वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-25, verse-9

माहेश्वरे प्रवृत्ते तु यज्ञे पुम्भिः सुदुर्लभे ।
वरांस्ते लब्धवान्पुत्रः साक्षात् पशुपतेरिह ॥९॥

9. māheśvare pravṛtte tu yajñe pumbhiḥ sudurlabhe ,
varāṃste labdhavānputraḥ sākṣāt paśupateriha.

9. māheśvare pravṛtte tu yajñe pumbhiḥ sudurlabhe
varān te labdhavān putraḥ sākṣāt paśupateḥ iha

9. tu iha māheśvare yajñe pravṛtte pumbhiḥ sudurlabhe
te putraḥ sākṣāt paśupateḥ varān labdhavān

9. Indeed, when the Māheśvara (Vedic ritual), which is very difficult for men to perform, was being conducted, your son directly obtained boons from Paśupati (Shiva) here.

Words meanings summery:

• माहेश्वरे (māheśvare) - in the Maheshvara (Vedic ritual)

• प्रवृत्ते (pravṛtte) - having begun, being performed, when started

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual (yajña)

• पुम्भिः (pumbhiḥ) - by men, for men

• सुदुर्लभे (sudurlabhe) - very difficult to obtain/perform

• वरान् (varān) - boons, wishes

• ते (te) - your

• लब्धवान् (labdhavān) - obtained

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, personally, visibly

• पशुपतेः (paśupateḥ) - from Paśupati (Shiva)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

Words meanings and morphology

माहेश्वरे (māheśvare) - in the Maheshvara (Vedic ritual)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of māheśvara

māheśvara - relating to Maheśvara (Shiva), belonging to Maheśvara; name of a specific Vedic ritual

Note: Describes the yajña

प्रवृत्ते (pravṛtte) - having begun, being performed, when started

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - begun, started, performed, occurred

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛt (to turn, to exist) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with yajñe, forms a locative absolute construction

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual (yajña)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to the Māheśvara yajña

पुम्भिः (pumbhiḥ) - by men, for men

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puṃs

puṁs - man, person, male

Note: Implies 'by men' or 'for men to perform'

सुदुर्लभे (sudurlabhe) - very difficult to obtain/perform

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sudurlabha

sudurlabha - very difficult to obtain, very rare

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+durlabha)

• su – very, extremely
  indeclinable
• durlabha – difficult to obtain, rare
  adjective
  Gerundive/Kṛtya derivative
  From root labh (to obtain) with prefix dur- (difficult)
  Prefix: dur
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with yajñe

वरान् (varān) - boons, wishes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vara

vara - boon, wish, blessing, excellent

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic possessive pronoun

लब्धवान् (labdhavān) - obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of labdhavat

labdhavat - one who has obtained, having obtained

Past Active Participle (ktavatu)

From root labh (to obtain) with suffix -vat

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with putraḥ

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, personally, visibly

(indeclinable)

पशुपतेः (paśupateḥ) - from Paśupati (Shiva)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of paśupati

paśupati - Lord of animals, an epithet of Shiva

Compound type : tatpurusha (paśu+pati)

• paśu – cattle, animal
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: From Paśupati

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)