वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-31, verse-20

स पितुर्वचनं श्रीमानभिषेकात् परं प्रियम् ।
मनसा पूर्वमासाद्य वाचा प्रतिगृहीतवान् ॥२०॥

20. sa piturvacanaṃ śrīmānabhiṣekāt paraṃ priyam ,
manasā pūrvamāsādya vācā pratigṛhītavān.

20. sa pituḥ vacanam śrīmān abhiṣekāt param priyam
manasā pūrvam āsādya vācā pratigṛhītavān

20. That glorious one, having first grasped in his mind his father's words, which were dearer than the coronation, then accepted them verbally.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - that (one) (he, that)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of his father (of the father)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word(s) (word, speech, statement)

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (glorious, beautiful, fortunate)

• अभिषेकात् (abhiṣekāt) - than the coronation (from coronation, from anointing)

• परम् (param) - more (dear) than (after, beyond, more than, supreme)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - dear (dear, beloved, pleasing)

• मनसा (manasā) - in his mind (mentally) (by mind, with the mind, mentally)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (first, before, previously)

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having grasped (having approached, having obtained, having grasped)

• वाचा (vācā) - verbally (by speech, with words, verbally)

• प्रतिगृहीतवान् (pratigṛhītavān) - accepted (them) (he accepted, he received)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - that (one) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rama.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of his father (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

वचनम् (vacanam) - word(s) (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, saying

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (glorious, beautiful, fortunate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, beautiful, fortunate, prosperous, wealthy

Derived from 'śrī' (glory, prosperity) with suffix '-mat'.

Note: Agrees with 'sa'.

अभिषेकात् (abhiṣekāt) - than the coronation (from coronation, from anointing)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abhiṣeka

abhiṣeka - coronation, anointing, consecration

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Used with 'param' to indicate 'than'.

परम् (param) - more (dear) than (after, beyond, more than, supreme)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, another, distant, supreme, chief, higher, after, beyond

Note: Functions adverbially here, or as complement to 'priyam'.

प्रियम् (priyam) - dear (dear, beloved, pleasing)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'.

मनसा (manasā) - in his mind (mentally) (by mind, with the mind, mentally)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (first, before, previously)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrva

pūrva - first, prior, former, eastern

Note: Used adverbially.

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having grasped (having approached, having obtained, having grasped)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Derived from root sad with prefix ā-, with suffix -ya (or -tya) for gerunds following prefixes.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

वाचा (vācā) - verbally (by speech, with words, verbally)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word

प्रतिगृहीतवान् (pratigṛhītavān) - accepted (them) (he accepted, he received)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratigṛhītavat

pratigṛhītavat - having accepted, having received

Past Active Participle

Derived from root grah with prefix prati, using the -tavat suffix for past active participle.

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Functions as the main verb of the sentence, agreeing with 'sa'.

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