वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-68, verse-13

ततो भुक्त्वा यथाकामं मांसं बहु च सुष्ठु च ।
अवतीर्य सरः स्वर्गी संस्प्रष्टुमुपचक्रमे ॥१३॥

13. tato bhuktvā yathākāmaṃ māṃsaṃ bahu ca suṣṭhu ca ,
avatīrya saraḥ svargī saṃspraṣṭumupacakrame.

13. tataḥ bhuktvā yathākāmam māṃsam bahu ca suṣṭhu
ca avatīrya saraḥ svargī sam spraṣṭum upacakrame

13. tataḥ svargī bahu yathākāmam suṣṭhu ca māṃsam
bhuktvā ca saraḥ avatīrya sam spraṣṭum upacakrame

13. Thereafter, having eaten a large amount of meat to his heart's content and very well, the celestial being descended to the lake and began to bathe.

Words meanings summery:

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

• भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having eaten, having enjoyed

• यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as much as desired, to one's heart's content

• मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat, flesh

• बहु (bahu) - much meat (much, abundant, many)

• च (ca) - and, also

• सुष्ठु (suṣṭhu) - eaten very well (very well, excellently)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - having descended, having crossed down

• सरः (saraḥ) - to the lake, pond

• स्वर्गी (svargī) - the celestial being

• सम् (sam) - together, completely, thoroughly

• स्प्रष्टुम् (spraṣṭum) - to bathe (when combined with 'sam' and used with water) (to touch, to feel)

• उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - he began, undertook

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

From pronoun base 'tad' + suffix 'tas'.

भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having eaten, having enjoyed

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form from root 'bhuj' + 'ktvā'.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as much as desired, to one's heart's content

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound of 'yathā' and 'kāma'.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāma)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kam' (to desire).
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Adverbial.

मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat, flesh

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

Note: Object of 'bhuktvā'.

बहु (bahu) - much meat (much, abundant, many)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

सुष्ठु (suṣṭhu) - eaten very well (very well, excellently)

(indeclinable)

From 'su' (good) + 'sthā' (to stand), literally 'well-standing'.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (su+sthā)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• sthā – standing, being
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Used twice to connect 'bahu' and 'suṣṭhu'.

अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - having descended, having crossed down

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form from root 'tṛ' (to cross) with prefix 'ava'.

Prefix: ava

Root: tṛ (class 1)

सरः (saraḥ) - to the lake, pond

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saras

saras - lake, pond, pool

From root 'sṛ' (to go, flow).

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of motion for 'avatīrya'.

स्वर्गी (svargī) - the celestial being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svargin

svargin - celestial, heavenly, one who goes to heaven, a denizen of heaven

From 'svarga' (heaven) + suffix 'inī'. Used substantively.

Note: Subject of 'upacakrame'.

सम् (sam) - together, completely, thoroughly

(indeclinable)

Preverb.

Note: Part of the compound infinitive 'saṃspṛṣṭum'.

स्प्रष्टुम् (spraṣṭum) - to bathe (when combined with 'sam' and used with water) (to touch, to feel)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form from root 'spṛś' + 'tumun'.

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: 'saṃspṛṣṭum' acts as a single infinitive.

उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - he began, undertook

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of upa-kram

perfect tense

Perfect tense, ātmanepada, 3rd person singular. From root 'kram' (to step) with prefix 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)

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