वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-58, verse-14

स तत्र मुनिभिः सार्धं भार्गवप्रमुखैर्नृपः ।
कथाभिर्बहुरूपाभिर्वासं चक्रे महायशाः ॥१४॥

14. sa tatra munibhiḥ sārdhaṃ bhārgavapramukhairnṛpaḥ ,
kathābhirbahurūpābhirvāsaṃ cakre mahāyaśāḥ.

14. sa tatra munibhiḥ sārdham bhārgavapramukhaiḥ
nṛpaḥ kathābhiḥ bahurūpābhiḥ vāsam cakre mahāyaśāḥ

14. tatra mahāyaśāḥ nṛpaḥ saḥ bhārgavapramukhaiḥ
munibhiḥ sārdham bahurūpābhiḥ kathābhiḥ vāsam cakre

14. There, the greatly renowned king (Shatrughna), along with the sages (muni) led by Bhargava, spent his time engaging in various kinds of discussions.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - Shatrughna (he, that)

• तत्र (tatra) - in the hermitage mentioned previously (there, in that place)

• मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by/with the sages, ascetics

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - along with, together with

• भार्गवप्रमुखैः (bhārgavapramukhaiḥ) - with the sages headed by Bhargava (by/with those headed by Bhargava (a descendant of Bhrigu))

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - Shatrughna, the king (the king, ruler)

• कथाभिः (kathābhiḥ) - by/with stories, narratives, discussions

• बहुरूपाभिः (bahurūpābhiḥ) - with stories of many varieties (by/with various kinds, of many forms)

• वासम् (vāsam) - a stay, residence, dwelling

• चक्रे (cakre) - he spent his time (literally 'made a stay') (he made, he did, he performed)

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - the greatly renowned king (Shatrughna) (the greatly famous one, the highly renowned one)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - Shatrughna (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत्र (tatra) - in the hermitage mentioned previously (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by/with the sages, ascetics

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, holy man

सार्धम् (sārdham) - along with, together with

(indeclinable)

भार्गवप्रमुखैः (bhārgavapramukhaiḥ) - with the sages headed by Bhargava (by/with those headed by Bhargava (a descendant of Bhrigu))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhārgavapramukha

bhārgavapramukha - headed by Bhargava, with Bhargava as the chief

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhārgava+pramukha)

• bhārgava – descendant of Bhrigu (a legendary sage); name of various sages (e.g., Shukra, Chyavana)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pramukha – chief, principal, headed by, preceded by
  noun (masculine)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - Shatrughna, the king (the king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (lit. 'protector of men')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protecting, guarding (suffix from √pā)
  noun
  From root √pā 'to protect'
  Root: pā (class 2)

कथाभिः (kathābhiḥ) - by/with stories, narratives, discussions

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discussion

बहुरूपाभिः (bahurūpābhiḥ) - with stories of many varieties (by/with various kinds, of many forms)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of bahurūpa

bahurūpa - multi-formed, various, manifold

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+rūpa)

• bahu – many, much, numerous
  adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, kind
  noun (neuter)

वासम् (vāsam) - a stay, residence, dwelling

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, residence, stay

चक्रे (cakre) - he spent his time (literally 'made a stay') (he made, he did, he performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect

3rd person singular, Ātmanepada (middle voice), Perfect tense.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - the greatly renowned king (Shatrughna) (the greatly famous one, the highly renowned one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - greatly glorious, highly renowned

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+yaśas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• yaśas – fame, glory, reputation
  noun (neuter)

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