वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-107, verse-11

हर्षेण महताविष्टो विमानस्थो महीपतिः ।
प्राणैः प्रियतरं दृष्ट्वा पुत्रं दशरथस्तदा ॥११॥

11. harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭo vimānastho mahīpatiḥ ,
prāṇaiḥ priyataraṃ dṛṣṭvā putraṃ daśarathastadā.

11. harṣeṇa mahatā āviṣṭaḥ vimānasthaḥ mahīpatiḥ
prāṇaiḥ priyataram dṛṣṭvā putram daśarathaḥ tadā

11. Then, King Daśaratha, the lord of the earth, who was situated in his celestial car and overcome with great joy, saw his son, who was dearer than his own life-breaths.

Words meanings summery:

• हर्षेण (harṣeṇa) - by joy, with delight

• महता (mahatā) - by great, with great

• आविष्टः (āviṣṭaḥ) - pervaded, filled, overcome

• विमानस्थः (vimānasthaḥ) - situated in a celestial car, riding in an aerial chariot

• महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - King Daśaratha (king, lord of the earth)

• प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - than life, than life-breaths, by life-breaths

• प्रियतरम् (priyataram) - dearer, more beloved

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Daśaratha (name of a king)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

हर्षेण (harṣeṇa) - by joy, with delight

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of harṣa

harṣa - joy, delight, happiness, exhilaration

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

महता (mahatā) - by great, with great

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'harṣeṇa'

आविष्टः (āviṣṭaḥ) - pervaded, filled, overcome

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āviṣṭa

āviṣṭa - entered, possessed, pervaded, filled, overcome

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root viś (to enter) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'mahīpatiḥ'

विमानस्थः (vimānasthaḥ) - situated in a celestial car, riding in an aerial chariot

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimānastha

vimānastha - situated in an aerial car/chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vimāna+stha)

• vimāna – celestial car, aerial chariot, palace
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  Kṛt suffix -ṭhaK/ka
  Derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mahīpatiḥ'

महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - King Daśaratha (king, lord of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the implied main action

प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - than life, than life-breaths, by life-breaths

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - life, vital breath, spirit

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Used in comparison with 'priyataram'

प्रियतरम् (priyataram) - dearer, more beloved

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of priyatara

priyatara - dearer, more beloved

Comparative suffix -tara added to priya

Note: Agrees with 'putram'

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Action performed by 'mahīpatiḥ' before the main action in the subsequent verse

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Daśaratha (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Daśaratha (name of a king, father of Rama)

Note: Explicitly names the king who is the subject

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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