वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-108, verse-17

एवमुक्त्वा तमामन्त्र्य रामं सौमित्रिणा सह ।
विमानैः सूर्यसंकाशैर्हृष्टा जग्मुः सुरा दिवम् ॥१७॥

17. evamuktvā tamāmantrya rāmaṃ saumitriṇā saha ,
vimānaiḥ sūryasaṃkāśairhṛṣṭā jagmuḥ surā divam.

17. evam uktvā tam āmantrya rāmam saumitriṇā saha
vimānaiḥ sūryasaṃkāśaiḥ hṛṣṭāḥ jagmuḥ surāḥ divam

17. evam uktvā tam rāmam saumitriṇā saha āmantrya
hṛṣṭāḥ surāḥ sūryasaṃkāśaiḥ vimānaiḥ divam jagmuḥ

17. Having thus spoken and bid farewell to him, Rāma, along with Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa), the delighted gods departed to heaven (divam) in celestial chariots resembling the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• तम् (tam) - Refers to Rāma (him, that (masculine accusative))

• आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having bid farewell (having addressed, having invited, having bid farewell)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma (proper name)

• सौमित्रिणा (saumitriṇā) - Lakṣmaṇa (with Saumitri (son of Sumitrā))

• सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

• विमानैः (vimānaiḥ) - by celestial chariots, by aircraft

• सूर्यसंकाशैः (sūryasaṁkāśaiḥ) - resembling the sun, radiant as the sun

• हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted, joyful, pleased

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went, departed

• सुराः (surāḥ) - gods, deities

• दिवम् (divam) - to heaven, to the sky

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Formed from root vac with suffix -tvā; initial 'v' changed to 'u'

Root: vac (class 2)

तम् (tam) - Refers to Rāma (him, that (masculine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having bid farewell (having addressed, having invited, having bid farewell)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Formed from root mantr with prefix ā- and suffix -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: mantr (class 10)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the seventh avatar of Vishnu); pleasing, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

सौमित्रिणा (saumitriṇā) - Lakṣmaṇa (with Saumitri (son of Sumitrā))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitrā; Lakṣmaṇa

patronymic from Sumitrā

सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

विमानैः (vimānaiḥ) - by celestial chariots, by aircraft

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vimāna

vimāna - celestial car, aerial chariot, aircraft; measurement

From vi + mā (to measure) or vi + man (to think)

सूर्यसंकाशैः (sūryasaṁkāśaiḥ) - resembling the sun, radiant as the sun

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sūryasaṃkāśa

sūryasaṁkāśa - resembling the sun, sun-like

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sūrya+saṃkāśa)

• sūrya – sun, sun god
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resemblance, appearance, like
  adjective (masculine)
  from sam-kāś (to appear)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vimānaiḥ

हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted, joyful, pleased

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - delighted, joyful, pleased, excited

Past Passive Participle

From root hṛṣ

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with surāḥ

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went, departed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of gam

Perfect (liṭ) form of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

सुराः (surāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

Note: Subject of jagmuḥ

दिवम् (divam) - to heaven, to the sky

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, celestial region

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Denotes destination

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