वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-1, verse-6

संप्राप्यैते महात्मानो राघवस्य निवेशनम् ।
विष्ठिताः प्रतिहारार्थं हुताशनसमप्रभाः ॥६॥

6. saṃprāpyaite mahātmāno rāghavasya niveśanam ,
viṣṭhitāḥ pratihārārthaṃ hutāśanasamaprabhāḥ.

6. samprāpya ete mahātmānaḥ rāghavasya niveśanam
viṣṭhitāḥ pratihārārtham hutāśanasamaprabhāḥ

6. Having reached the abode of Rāghava, these great-souled (mahātman) individuals, whose splendor was like that of fire, took up their positions for guarding.

Words meanings summery:

• सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having reached (having reached, having obtained, having arrived at)

• एते (ete) - these

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled individuals (mahātman) (great-souled, noble, magnanimous)

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava (Rāma) (of Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rāma))

• निवेशनम् (niveśanam) - abode (dwelling, abode, house, camp)

• विष्ठिताः (viṣṭhitāḥ) - took up their positions (stood, positioned, arrayed, situated)

• प्रतिहारार्थम् (pratihārārtham) - for guarding (for the purpose of guarding, for the sake of the doorkeeper)

• हुताशनसमप्रभाः (hutāśanasamaprabhāḥ) - whose splendor was like that of fire (having splendor like fire, fiery-shining)

Words meanings and morphology

सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having reached (having reached, having obtained, having arrived at)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root √āp (to obtain, reach) with prefixes sam and pra

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled individuals (mahātman) (great-souled, noble, magnanimous)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous (an individual with a great soul/spirit)

Karmadhāraya compound: mahā (great) + ātman (soul, self)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – soul, self, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava (Rāma) (of Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rāma))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rāma

Patronymic from Raghu

निवेशनम् (niveśanam) - abode (dwelling, abode, house, camp)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niveśana

niveśana - dwelling, abode, house, camp

Derived from √viś (to enter) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

विष्ठिताः (viṣṭhitāḥ) - took up their positions (stood, positioned, arrayed, situated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viṣṭhita

viṣṭhita - stood, positioned, arrayed, situated

Past Passive Participle

From √sthā (to stand) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally referring to 'ete mahātmānaḥ'.

प्रतिहारार्थम् (pratihārārtham) - for guarding (for the purpose of guarding, for the sake of the doorkeeper)

(indeclinable)

Tatpuruṣa compound: pratihāra (guarding/doorkeeper) + artha (purpose/sake); adverbial accusative ending -am

Compound type : tatpurusha (pratihāra+artha)

• pratihāra – guarding, doorkeeper, repulsion
  noun (masculine)
  From √hṛ (to take) with prefixes prati and ā
  Prefixes: prati+ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

हुताशनसमप्रभाः (hutāśanasamaprabhāḥ) - whose splendor was like that of fire (having splendor like fire, fiery-shining)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hutāśanasamaprabha

hutāśanasamaprabha - having splendor like fire, fiery-shining

Bahuvrihi compound: hutāśana (fire) + sama (like) + prabhā (radiance/splendor)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hutāśana+sama+prabhā)

• hutāśana – fire (literally 'fire which eats oblations')
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: huta (offered, sacrificed) + aśana (eating)
  Root: aś (class 9)
• sama – like, similar, equal
  adjective (masculine)
• prabhā – radiance, splendor, light
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'ete mahātmānaḥ'.