वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-115, verse-16

भ्रातुरागमनं श्रुत्वा तत् पूर्वं हर्षमागतः ।
प्रत्युद्ययौ तदा रामं महात्मा सचिवैः सह ॥१६॥

16. bhrāturāgamanaṃ śrutvā tat pūrvaṃ harṣamāgataḥ ,
pratyudyayau tadā rāmaṃ mahātmā sacivaiḥ saha.

16. bhrātuḥ āgamanam śrutvā tat pūrvam harṣam āgataḥ
pratyudyayau tadā rāmam mahātmā sacivaiḥ saha

16. bhrātuḥ āgamanam śrutvā tat pūrvam harṣam āgataḥ
mahātmā tadā sacivaiḥ saha rāmam pratyudyayau

16. Upon hearing of his brother's arrival, the great-souled Bharata, already filled with joy, then went forth with his ministers to meet Rama.

Words meanings summery:

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother

• आगमनम् (āgamanam) - arrival, coming

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously

• हर्षम् (harṣam) - joy, delight

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - filled (with joy) (attained, arrived, come, obtained)

• प्रत्युद्ययौ (pratyudyayau) - went forth to meet, advanced to meet

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled Bharata (the great-souled one, noble-minded)

• सचिवैः (sacivaiḥ) - with ministers, by ministers

• सह (saha) - with, together with

Words meanings and morphology

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: ṛ-stem noun

आगमनम् (āgamanam) - arrival, coming

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āgamana

āgamana - arrival, coming, approach

verbal noun

from ā-√gam + ana

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from √śru + tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, then, therefore

Note: Used adverbially here

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrva

pūrva - former, prior, earlier, previous

Note: Used adverbially here, 'previously'

हर्षम् (harṣam) - joy, delight

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of harṣa

harṣa - joy, delight, happiness, thrill

from √hṛṣ + a

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

आगतः (āgataḥ) - filled (with joy) (attained, arrived, come, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

from ā-√gam + kta

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'mahātmā'

प्रत्युद्ययौ (pratyudyayau) - went forth to meet, advanced to meet

(verb)

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

from prati-ut-√yā

Prefixes: prati+ut

Root: yā (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king of Ayodhya, son of Daśaratha)

महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled Bharata (the great-souled one, noble-minded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, a great person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahant+ātman)

• mahant – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Bharata

सचिवैः (sacivaiḥ) - with ministers, by ministers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saciva

saciva - companion, minister, assistant

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

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