वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-58, verse-2

ततो ऽर्धरात्रसमये बालका मुनिदारकाः ।
वाल्मीकेः प्रियमाचख्युः सीतायाः प्रसवं शुभम् ।
तस्य रक्षां महातेजः कुरु भूतविनाशिनीम् ॥२॥

2. tato'rdharātrasamaye bālakā munidārakāḥ ,
vālmīkeḥ priyamācakhyuḥ sītāyāḥ prasavaṃ śubham ,
tasya rakṣāṃ mahātejaḥ kuru bhūtavināśinīm.

2. tataḥ ardharātrasamaye bālakāḥ
munidārakāḥ vālmīkeḥ priyam ācakhyuḥ
sītāyāḥ prasavaṃ śubham tasya
rakṣāṃ mahātejaḥ kuru bhūtavināśinīm

2. Then, at midnight, the boys, the disciples of the sages (muni), announced to Valmiki the pleasant news of Sita's auspicious delivery. 'O greatly powerful one,' they entreated, 'provide protection for it, a protection that destroys all evil beings!'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• अर्धरात्रसमये (ardharātrasamaye) - at midnight, at the time of half-night

• बालकाः (bālakāḥ) - boys, children

• मुनिदारकाः (munidārakāḥ) - disciples of the sages (young students of sages, sons of sages)

• वाल्मीकेः (vālmīkeḥ) - to Valmiki, of Valmiki

• प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasant news (pleasant, dear, beloved (thing))

• आचख्युः (ācakhyuḥ) - they announced, they told

• सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sita

• प्रसवं (prasavaṁ) - birth, delivery

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good

• तस्य (tasya) - of the birth/children (of it, its, of that)

• रक्षां (rakṣāṁ) - protection, guardianship

• महातेजः (mahātejaḥ) - O greatly powerful one (Valmiki) (O greatly powerful one, O great splendor)

• कुरु (kuru) - provide (protection) (do, make, perform)

• भूतविनाशिनीम् (bhūtavināśinīm) - destructive of evil beings/spirits

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

अर्धरात्रसमये (ardharātrasamaye) - at midnight, at the time of half-night

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ardharātrasamaya

ardharātrasamaya - midnight, time of half-night

Compound type : tatpurusha (ardha+rātra+samaya)

• ardha – half
  adjective
• rātra – night (as suffix/component)
  noun (masculine)
  from rātri
• samaya – time, occasion
  noun (masculine)

बालकाः (bālakāḥ) - boys, children

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bālaka

bālaka - boy, child

मुनिदारकाः (munidārakāḥ) - disciples of the sages (young students of sages, sons of sages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of munidāraka

munidāraka - son of a sage, young ascetic, student of a sage

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+dāraka)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• dāraka – boy, child
  noun (masculine)

वाल्मीकेः (vālmīkeḥ) - to Valmiki, of Valmiki

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vālmīki

vālmīki - Valmiki (name of a sage)

Note: Used as a dative for 'to whom' the news was announced.

प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasant news (pleasant, dear, beloved (thing))

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, pleasant thing

Note: Functions as a noun here meaning 'a dear thing' or 'pleasant news'.

आचख्युः (ācakhyuḥ) - they announced, they told

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of ācakṣ

perfect tense form, reduplicated root cakṣ

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sita

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (name of Rama's wife)

प्रसवं (prasavaṁ) - birth, delivery

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasava

prasava - birth, delivery, offspring

Prefix: pra

Root: sū (class 2)

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful

Note: Agrees with 'prasavaṃ'

तस्य (tasya) - of the birth/children (of it, its, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the birth or the newly born children.

रक्षां (rakṣāṁ) - protection, guardianship

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rakṣā

rakṣā - protection, guardianship, security

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

महातेजः (mahātejaḥ) - O greatly powerful one (Valmiki) (O greatly powerful one, O great splendor)

(noun)

Vocative, neuter, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great power, greatly powerful (person)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, power, energy
  noun (neuter)

कुरु (kuru) - provide (protection) (do, make, perform)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

imperative mood, 2nd person singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भूतविनाशिनीम् (bhūtavināśinīm) - destructive of evil beings/spirits

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūtavināśinī

bhūtavināśinī - destroyer of beings, destructive of evil spirits

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+vināśinī)

• bhūta – being, creature, ghost, past
  noun (neuter)
• vināśinī – destroying, destructive (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  from vi + naś (to perish) + -inī suffix
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'rakṣāṃ'

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