वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-36, verse-1

ततः पितामहं दृष्ट्वा वायुः पुत्रवधार्दितः ।
शिशुकं तं समादाय उत्तस्थौ धातुरग्रतः ॥१॥

1. tataḥ pitāmahaṃ dṛṣṭvā vāyuḥ putravadhārditaḥ ,
śiśukaṃ taṃ samādāya uttasthau dhāturagrataḥ.

1. tataḥ pitāmaham dṛṣṭvā vāyuḥ putravadhārditaḥ
śiśukam tam samādāya uttasthau dhātuḥ agrataḥ

1. tataḥ putravadhārditaḥ vāyuḥ pitāmaham dṛṣṭvā
tam śiśukam samādāya dhātuḥ agrataḥ uttasthau

1. Then Vāyu, distressed by the killing of his son, having seen the grandfather (Brahmā), took up that child and stood before the Creator.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards, thereupon

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - Lord Brahmā (grandfather)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vāyu, the wind god

• पुत्रवधार्दितः (putravadhārditaḥ) - afflicted by the killing of his son

• शिशुकम् (śiśukam) - child, infant

• तम् (tam) - that child (that, him)

• समादाय (samādāya) - having taken up, having picked up

• उत्तस्थौ (uttasthau) - he stood up, he rose

• धातुः (dhātuḥ) - of the Creator (Brahmā) (of Brahmā, the creator)

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front of, before

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards, thereupon

(indeclinable)

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - Lord Brahmā (grandfather)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, creator (Brahmā)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vāyu, the wind god

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, the god of wind

पुत्रवधार्दितः (putravadhārditaḥ) - afflicted by the killing of his son

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putravadhārdita

putravadhārdita - distressed by the slaying of a son

Compound type : tatpurusha (putravadha+ārdita)

• putravadha – the killing of a son
  noun (masculine)
• ārdita – afflicted, distressed, tormented
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ard (to pain, hurt)
  Root: ard (class 1)

शिशुकम् (śiśukam) - child, infant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śiśuka

śiśuka - child, infant

तम् (tam) - that child (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

समादाय (samādāya) - having taken up, having picked up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From root dā (to give, take) with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

उत्तस्थौ (uttasthau) - he stood up, he rose

(verb)

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

From root sthā (to stand) with prefix ut

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

धातुः (dhātuḥ) - of the Creator (Brahmā) (of Brahmā, the creator)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhātṛ

dhātṛ - creator, sustainer, Brahmā

Agent noun from root dhā (to place, create)

Root: dhā (class 3)

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front of, before

(indeclinable)

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