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

प्रतिहारस्ततस्तूर्णमगस्त्यवचनादथ ।
समीपं राघवस्याशु प्रविवेश महात्मनः ॥७॥

7. pratihārastatastūrṇamagastyavacanādatha ,
samīpaṃ rāghavasyāśu praviveśa mahātmanaḥ.

7. pratihāraḥ tataḥ tūrṇam agastyavacanāt atha
samīpam rāghavasya āśu praviveśa mahātmanaḥ

7. atha tataḥ pratihāraḥ agastyavacanāt tūrṇam
āśu mahātmanaḥ rāghavasya samīpam praviveśa

7. Then, the doorkeeper, quickly following Agastya's instructions, swiftly entered the presence of the great-souled Rāghava (Rāma).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिहारः (pratihāraḥ) - doorkeeper, gatekeeper

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, therefore

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly, instantly

• अगस्त्यवचनात् (agastyavacanāt) - from Agastya's word or command

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• समीपम् (samīpam) - proximity, vicinity, near

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava, of Rāma

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered, went into

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Rāghava (of the great-souled one, of the noble-minded)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिहारः (pratihāraḥ) - doorkeeper, gatekeeper

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratihāra

pratihāra - doorkeeper, gatekeeper, guard

Prefixes: prati+hā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, therefore

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that)

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly, instantly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tūrṇa

tūrṇa - quick, swift, rapid

Past Passive Participle

From root 'tvar' (to hasten)

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here.

अगस्त्यवचनात् (agastyavacanāt) - from Agastya's word or command

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of agastyavacana

agastyavacana - Agastya's word/speech/command

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agastya+vacana)

• agastya – name of a revered sage
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacana – speaking, word, speech, command
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'vac' (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

समीपम् (samīpam) - proximity, vicinity, near

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samīpa

samīpa - near, proximity, vicinity

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava, of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rāma

Patronymic from Raghu

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered, went into

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Rāghava (of the great-souled one, of the noble-minded)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, high-minded, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

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

Note: Agrees with 'rāghavasya'.

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