वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-74, verse-7

तथेत्युक्त्वा महातेजाः सौमित्रिर्मित्रनन्दनः ।
बभूवावस्थितस्तत्र चित्रं विस्फारयन्धनुः ॥७॥

7. tathetyuktvā mahātejāḥ saumitrirmitranandanaḥ ,
babhūvāvasthitastatra citraṃ visphārayandhanuḥ.

7. tathā iti uktvā mahātejāḥ saumitriḥ mitranandanaḥ
babhūva avasthitaḥ tatra citram visphārayan dhanuḥ

7. tathā iti uktvā mahātejāḥ mitranandanaḥ saumitriḥ
tatra citram dhanuḥ visphārayan avasthitaḥ babhūva

7. Having said, 'So be it!', the greatly glorious Lakshmana (Saumitri), who delights his friends, then stood there, skillfully drawing his bow.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - 'So be it!' (so, thus, in that manner)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotation marker)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly glorious, very resplendent, mighty

• सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Lakshmana (Saumitri) (son of Sumitra)

• मित्रनन्दनः (mitranandanaḥ) - delighting his friends, joy of his allies

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

• अवस्थितः (avasthitaḥ) - stood, situated, firm

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• चित्रम् (citram) - skillfully (wonderfully, skillfully, variegated, magnificent)

• विस्फारयन् (visphārayan) - stretching, drawing, twanging (a bow)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - 'So be it!' (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used idiomatically as an affirmation.

इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'vac' (to speak) with suffix '-ktvā'

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: From vac + ktvā.

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly glorious, very resplendent, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - of great splendor, very glorious, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, glory, power, radiance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies Lakshmana.

सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Lakshmana (Saumitri) (son of Sumitra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitra (Lakshmana)

Patronymic from Sumitrā

Note: Refers to Lakshmana.

मित्रनन्दनः (mitranandanaḥ) - delighting his friends, joy of his allies

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mitranandana

mitranandana - delighting friends, joy of allies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mitra+nandana)

• mitra – friend, ally
  noun (masculine)
• nandana – delighting, gladdening, son
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'nand'
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Lakshmana.

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

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

Perfect tense form of root 'bhū'

Root: bhū (class 1)

अवस्थितः (avasthitaḥ) - stood, situated, firm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avasthita

avasthita - stood, situated, firm, fixed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' with 'ava'

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

चित्रम् (citram) - skillfully (wonderfully, skillfully, variegated, magnificent)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially (neuter accusative singular).

विस्फारयन् (visphārayan) - stretching, drawing, twanging (a bow)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of visphārayat

visphārayat - stretching, drawing (a bow), twanging

Present Active Participle (Causative)

From root 'sphur' (or 'sphar') with 'vi' + causative suffix '-aya'

Prefix: vi

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Acts as a verb for 'dhanuḥ'.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow (weapon)

Note: Object of visphārayan.

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