वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-58, verse-12

प्रभाते तु महावीर्यः कृत्वा पौर्वाह्णिकं क्रमम् ।
मुनिं प्राञ्जलिरामन्त्र्य प्रायात् पश्चान्मुखः पुनः ॥१२॥

12. prabhāte tu mahāvīryaḥ kṛtvā paurvāhṇikaṃ kramam ,
muniṃ prāñjalirāmantrya prāyāt paścānmukhaḥ punaḥ.

12. prabhāte tu mahāvīryaḥ kṛtvā paurvāhṇikaṃ kramam
munim prāñjaliḥ āmantrya prāyāt paścānmukhaḥ punaḥ

12. tu prabhāte mahāvīryaḥ paurvāhṇikaṃ kramam kṛtvā
prāñjaliḥ munim āmantrya punaḥ paścānmukhaḥ prāyāt

12. Then, in the morning, the mighty Shatrughna, after completing his morning routine, addressed the sage (muni) with folded hands and again departed, facing west.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रभाते (prabhāte) - in the morning, at dawn

• तु (tu) - then (but, and, moreover, then)

• महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - the mighty Shatrughna (the mighty one, the very powerful one)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - after completing (having done, after doing)

• पौर्वाह्णिकं (paurvāhṇikaṁ) - the morning's routine (morning's, relating to the forenoon)

• क्रमम् (kramam) - morning routine (routine, order, procedure)

• मुनिम् (munim) - the sage, ascetic

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - Shatrughna, with folded hands (with folded hands (as a gesture of respect))

• आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed, having saluted, having bid farewell

• प्रायात् (prāyāt) - Shatrughna departed (he went forth, he departed)

• पश्चान्मुखः (paścānmukhaḥ) - Shatrughna, facing west (facing west)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

प्रभाते (prabhāte) - in the morning, at dawn

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of prabhāta

prabhāta - dawn, morning

तु (tu) - then (but, and, moreover, then)

(indeclinable)

महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - the mighty Shatrughna (the mighty one, the very powerful one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - of great valor, mighty, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vīrya – valor, strength, power
  noun (neuter)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - after completing (having done, after doing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root √kṛ (to do, make) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पौर्वाह्णिकं (paurvāhṇikaṁ) - the morning's routine (morning's, relating to the forenoon)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paurvāhṇika

paurvāhṇika - relating to the forenoon, morning

क्रमम् (kramam) - morning routine (routine, order, procedure)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, course, routine

मुनिम् (munim) - the sage, ascetic

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, holy person

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - Shatrughna, with folded hands (with folded hands (as a gesture of respect))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - having folded hands (as a gesture of respect)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pra+añjali)

• pra – forward, onward, forth
  indeclinable
• añjali – hollow of the hands, gesture of folded hands
  noun (masculine)

आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed, having saluted, having bid farewell

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root √mantr (to consult, address) with the prefix 'ā-'.

Prefix: ā

Root: mantr (class 10)

प्रायात् (prāyāt) - Shatrughna departed (he went forth, he departed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pra-yā

Imperfect

3rd person singular, active voice. The 'a-' prefix in 'ayāt' is characteristic of the imperfect tense.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

पश्चान्मुखः (paścānmukhaḥ) - Shatrughna, facing west (facing west)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paścānmukha

paścānmukha - facing west, with face turned westward

Compound type : karmadhāraya (paścāt+mukha)

• paścāt – behind, from behind, west, westward
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

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