वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-59, verse-25

स पृष्ठो राजपुत्रेण रामेणामिततेजसा ।
आचचक्षे महातेजा राघवाय विभीषणः ॥२५॥

25. sa pṛṣṭho rājaputreṇa rāmeṇāmitatejasā ,
ācacakṣe mahātejā rāghavāya vibhīṣaṇaḥ.

25. saḥ pṛṣṭaḥ rājaputreṇa rāmeṇa amitatejasā
ācacakṣe mahātejāḥ rāghavāya vibhīṣaṇaḥ

25. amitatejasā rāmeṇa rājaputreṇa saḥ pṛṣṭaḥ,
mahātejāḥ vibhīṣaṇaḥ rāghavāya ācacakṣe

25. Being questioned by Prince Rama, who possessed immeasurable valor, the mighty-valorous (Vibhīṣaṇa) then recounted to (Rāma) (Rāghava).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

• राजपुत्रेण (rājaputreṇa) - by the prince, by the king's son

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

• अमिततेजसा (amitatejasā) - by the one of immeasurable valor/splendor

• आचचक्षे (ācacakṣe) - explained, recounted, told

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great valor/splendor, mighty-valorous

• राघवाय (rāghavāya) - to Rama (to Raghava (a descendant of Raghu, here Rama))

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhishana (proper name)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Vibhishana.

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root prach (to ask).

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' (Vibhishana).

राजपुत्रेण (rājaputreṇa) - by the prince, by the king's son

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājaputra

rājaputra - prince, king's son

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rama.

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the hero of Ramayana), pleasing, beautiful

अमिततेजसा (amitatejasā) - by the one of immeasurable valor/splendor

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of amitatejas

amitatejas - of immeasurable splendor/valor, immensely powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amita+tejas)

• amita – immeasurable, boundless, infinite
  adjective
  Negation of 'mita' (measured).
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, valor
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rāmeṇa'.

आचचक्षे (ācacakṣe) - explained, recounted, told

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Ātmanepada form.

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great valor/splendor, mighty-valorous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - of great splendor/valor, mighty, illustrious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, valor
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'vibhīṣaṇaḥ'.

राघवाय (rāghavāya) - to Rama (to Raghava (a descendant of Raghu, here Rama))

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (an epithet for Rama and his brothers)

Patronymic from Raghu.

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhishana (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhishana (name of a Rākṣasa, brother of Ravana)

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