वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-100, verse-2

अथ तस्मिन्मुहूर्ते तु ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः ।
सर्वैः परिवृतो देवैरृषिभिश्च महात्मभिः ॥२॥

2. atha tasminmuhūrte tu brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ ,
sarvaiḥ parivṛto devairṛṣibhiśca mahātmabhiḥ.

2. atha tasmin muhūrte tu brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ
sarvaiḥ parivṛtaḥ devaiḥ ṛṣibhiḥ ca mahātmabhiḥ

2. Then, at that very moment, Brahmā, the grandfather of all worlds, accompanied by all the great-souled gods and sages...

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon (then, now, moreover)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (moment) (in that)

• मुहूर्ते (muhūrte) - at that moment (in a moment, in an instant, at a specific time)

• तु (tu) - indeed, moreover (but, indeed, however)

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

• लोकपितामहः (lokapitāmahaḥ) - grandfather of the worlds

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all

• परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed

• देवैः (devaiḥ) - by gods

• ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages

• च (ca) - and, also

• महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by great-souled ones, by noble beings

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (moment) (in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with muhūrte.

मुहूर्ते (muhūrte) - at that moment (in a moment, in an instant, at a specific time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a specific division of time (48 minutes)

तु (tu) - indeed, moreover (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), a priest

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence (continued into next verse).

लोकपितामहः (lokapitāmahaḥ) - grandfather of the worlds

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lokapitāmaha

lokapitāmaha - grandfather of the worlds (an epithet of Brahmā)

loka (world) + pitāmaha (grandfather)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+pitāmaha)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• pitāmaha – grandfather
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to Brahmā.

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with devaiḥ and ṛṣibhiḥ.

परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parivṛta

parivṛta - surrounded, encompassed, covered

past passive participle

pari (around) + √vṛ (to cover, surround)

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 5)

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Agent of 'parivṛtaḥ'.

ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agent of 'parivṛtaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by great-souled ones, by noble beings

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous (also refers to a great person)

mahā (great) + ātman (soul, self)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – soul (ātman), self, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

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