वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-115, verse-28

प्राञ्जलिर्भरतो भूत्वा प्रहृष्टो राघवोन्मुखः ।
स्वागतेन यथार्थेन ततो राममपूजयत् ॥२८॥

28. prāñjalirbharato bhūtvā prahṛṣṭo rāghavonmukhaḥ ,
svāgatena yathārthena tato rāmamapūjayat.

28. prāñjaliḥ bharataḥ bhūtvā prahṛṣṭaḥ rāghavonmukhaḥ
svāgatena yathārtena tataḥ rāmam apūjayat

28. Then Bharata, with joined palms, delighted and facing Rāghava (Rāma), honored Rāma with a heartfelt welcome.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with joined palms, reverent, respectful

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (name of a king, brother of Rama)

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

• प्रहृष्टः (prahṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted, overjoyed, cheerful

• राघवोन्मुखः (rāghavonmukhaḥ) - facing Rāghava (Rāma)

• स्वागतेन (svāgatena) - with a welcome, with a good reception

• यथार्तेन (yathārtena) - with a fitting/heartfelt welcome (truly, appropriately, in accordance with reality)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma (name of a king, son of Dasharatha)

• अपूजयत् (apūjayat) - he worshipped, he honored

Words meanings and morphology

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with joined palms, reverent, respectful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - with joined hands, respectful, reverent

From pra-añjali (pre-joined hands)

Prefix: pra

Root: añj (class 7)

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (name of a king, brother of Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (a proper name, particularly a brother of Rama); nourished, maintained

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root bhū with suffix -tvā

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रहृष्टः (prahṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted, overjoyed, cheerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahṛṣṭa

prahṛṣṭa - delighted, glad, joyful

Past Passive Participle

From root hṛṣ (to be excited, delighted) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

राघवोन्मुखः (rāghavonmukhaḥ) - facing Rāghava (Rāma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghavonmukha

rāghavonmukha - facing Rāghava, having Rāghava as one's face

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rāghava+unmukha)

• rāghava – descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rāma
  proper noun (masculine)
• unmukha – facing, having the face turned towards; eager
  adjective (masculine)
  From ud-mukha
  Prefix: ud

स्वागतेन (svāgatena) - with a welcome, with a good reception

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svāgata

svāgata - welcome, good reception, well-come

From su-āgata (well-come)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+āgata)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix/Indeclinable
• āgata – come, arrived
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

यथार्तेन (yathārtena) - with a fitting/heartfelt welcome (truly, appropriately, in accordance with reality)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yathārtha

yathārtha - real, true, proper, appropriate; according to reality

Compound

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+artha)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth, reality
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with svāgatena.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

From pronoun tad

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma (name of a king, son of Dasharatha)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, particularly the hero of Ramayana)

Root: ram (class 1)

अपूजयत् (apūjayat) - he worshipped, he honored

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pūj

Imperfect Active

Root pūj (10th class, causative stem pūjay-) + augment a- + 3rd person singular ending at

Root: pūj (class 10)

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