वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-1, verse-10

दृष्ट्वा प्राप्तान्मुनींस्तांस्तु प्रत्युत्थाय कृताञ्जलिः ।
रामो ऽभिवाद्य प्रयत आसनान्यादिदेश ह ॥१०॥

10. dṛṣṭvā prāptānmunīṃstāṃstu pratyutthāya kṛtāñjaliḥ ,
rāmo'bhivādya prayata āsanānyādideśa ha.

10. dṛṣṭvā prāptān munīn tān tu pratyutthāya kṛtāñjaliḥ
rāmaḥ abhivādya prayataḥ āsanāni ādideśa ha

10. rāmaḥ tān prāptān munīn dṛṣṭvā tu kṛtāñjaliḥ
pratyutthāya abhivādya prayataḥ āsanāni ādideśa ha

10. Rāma, having seen those sages (muni) arrive, rose to greet them, and with folded hands, respectfully saluted them. He then, being attentive, offered them seats.

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, perceiving

• प्राप्तान् (prāptān) - the sages who had arrived (arrived, obtained, reached)

• मुनीन् (munīn) - sages, ascetics

• तान् (tān) - those sages (those, them)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• प्रत्युत्थाय (pratyutthāya) - having risen up to greet, having stood up against

• कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - Rāma, with folded hands (having made an anjali (folded hands))

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having greeted

• प्रयतः (prayataḥ) - Rāma, being attentive and respectful (attentive, restrained, pure, disciplined)

• आसनानि (āsanāni) - seats

• आदिदेश (ādideśa) - assigned seats (ordered, instructed, assigned)

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, perceiving

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्राप्तान् (prāptān) - the sages who had arrived (arrived, obtained, reached)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāpta

prāpta - arrived, reached, obtained, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root 'āp' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'munīn'.

मुनीन् (munīn) - sages, ascetics

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, devotional person

तान् (tān) - those sages (those, them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun modifying 'munīn'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

प्रत्युत्थाय (pratyutthāya) - having risen up to greet, having stood up against

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'sthā' with prefixes 'prati' and 'ud'

Prefixes: prati+ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - Rāma, with folded hands (having made an anjali (folded hands))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - having folded hands, showing reverence

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – folded hands (a gesture of reverence), hollow of the hands
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'rāmaḥ'.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma, charming, pleasing

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having greeted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'vad' with prefix 'abhi', ending in -ya

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

प्रयतः (prayataḥ) - Rāma, being attentive and respectful (attentive, restrained, pure, disciplined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayata

prayata - restrained, self-controlled, attentive, pure, modest

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yam' (to restrain) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'rāmaḥ'.

आसनानि (āsanāni) - seats

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of āsana

āsana - seat, sitting, posture

From root 'ās' (to sit)

Root: ās (class 2)

आदिदेश (ādideśa) - assigned seats (ordered, instructed, assigned)

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: diś (class 6)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

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