वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-100, verse-14

दृष्ट्वाभिषिक्तं लङ्कायां राक्षसेन्द्रं विभीषणम् ।
राघवः परमां प्रीतिं जगाम सहलक्ष्मणः ॥१४॥

14. dṛṣṭvābhiṣiktaṃ laṅkāyāṃ rākṣasendraṃ vibhīṣaṇam ,
rāghavaḥ paramāṃ prītiṃ jagāma sahalakṣmaṇaḥ.

14. dṛṣṭvā abhiṣiktam laṅkāyām rākṣasendram vibhīṣaṇam
rāghavaḥ paramām prītim jagāma saha-lakṣmaṇaḥ

14. laṅkāyām abhiṣiktam rākṣasendram vibhīṣaṇam dṛṣṭvā,
rāghavaḥ saha-lakṣmaṇaḥ paramām prītim jagāma.

14. Seeing Vibhīṣaṇa, the king of the rākṣasas, consecrated in Laṅkā, Rāghava (Rāma) experienced supreme joy with Lakṣmaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (Vibhīṣaṇa consecrated) (having seen, seeing)

• अभिषिक्तम् (abhiṣiktam) - consecrated (Vibhīṣaṇa) (consecrated, anointed)

• लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in Laṅkā (the city/island) (in Laṅkā)

• राक्षसेन्द्रम् (rākṣasendram) - Vibhīṣaṇa, the king of rākṣasas (king of rākṣasas, chief of demons)

• विभीषणम् (vibhīṣaṇam) - Vibhīṣaṇa (object of seeing) (Vibhīṣaṇa (proper noun))

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rāma) (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

• परमाम् (paramām) - supreme (joy) (supreme, highest, excellent)

• प्रीतिम् (prītim) - supreme joy (joy, pleasure, love, delight)

• जगाम (jagāma) - he experienced/attained (joy) (he went, he attained, he reached)

• सह-लक्ष्मणः (saha-lakṣmaṇaḥ) - together with Lakṣmaṇa (with Lakṣmaṇa)

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (Vibhīṣaṇa consecrated) (having seen, seeing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root √dṛś (to see) with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अभिषिक्तम् (abhiṣiktam) - consecrated (Vibhīṣaṇa) (consecrated, anointed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhiṣikta

abhiṣikta - consecrated, anointed, sprinkled over

Past Passive Participle

From root √ṣic (to sprinkle) with prefix abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: ṣic (class 6)

Note: Modifies Vibhīṣaṇa.

लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in Laṅkā (the city/island) (in Laṅkā)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (name of the capital of Rāvaṇa)

राक्षसेन्द्रम् (rākṣasendram) - Vibhīṣaṇa, the king of rākṣasas (king of rākṣasas, chief of demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - chief of rākṣasas, king of demons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – a rākṣasa, demon, an evil being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best, king (also a Vedic deity)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies Vibhīṣaṇa.

विभीषणम् (vibhīṣaṇam) - Vibhīṣaṇa (object of seeing) (Vibhīṣaṇa (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhīṣaṇa (name of Rāvaṇa's brother)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rāma) (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, epithet of Rāma

From Raghu (ancestor) + aṇ (patronymic suffix).

Note: Subject of the sentence.

परमाम् (paramām) - supreme (joy) (supreme, highest, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, principal, excellent

Note: Modifies `prītim`.

प्रीतिम् (prītim) - supreme joy (joy, pleasure, love, delight)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - joy, pleasure, love, satisfaction, delight

From root √prī (to please, delight).

Root: prī (class 4)

Note: Object of `jagāma`.

जगाम (jagāma) - he experienced/attained (joy) (he went, he attained, he reached)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, active voice

From root √gam (to go). Perfect third person singular. Reduplication `ja-`.

Root: gam (class 1)

सह-लक्ष्मणः (saha-lakṣmaṇaḥ) - together with Lakṣmaṇa (with Lakṣmaṇa)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saha-lakṣmaṇa

saha-lakṣmaṇa - accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa, with Lakṣmaṇa

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+lakṣmaṇa)

• saha – with, together with, along with
  indeclinable
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rāma's brother)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies Rāghava.

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