वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-1, verse-3

स्वस्त्यात्रेयश्च भगवान्नमुचिः प्रमुचुस्तथा ।
आजग्मुस्ते सहागस्त्या ये श्रिता दक्षिणां दिशम् ॥३॥

3. svastyātreyaśca bhagavānnamuciḥ pramucustathā ,
ājagmuste sahāgastyā ye śritā dakṣiṇāṃ diśam.

3. svasti ātreyaḥ ca bhagavān namuciḥ pramucuḥ tathā
ājagmuḥ te saha agastyāḥ ye śritāḥ dakṣiṇām diśam

3. The venerable Svasti, Atreya, Namuci, and Pramucu also arrived. They came with Agastya and others who resided in the southern direction.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वस्ति (svasti) - the sage Svasti (welfare, well-being, auspiciousness; a proper name)

• आत्रेयः (ātreyaḥ) - the sage Atreya (descendant of Atri; a sage)

• च (ca) - and (and; also)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable (referring to the sages) (venerable, glorious, divine; prosperous, fortunate)

• नमुचिः (namuciḥ) - the sage Namuci (proper name of a demon; a sage)

• प्रमुचुः (pramucuḥ) - the sage Pramucu (proper name of a sage)

• तथा (tathā) - also (thus, so; also, similarly)

• आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - they arrived (they came, arrived)

• ते (te) - they (they, those)

• सह (saha) - with (with, accompanied by)

• अगस्त्याः (agastyāḥ) - Agastya (and those associated with him) (Agastya (proper name of a celebrated sage))

• ये (ye) - who (who, which)

• श्रिताः (śritāḥ) - resided (resorted to, sought refuge in, inhabited, dwelling)

• दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern (southern; right (direction))

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction (direction, quarter of the sky)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वस्ति (svasti) - the sage Svasti (welfare, well-being, auspiciousness; a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svasti

svasti - welfare, well-being, auspiciousness; a proper name

Note: Refers to a sage.

आत्रेयः (ātreyaḥ) - the sage Atreya (descendant of Atri; a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātreya

ātreya - descendant of Atri; a sage

Vriddhi derivative from Atri

Note: Refers to a sage.

च (ca) - and (and; also)

(indeclinable)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable (referring to the sages) (venerable, glorious, divine; prosperous, fortunate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - possessing fortune; glorious, venerable, divine

Nominative singular masculine of bhagavat (present participle of √bhaj with -vat suffix)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Used as an honorific for sages.

नमुचिः (namuciḥ) - the sage Namuci (proper name of a demon; a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of namuci

namuci - a demon; a sage

Note: Refers to a sage.

प्रमुचुः (pramucuḥ) - the sage Pramucu (proper name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pramucu

pramucu - a sage

Prefix: pra

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Refers to a sage.

तथा (tathā) - also (thus, so; also, similarly)

(indeclinable)

आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - they arrived (they came, arrived)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Perfect active third person plural

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

ते (te) - they (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

सह (saha) - with (with, accompanied by)

(indeclinable)

अगस्त्याः (agastyāḥ) - Agastya (and those associated with him) (Agastya (proper name of a celebrated sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of agastya

agastya - a celebrated sage, often associated with the South

Note: The plural form might imply Agastya along with his associates or disciples from the Southern region, especially given 'ye śritāḥ dakṣiṇām diśam'. The Devanagari text 'सहागस्त्या' for 'saha agastyāḥ' shows an 'ā' ending without a visarga, which may be a textual variant or poetic license for nominative plural.

ये (ye) - who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who

Note: Refers to the sages.

श्रिताः (śritāḥ) - resided (resorted to, sought refuge in, inhabited, dwelling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śrita

śrita - resorted to, sought refuge in, inhabited, dwelling

Past Passive Participle

From √śri (to resort to, seek refuge in)

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe 'ye'.

दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern (southern; right (direction))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā

dakṣiṇā - southern, right (direction)

Note: Qualifies 'diśam'.

दिशम् (diśam) - direction (direction, quarter of the sky)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

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