वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-90, verse-27

प्राजापत्यं च नक्षत्रं रोहिणीं शशिनः प्रियाम् ।
समाक्रम्य बुधस्तस्थौ प्रजानामशुभावहः ॥२७॥

27. prājāpatyaṃ ca nakṣatraṃ rohiṇīṃ śaśinaḥ priyām ,
samākramya budhastasthau prajānāmaśubhāvahaḥ.

27. prājāpatyam ca nakṣatram rohiṇīm śaśinaḥ priyām
samākramya budhaḥ tasthau prajānām aśubhāvahaḥ

27. ca budhaḥ prajānām aśubhāvahaḥ prājāpatyam
nakṣatram śaśinaḥ priyām rohiṇīm samākramya tasthau

27. And the planet Mercury (budha), boding ill for the people, having seized the constellation Rohiṇī—which is beloved by the moon and presided over by Prajāpati—took up its position.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राजापत्यम् (prājāpatyam) - an epithet for the star Rohiṇī (belonging to Prajāpati, presided over by Prajāpati)

• च (ca) - and

• नक्षत्रम् (nakṣatram) - star, constellation, lunar mansion

• रोहिणीम् (rohiṇīm) - Rohiṇī (name of a star/constellation)

• शशिनः (śaśinaḥ) - of the moon

• प्रियाम् (priyām) - beloved, dear

• समाक्रम्य (samākramya) - having seized, having occupied, having overtaken

• बुधः (budhaḥ) - the planet Mercury (budha) (the planet Mercury, wise person)

• तस्थौ (tasthau) - he stood, he stayed, he took up position

• प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the people, of creatures, of subjects

• अशुभावहः (aśubhāvahaḥ) - bringing misfortune, inauspicious

Words meanings and morphology

प्राजापत्यम् (prājāpatyam) - an epithet for the star Rohiṇī (belonging to Prajāpati, presided over by Prajāpati)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prājāpatya

prājāpatya - relating to Prajāpati, descended from Prajāpati

Derived from Prajāpati with suffix -ya.

Note: Qualifies 'nakṣatram'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

नक्षत्रम् (nakṣatram) - star, constellation, lunar mansion

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nakṣatra

nakṣatra - star, constellation, lunar mansion

Note: Object of 'samākramya'.

रोहिणीम् (rohiṇīm) - Rohiṇī (name of a star/constellation)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rohiṇī

rohiṇī - Rohiṇī (the fourth lunar mansion, identified with Aldebaran, wife of the Moon god)

Note: Object of 'samākramya'.

शशिनः (śaśinaḥ) - of the moon

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śaśin

śaśin - moon (literally, 'having a hare/rabbit', referring to the markings on the moon)

Derived from 'śaśa' (hare) + suffix -in.

Note: Possessive, 'of the moon', modifying 'priyām'.

प्रियाम् (priyām) - beloved, dear

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of priyā

priyā - beloved, dear, wife (feminine form of priya)

Feminine form of 'priya'.

Note: Qualifies 'rohiṇīm'.

समाक्रम्य (samākramya) - having seized, having occupied, having overtaken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with prefix 'sam' and 'ā', from root √kram with suffix -ya.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Precedes the main verb 'tasthau'.

बुधः (budhaḥ) - the planet Mercury (budha) (the planet Mercury, wise person)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of budha

budha - wise, intelligent; the planet Mercury

From root √budh (to awaken, to know).

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'tasthau'.

तस्थौ (tasthau) - he stood, he stayed, he took up position

(verb)

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

Perfect third person singular

Perfect tense form of √sthā.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the people, of creatures, of subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, subjects, people, creatures

From prefix 'pra' + √jan (to be born).

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Possessive, 'of the people', modifying 'aśubhāvahaḥ'.

अशुभावहः (aśubhāvahaḥ) - bringing misfortune, inauspicious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśubhāvaha

aśubhāvaha - bringing misfortune, inauspicious, unlucky

Compound: a- (not) + śubha (auspicious) + āvaha (bringing).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+śubha+āvaha)

• a – not, un- (negation)
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• śubha – auspicious, fortunate, good
  adjective
• āvaha – bringing, causing, leading to
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root √vah (to carry, bring) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'budhaḥ'.