वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-123

देवताश्चाभवन् हृष्टास्तत्रस्थास्तस्य कर्मणा ।
काञ्चनस्य सुनाभस्य सहस्राक्षश्च वासवः ॥१२३॥

123. devatāścābhavan hṛṣṭāstatrasthāstasya karmaṇā ,
kāñcanasya sunābhasya sahasrākṣaśca vāsavaḥ.

123. devatāḥ ca abhavan hṛṣṭāḥ tatrasthāḥ tasya karmaṇā
kāñcanasya sunābhasya sahasrākṣaḥ ca vāsavaḥ

123. tatrasthāḥ devatāḥ ca tasya kāñcanasya sunābhasya karmaṇā hṛṣṭāḥ abhavan,
sahasrākṣaḥ vāsavaḥ ca (hṛṣṭaḥ abhavan).

123. The gods present there became delighted by the action (karma) of that golden Sunābha (mountain). And Indra, the thousand-eyed one, was also (delighted).

Words meanings summery:

• देवताः (devatāḥ) - the celestial beings present (gods, deities)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अभवन् (abhavan) - became, happened, existed

• हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted, pleased, joyful

• तत्रस्थाः (tatrasthāḥ) - standing there, present there, existing there

• तस्य (tasya) - of the mountain Sunābha (of that, of him, of it)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by the act of rising from the ocean (by action, by deed, by work)

• काञ्चनस्य (kāñcanasya) - of golden, relating to gold

• सुनाभस्य (sunābhasya) - of the mountain Sunābha, which is golden (of Sunābha (a mountain), of the one with a beautiful navel)

• सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - an epithet for Indra (thousand-eyed)

• च (ca) - and, also

• वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra

Words meanings and morphology

देवताः (devatāḥ) - the celestial beings present (gods, deities)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - a deity, a god, divinity

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अभवन् (abhavan) - became, happened, existed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Active

3rd person plural, Parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted, pleased, joyful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - delighted, pleased, joyful, bristling (hair)

Past Passive Participle

From root hṛṣ (to be excited, to be glad)

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with devatāḥ

तत्रस्थाः (tatrasthāḥ) - standing there, present there, existing there

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tatrastha

tatrastha - standing there, present there

Compound formed from tatra (there) and stha (standing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tatra+stha)

• tatra – there, in that place
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/stem from root sthā
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with devatāḥ

तस्य (tasya) - of the mountain Sunābha (of that, of him, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Sunābha

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by the act of rising from the ocean (by action, by deed, by work)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual action, fate

Root: kṛ (class 8)

काञ्चनस्य (kāñcanasya) - of golden, relating to gold

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold; gold (noun)

Derived from kañcana (gold)

Note: Agrees with sunābhasya

सुनाभस्य (sunābhasya) - of the mountain Sunābha, which is golden (of Sunābha (a mountain), of the one with a beautiful navel)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sunābha

sunābha - having a beautiful navel (epithet of a mountain, often Maināka)

Compound of su (good, beautiful) and nābhi (navel)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+nābhi)

• su – good, well, beautiful, excellent
  indeclinable
• nābhi – navel, hub, center
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to the Maināka mountain

सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - an epithet for Indra (thousand-eyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasrākṣa

sahasrākṣa - thousand-eyed (an epithet of Indra)

Compound of sahasra (thousand) and akṣi (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+akṣi)

• sahasra – a thousand
  noun (neuter)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Epithet for Vāsava (Indra)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra (son of Vasu)