वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-116, verse-18

ततो राघवपत्नीनां सर्वासामेव शोभनम् ।
चकार यत्नात् कौसल्या प्रहृष्टा पुत्रवत्सला ॥१८॥

18. tato rāghavapatnīnāṃ sarvāsāmeva śobhanam ,
cakāra yatnāt kausalyā prahṛṣṭā putravatsalā.

18. tataḥ rāghavapatnīnām sarvāsām eva śobhanam
cakāra yatnāt kausalyā prahr̥ṣṭā putravatsalā

18. tataḥ prahr̥ṣṭā putravatsalā kausalyā yatnāt
sarvāsām eva rāghavapatnīnām śobhanam cakāra

18. Then, Kausalyā, who was delighted and very affectionate towards her son, carefully prepared beautiful adornments for all of Rāghava's wives.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, from there, therefore)

• राघवपत्नीनाम् (rāghavapatnīnām) - of Rāghava's wives

• सर्वासाम् (sarvāsām) - of all

• एव (eva) - (emphatic particle) (indeed, only, just)

• शोभनम् (śobhanam) - beautiful adornments (beautiful, auspicious, charming thing, ornament)

• चकार (cakāra) - she prepared (she did, she made)

• यत्नात् (yatnāt) - carefully, diligently (with effort, carefully, diligently)

• कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kausalyā

• प्रह्र्̥ष्टा (prahr̥ṣṭā) - joyful (delighted, joyful)

• पुत्रवत्सला (putravatsalā) - affectionate towards her son (Rāma) (affectionate towards her son, fond of children)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'tad' + suffix 'tas'.

राघवपत्नीनाम् (rāghavapatnīnām) - of Rāghava's wives

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of rāghavapatnī

rāghavapatnī - wife of Rāghava (Rāma)

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāghava+patnī)

• rāghava – descendant of Raghu, Rāma
  proper noun (masculine)
• patnī – wife, mistress, female owner
  noun (feminine)

Note: Genitive plural.

सर्वासाम् (sarvāsām) - of all

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Feminine genitive plural, agreeing with 'rāghavapatnīnām'.

एव (eva) - (emphatic particle) (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

शोभनम् (śobhanam) - beautiful adornments (beautiful, auspicious, charming thing, ornament)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śobhana

śobhana - beautiful, splendid, auspicious, excellent, good thing, ornament

Derived from root śubh (to shine, be beautiful).

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular, object of 'cakāra'.

चकार (cakāra) - she prepared (she did, she made)

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd singular

From root kṛ, perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यत्नात् (yatnāt) - carefully, diligently (with effort, carefully, diligently)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, care, diligence

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Ablative singular, expressing 'from effort' or 'by means of effort', hence 'carefully'.

कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kausalyā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kausalyā (Rāma's mother, one of Daśaratha's wives)

Feminine noun.

Note: Subject of the verb 'cakāra'.

प्रह्र्̥ष्टा (prahr̥ṣṭā) - joyful (delighted, joyful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prahr̥ṣṭa

prahr̥ṣṭa - delighted, joyful, pleased, excited

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'pra' + root 'hṛṣ' (to rejoice, be thrilled).

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with 'kausalyā'.

पुत्रवत्सला (putravatsalā) - affectionate towards her son (Rāma) (affectionate towards her son, fond of children)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of putravatsalā

putravatsala - fond of children, affectionate towards one's son/offspring

From 'putra' (son) + 'vatsala' (affectionate).

Compound type : tatpurusha (putra+vatsala)

• putra – son, child, offspring
  noun (masculine)
• vatsala – affectionate, tender, loving, fond of
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'vatsa' (calf, child) + suffix 'la'.

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with 'kausalyā'.