ayam adhyāyasamayaḥ sāmagānām upasthitaḥ

34. prauṣṭhapade māsi brāhmaṇānām vivakṣatām ayam adhyāyasamayaḥ upasthitaḥ,
(he) brahma,
sāmagānām

34. O Brahmā, in the month of Bhādrapada (August-September), this period for study has arrived for Brahmins who wish to recite, especially for the chanters of the Sama Veda.

Words meanings summery:

• मासि (māsi) - in the month

• प्रौष्ठपदे (prauṣṭhapade) - in the month of Bhādrapada (August-September) (in (the month of) Bhadrapada)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - O learned one (addressing a Brahmin) (O Brahmā, O learned one)

• ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the Brahmins

• विवक्षताम् (vivakṣatām) - of those Brahmins who wish to recite (Vedas) (of those wishing to speak/recite)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (time) (this, this one)

• अध्यायसमयः (adhyāyasamayaḥ) - the designated time for Vedic study and recitation (time for study/recitation)

• सामगानाम् (sāmagānām) - of the chanters of the Sama Veda

• उपस्थितः (upasthitaḥ) - has arrived (arrived, present, at hand)

Words meanings and morphology

मासि (māsi) - in the month

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of māsa

māsa - month

Note: Refers to the specific month mentioned.

प्रौष्ठपदे (prauṣṭhapade) - in the month of Bhādrapada (August-September) (in (the month of) Bhadrapada)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prauṣṭhapada

prauṣṭhapada - the month of Bhadrapada (August-September), asterism Bhadrapada

Note: Agrees with 'māsi'.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - O learned one (addressing a Brahmin) (O Brahmā, O learned one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, the Veda, sacred knowledge, the Absolute (brahman)

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the Brahmins

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin (member of the priestly class), relating to Brahman

Note: Refers to the class of priests or learned individuals.

विवक्षताम् (vivakṣatām) - of those Brahmins who wish to recite (Vedas) (of those wishing to speak/recite)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vivakṣat

vivakṣat - wishing to speak, desiring to recite

Desiderative Present Active Participle

Derived from desiderative stem of root √vac (to speak), formed with 'san' suffix. Agrees with brāhmaṇānām.

Prefix: vi

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'brāhmaṇānām'.

अयम् (ayam) - this (time) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'adhyāyasamayaḥ'.

अध्यायसमयः (adhyāyasamayaḥ) - the designated time for Vedic study and recitation (time for study/recitation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhyāyasamaya

adhyāyasamaya - time for study, season for recitation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adhyāya+samaya)

• adhyāya – study, lesson, chapter, recitation
  noun (masculine)
  From √i (to go) with 'adhi'
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: i (class 2)
• samaya – time, season, proper occasion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'upasthitaḥ'.

सामगानाम् (sāmagānām) - of the chanters of the Sama Veda

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sāmaga

sāmaga - a chanter of the Sama Veda

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (sāman+ga)

• sāman – a Vedic hymn or chant, especially from the Sama Veda
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving, singing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root √gai (to sing)
  Root: gai (class 1)

Note: Refers specifically to the practitioners of Sama Veda chanting.

उपस्थितः (upasthitaḥ) - has arrived (arrived, present, at hand)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upasthita

upasthita - present, arrived, standing near

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā (to stand) with prefix 'upa'

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)