वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-58, verse-8

ते रक्षां जगृहुस्तां च मुनिहस्तात् समाहिताः ।
अकुर्वंश्च ततो रक्षां तयोर्विगतकल्मषाः ॥८॥

8. te rakṣāṃ jagṛhustāṃ ca munihastāt samāhitāḥ ,
akurvaṃśca tato rakṣāṃ tayorvigatakalmaṣāḥ.

8. te rakṣām jagṛhuḥ tām ca munihastāt samāhitāḥ
akurvan ca tataḥ rakṣām tayoḥ vigatakalmaṣāḥ

8. samāhitāḥ vigatakalmaṣāḥ te munihastāt tām
rakṣām jagṛhuḥ ca tataḥ tayoḥ rakṣām akurvan ca

8. And those pure individuals, being attentive, accepted that protective ritual from the sage's hands. Thereafter, they performed the protective rituals for those two.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those people (they)

• रक्षाम् (rakṣām) - the protective ritual (protection, guard, protective charm)

• जगृहुः (jagṛhuḥ) - they received (they took, they accepted)

• ताम् (tām) - that (protective ritual) (that)

• च (ca) - and

• मुनिहस्तात् (munihastāt) - from the sage's possession (from the hand of the sage)

• समाहिताः (samāhitāḥ) - being in a composed and attentive state (concentrated, attentive, composed, prepared)

• अकुर्वन् (akurvan) - they carried out (the protection) (they did, they performed)

• च (ca) - and

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

• रक्षाम् (rakṣām) - the protective ritual (protection, guard, protective charm)

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - for those two (Kuśa and Lava) (of those two, for those two)

• विगतकल्मषाः (vigatakalmaṣāḥ) - who were free from impurities (free from sin, pure)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those people (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

रक्षाम् (rakṣām) - the protective ritual (protection, guard, protective charm)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rakṣā

rakṣā - protection, guarding, preserving, protective charm

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

जगृहुः (jagṛhuḥ) - they received (they took, they accepted)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of grah

Perfect Tense

3rd person plural, parasmaipada. Formed with reduplication of 'gra'.

Root: grah (class 9)

ताम् (tām) - that (protective ritual) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मुनिहस्तात् (munihastāt) - from the sage's possession (from the hand of the sage)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of munihasta

munihasta - hand of a sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+hasta)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

समाहिताः (samāhitāḥ) - being in a composed and attentive state (concentrated, attentive, composed, prepared)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samāhita

samāhita - concentrated, attentive, composed, placed together

Past Passive Participle

derived from root dhā (to place) with prefix sam-ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

अकुर्वन् (akurvan) - they carried out (the protection) (they did, they performed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ

Imperfect Tense

3rd person plural, parasmaipada, with augment 'a'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

रक्षाम् (rakṣām) - the protective ritual (protection, guard, protective charm)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rakṣā

rakṣā - protection, guarding, preserving, protective charm

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

तयोः (tayoḥ) - for those two (Kuśa and Lava) (of those two, for those two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

विगतकल्मषाः (vigatakalmaṣāḥ) - who were free from impurities (free from sin, pure)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vigatakalmaṣa

vigatakalmaṣa - free from impurity, sinless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vigata+kalmaṣa)

• vigata – gone away, disappeared, free from
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root gam (to go) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• kalmaṣa – stain, impurity, sin
  noun (neuter)

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