वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-38, verse-15

एवं तेषां निवसतां मासः साग्रो गतस्तदा ।
मुहूर्तमिव तत् सर्वं रामभक्त्या समर्थयन् ॥१५॥

15. evaṃ teṣāṃ nivasatāṃ māsaḥ sāgro gatastadā ,
muhūrtamiva tat sarvaṃ rāmabhaktyā samarthayan.

15. evam teṣām nivasatām māsaḥ sāgraḥ gataḥ tadā
muhūrtam iva tat sarvam rāmabhaktyā samarthayan

15. evam teṣām nivasatām māsaḥ sāgraḥ gataḥ tadā
rāmabhaktyā tat sarvam muhūrtam iva samarthayan

15. Thus, a little over a month passed for them as they resided there. Yet, through his devotion (bhakti) to Rama, he made all that time seem like a mere moment.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• निवसताम् (nivasatām) - of those residing, dwelling

• मासः (māsaḥ) - a month

• साग्रः (sāgraḥ) - with a part, a little over

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, passed

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• तत् (tat) - that

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole

• रामभक्त्या (rāmabhaktyā) - by devotion to Rama

• समर्थयन् (samarthayan) - making it possible, enabling, enduring, considering

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निवसताम् (nivasatām) - of those residing, dwelling

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nivasat

nivasat - residing, dwelling

Present Active Participle

From ni-vas (to dwell) + śatṛ suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

मासः (māsaḥ) - a month

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māsa

māsa - month

साग्रः (sāgraḥ) - with a part, a little over

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāgra

sāgra - with a tip, with a part, a little over, with a remainder

Compound formed with the prefix 'sa-' (with) and 'agra' (tip, part).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+agra)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  A prefix used in compounds to mean 'with' or 'having'
• agra – tip, front part, chief, remainder
  noun (neuter)

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, passed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, passed, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) + kta suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

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

Note: Used adverbially here, meaning 'like a moment'

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

रामभक्त्या (rāmabhaktyā) - by devotion to Rama

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of rāmabhakti

rāmabhakti - devotion to Rama

Compound of Rāma (proper noun) + bhakti (devotion)

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāma+bhakti)

• rāma – Rama (a proper noun, a name of an incarnation of Vishnu)
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhakti – devotion, attachment, worship
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhaj (to worship)
  Root: bhaj

समर्थयन् (samarthayan) - making it possible, enabling, enduring, considering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samarthayat

samarthayat - making possible, enduring, considering

Present Active Participle (causative)

From sam-arth (to achieve, to make possible) + śatṛ suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Modifies an implied subject (Rama)