वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-18, verse-2

ततो मरुत्तं नृपतिं यजन्तं सह दैवतैः ।
उशीरबीजमासाद्य ददर्श स तु राक्षसः ॥२॥

2. tato maruttaṃ nṛpatiṃ yajantaṃ saha daivataiḥ ,
uśīrabījamāsādya dadarśa sa tu rākṣasaḥ.

2. tataḥ maruttam nṛpatim yajantam saha daivataiḥ
uśīrabījam āsādya dadarśa saḥ tu rakṣasaḥ

2. tataḥ tu saḥ rakṣasaḥ uśīrabījam āsādya
daivataiḥ saha yajantam maruttam nṛpatim dadarśa

2. Then, having reached Uśīrabīja, that demon (rākṣasa) saw King Marutta, who was performing a Vedic ritual (yajña) along with the deities.

Words meanings summery:

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

• मरुत्तम् (maruttam) - King Marutta (Marutta (name of a king))

• नृपतिम् (nṛpatim) - King (king, ruler)

• यजन्तम् (yajantam) - performing a Vedic ritual (yajña) (sacrificing, performing a Vedic ritual (yajña))

• सह (saha) - along with (with, together with)

• दैवतैः (daivataiḥ) - with the deities (by the deities, with the deities)

• उशीरबीजम् (uśīrabījam) - Uśīrabīja (a specific location) (Uśīrabīja (name of a place))

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached (having reached, having attained)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw (saw, beheld)

• सः (saḥ) - that (demon) (he, that)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, however, on the other hand, indeed)

• रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - the demon (Rāvaṇa) (demon, rākṣasa)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

Adverb

मरुत्तम् (maruttam) - King Marutta (Marutta (name of a king))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of marutta

marutta - Marutta (a celebrated ancient king)

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of dadarśa.

नृपतिम् (nṛpatim) - King (king, ruler)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, men
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to maruttam.

यजन्तम् (yajantam) - performing a Vedic ritual (yajña) (sacrificing, performing a Vedic ritual (yajña))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajat

yajat - sacrificing, worshipping

Present Active Participle

From root yaj (to sacrifice, worship)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies maruttam.

सह (saha) - along with (with, together with)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/adverb, takes instrumental case.

दैवतैः (daivataiḥ) - with the deities (by the deities, with the deities)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of daivata

daivata - divine, a deity, a god

Derived from deva (god)

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Used with saha.

उशीरबीजम् (uśīrabījam) - Uśīrabīja (a specific location) (Uśīrabīja (name of a place))

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uśīrabīja

uśīrabīja - Uśīrabīja (name of a specific place or region)

Compound: Uśīra (a type of fragrant grass) + Bīja (seed/origin/place)

Compound type : tatpurusha (uśīra+bīja)

• uśīra – a fragrant root/grass (Vetiveria zizanioides)
  noun (masculine)
• bīja – seed, origin, source, place
  noun (neuter)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached (having reached, having attained)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root sad (to sit, go) with prefix ā. lyap suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw (saw, beheld)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect active

3rd person singular, Perfect, active voice, Parasmaipada. Reduplicated form.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that (demon) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Nominative singular masculine of tad

Note: Subject of dadarśa.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, however, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/particle

रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - the demon (Rāvaṇa) (demon, rākṣasa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, rākṣasa

Nominative singular masculine of rakṣas (neuter stem can also be masculine).

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Appositive to saḥ.

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