वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-31, verse-63

सो ऽतिपत्य मुहूर्तेन श्रीमान् रावणमन्दिरम् ।
ददर्शासीनमव्यग्रं रावणं सचिवैः सह ॥६३॥

63. so'tipatya muhūrtena śrīmān rāvaṇamandiram ,
dadarśāsīnamavyagraṃ rāvaṇaṃ sacivaiḥ saha.

63. saḥ atipatya muhūrtena śrīmān rāvaṇamandiram |
dadarśa āsīnam avyagram rāvaṇam sacivaiḥ saha

63. śrīmān saḥ muhūrtena rāvaṇamandiram atipatya
sacivaiḥ saha āsīnam avyagram rāvaṇam dadarśa

63. Having quickly passed over to Rāvaṇa's palace, that glorious one (Angada) saw Rāvaṇa seated, calm and undisturbed, along with his ministers.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Angada) (he, that)

• अतिपत्य (atipatya) - having passed over, having transcended, having overcome

• मुहूर्तेन (muhūrtena) - in a moment, quickly, in a short time

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - the glorious Angada (glorious, fortunate, prosperous, beautiful)

• रावणमन्दिरम् (rāvaṇamandiram) - Rāvaṇa's palace, Rāvaṇa's abode

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he perceived

• आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated, sitting

• अव्यग्रम् (avyagram) - calm, undisturbed, composed, not agitated

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

• सचिवैः (sacivaiḥ) - with ministers, with counselors

• सह (saha) - with, together with

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Angada) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Angada.

अतिपत्य (atipatya) - having passed over, having transcended, having overcome

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'pat' (to fall, to fly) with prefix 'ati'.

Prefix: ati

Root: pat (class 1)

मुहूर्तेन (muhūrtena) - in a moment, quickly, in a short time

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a very short space of time (often a specific division of time, e.g., 48 minutes)

Note: Instrumental case often denotes 'by means of' or 'in the course of time'.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - the glorious Angada (glorious, fortunate, prosperous, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, fortunate, prosperous, beautiful, endowed with wealth/splendor

From 'śrī' (splendor, glory) + 'mat' suffix (having).

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' (Angada).

रावणमन्दिरम् (rāvaṇamandiram) - Rāvaṇa's palace, Rāvaṇa's abode

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rāvaṇamandira

rāvaṇamandira - Rāvaṇa's palace or abode

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'Rāvaṇa' (proper noun) + 'mandira' (palace).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+mandira)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Lanka)
  proper noun (masculine)
• mandira – palace, temple, dwelling, house
  noun (neuter)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated, sitting

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - seated, sitting

Present Active Participle

From root 'ās' (to sit).

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'rāvaṇam'.

अव्यग्रम् (avyagram) - calm, undisturbed, composed, not agitated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avyagra

avyagra - not agitated, calm, undisturbed, composed

Negative compound: 'a' (not) + 'vyagra' (agitated, disturbed).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyagra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vyagra – agitated, disturbed, engrossed, eager
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'vi' (apart) + 'agra' (foremost, keen).
  Prefix: vi

Note: Agrees with 'rāvaṇam'.

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Lanka)

सचिवैः (sacivaiḥ) - with ministers, with counselors

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saciva

saciva - minister, counselor, companion

From 'sa' (with) + 'civa' (mind, heart).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+civa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'with' or 'having'.
• civa – mind, intellect (less common as independent word)
  noun (masculine)

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with instrumental case.

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