वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-115, verse-30

ततो विमानाग्रगतं भरतो भ्रातरं तदा ।
ववन्दे प्रणतो रामं मेरुस्थमिव भास्करम् ॥३०॥

30. tato vimānāgragataṃ bharato bhrātaraṃ tadā ,
vavande praṇato rāmaṃ merusthamiva bhāskaram.

30. tataḥ vimānāgragatam bharataḥ bhrātaram tadā
vavande praṇataḥ rāmam merustham iva bhāskaram

30. Then Bharata, prostrating, bowed down to his brother Rāma, who was situated at the front of the aerial chariot, just as one would worship the sun (bhāskara) standing on Mount Meru.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• विमानाग्रगतम् (vimānāgragatam) - situated at the front of the aerial chariot

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

• भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• ववन्दे (vavande) - he worshipped, he bowed down

• प्रणतः (praṇataḥ) - bowed down, prostrated, humble

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

• मेरुस्थम् (merustham) - standing on Mount Meru, situated on Meru

• इव (iva) - like, as

• भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - the sun, sun god

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

From pronoun tad

विमानाग्रगतम् (vimānāgragatam) - situated at the front of the aerial chariot

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vimānāgragata

vimānāgragata - gone to the front of the aerial chariot, situated at the front of the aerial chariot

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vimāna+agra+gata)

• vimāna – aerial chariot, celestial car
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: mā (class 2)
• agra – front, tip, foremost
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies rāmam.

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (proper name)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From pronoun tad

ववन्दे (vavande) - he worshipped, he bowed down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (lit) of vand

Perfect Middle

Reduplicated perfect form of root vand (1st class, Ātmanepada)

Root: vand (class 1)

प्रणतः (praṇataḥ) - bowed down, prostrated, humble

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praṇata

praṇata - bowed down, saluting, humble

Past Passive Participle

From root nam (to bow) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bharataḥ.

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name)

Root: ram (class 1)

मेरुस्थम् (merustham) - standing on Mount Meru, situated on Meru

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of merustha

merustha - standing on Meru, situated on Meru

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (meru+stha)

• meru – Mount Meru (mythical golden mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, dwelling in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā
  Agent noun from sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies bhāskaram.

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - the sun, sun god

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - the sun, sun god, maker of light

From bhās (light) + kara (maker)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, luster
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• kara – maker, doer; hand
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kṛ
  Agent noun from kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of vavande.

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