वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-10, verse-35

एवमुक्तः सुरैर्ब्रह्माचिन्तयत् पद्मसंभवः ।
चिन्तिता चोपतस्थे ऽस्य पार्श्वं देवी सरस्वती ॥३५॥

35. evamuktaḥ surairbrahmācintayat padmasaṃbhavaḥ ,
cintitā copatasthe'sya pārśvaṃ devī sarasvatī.

35. evam uktaḥ suraiḥ brahmā acintayat padmasambhavaḥ
cintitā ca upatasthe asya pārśvam devī sarasvatī

35. evam suraiḥ uktaḥ padmasambhavaḥ brahmā acintayat
ca cintitā devī sarasvatī asya pārśvam upatasthe

35. Thus addressed by the gods, Brahmā, the lotus-born, pondered. And, as he pondered, the goddess Sarasvatī appeared by his side.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus; so; in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by the gods) (spoken; addressed; said)

• सुरैः (suraiḥ) - by the gods

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

• अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - he thought; he pondered; he reflected

• पद्मसम्भवः (padmasambhavaḥ) - an epithet for Brahmā (lotus-born)

• चिन्तिता (cintitā) - the one who was thought of (Sarasvatī) (thought of; contemplated; pondered upon (feminine))

• च (ca) - and

• उपतस्थे (upatasthe) - she approached; she appeared

• अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Brahmā) (his; of him)

• पार्श्वम् (pārśvam) - side; flank

• देवी (devī) - goddess; divine female

• सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvatī (goddess of learning and arts)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus; so; in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by the gods) (spoken; addressed; said)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed

Past Passive Participle

formed from √vac (to speak) + -ta suffix, with v->u transformation

Root: √vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `brahmā`.

सुरैः (suraiḥ) - by the gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

Note: Agent of the passive participle `uktaḥ`.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), the Absolute

Note: Subject of `acintayat`.

अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - he thought; he pondered; he reflected

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √cint

Imperfect Active 3rd Singular

formed from √cint (class 10U)

Root: √cit (class 10)

पद्मसम्भवः (padmasambhavaḥ) - an epithet for Brahmā (lotus-born)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padmasambhava

padmasambhava - lotus-born

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (padma+sambhava)

• padma – lotus
  noun (masculine)
• sambhava – born from, originating from
  adjective (masculine)
  from √bhū with sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

Note: Epithet agreeing with `brahmā`.

चिन्तिता (cintitā) - the one who was thought of (Sarasvatī) (thought of; contemplated; pondered upon (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cintita

cintita - thought, pondered, considered

Past Passive Participle

formed from √cint (to think) + -ita suffix

Root: √cint (class 10)

Note: Agrees with `devī sarasvatī`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two main clauses.

उपतस्थे (upatasthe) - she approached; she appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of √sthā

Perfect Middle 3rd Singular

formed from √sthā (class 1P) with upa- prefix

Prefix: upa

Root: √sthā (class 1)

अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Brahmā) (his; of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Possessive for `pārśvam`.

पार्श्वम् (pārśvam) - side; flank

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pārśva

pārśva - side, flank, vicinity

Note: Acts as an adverbial accusative, 'to his side'.

देवी (devī) - goddess; divine female

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine female

Note: Apposition to `sarasvatī`.

सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvatī (goddess of learning and arts)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvatī (goddess of learning, arts, and wisdom)

Note: Subject of `upatasthe`.