वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-47, verse-16

भ्राजमानं ततो दृष्ट्वा हनुमान् राक्षसेश्वरम् ।
मनसा चिन्तयामास तेजसा तस्य मोहितः ॥१६॥

16. bhrājamānaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā hanumān rākṣaseśvaram ,
manasā cintayāmāsa tejasā tasya mohitaḥ.

16. bhrājamānam tataḥ dṛṣṭvā hanumān rākṣaseśvaram
manasā cintayāmāsa tejasā tasya mohitaḥ

16. tataḥ rākṣaseśvaram bhrājamānam dṛṣṭvā tasya
tejasā mohitaḥ hanumān manasā cintayāmāsa

16. Hanuman, having then seen the resplendent lord of the rākṣasas, was captivated by his radiance and pondered in his mind.

Words meanings summery:

• भ्राजमानम् (bhrājamānam) - shining, brilliant, resplendent

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanuman (name of a prominent Vanara deity)

• राक्षसेश्वरम् (rākṣaseśvaram) - lord of rākṣasas (demons)

• मनसा (manasā) - by mind, in his mind

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - he thought, he pondered

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by radiance, by energy

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• मोहितः (mohitaḥ) - bewildered, deluded, captivated, fascinated

Words meanings and morphology

भ्राजमानम् (bhrājamānam) - shining, brilliant, resplendent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrājamāna

bhrājamāna - shining, brilliant, resplendent

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'bhrāj' (to shine) + śānac (present participle suffix for middle voice, here used actively)

Root: bhrāj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rākṣaseśvaram'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

derived from 'tad' (that) + tasil (suffix for 'from that place/time')

Note: Adverbial.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

root dṛś + ktvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanuman (name of a prominent Vanara deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanuman

Note: Subject of the sentence.

राक्षसेश्वरम् (rākṣaseśvaram) - lord of rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣaseśvara

rākṣaseśvara - lord of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+īśvara)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

मनसा (manasā) - by mind, in his mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, disposition

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Indicates the means or instrument of thinking.

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - he thought, he pondered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of cintayāmāsa

Perfect tense, active voice (parasmaipada)

Root 'cint' (derived from 'cit' + nic causative suffix) + āmāsa (perfect ending for certain roots). The 'āmāsa' conjugation is often used with roots ending in 'ā' or having a causative 'aya' suffix.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by radiance, by energy

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, radiance, energy, vigor, majesty

Root: tij (class 6)

Note: Indicates the cause or means of being 'mohitaḥ'.

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'rākṣaseśvaram'.

मोहितः (mohitaḥ) - bewildered, deluded, captivated, fascinated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mohita

mohita - bewildered, deluded, fascinated

Past Passive Participle

root muh (to be bewildered, confused) + kta (past passive participle suffix)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Describes Hanuman's state.

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