वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-69, verse-5

ततः पितरि स्वर्याते पौरा मामभ्यषेचयन् ।
तत्राहं कृतवान् राज्यं धर्मेण सुसमाहितः ॥५॥

5. tataḥ pitari svaryāte paurā māmabhyaṣecayan ,
tatrāhaṃ kṛtavān rājyaṃ dharmeṇa susamāhitaḥ.

5. tataḥ pitari svaryāte paurāḥ mām abhyaṣecayan
tatra aham kṛtavān rājyam dharmeṇa susamāhitaḥ

5. tataḥ pitari svaryāte,
paurāḥ mām abhyaṣecayan.
tatra aham susamāhitaḥ dharmeṇa rājyam kṛtavān.

5. Thereafter, when my father had ascended to heaven, the citizens crowned me. There, I diligently governed the kingdom according to righteous principles (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

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

• पितरि (pitari) - when the father (in the father, regarding the father)

• स्वर्याते (svaryāte) - having gone to heaven, deceased

• पौराः (paurāḥ) - citizens, townspeople

• माम् (mām) - me

• अभ्यषेचयन् (abhyaṣecayan) - they crowned, they anointed

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - I performed, I governed (having done, he did, he made)

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, rule, sovereignty

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - according to righteous principles (dharma) (by (dharma), according to (dharma), righteously)

• सुसमाहितः (susamāhitaḥ) - well-composed, very attentive, diligent, collected

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

पितरि (pitari) - when the father (in the father, regarding the father)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Part of locative absolute construction.

स्वर्याते (svaryāte) - having gone to heaven, deceased

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of svaryāta

svaryāta - gone to heaven, deceased

Past Passive Participle

from root yā 'to go' with upasarga svar (meaning 'to heaven')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svar+yāta)

• svar – heaven, celestial region
  indeclinable
• yāta – gone, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root yā 'to go'
  Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction. Agrees with 'pitari'.

पौराः (paurāḥ) - citizens, townspeople

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paura

paura - citizen, town-dweller

Note: Subject of 'abhyaṣecayan'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

अभ्यषेचयन् (abhyaṣecayan) - they crowned, they anointed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-ṣic

imperfect

3rd person plural imperfect active, Parasmaipada

Prefix: abhi

Root: ṣic (class 6)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Spatial adverb.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - I performed, I governed (having done, he did, he made)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavat

kṛtavat - having done, performed, made

Past Active Participle

from root kṛ 'to do, make' + ktavatu suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as a finite verb with 'aham'. Agrees with 'aham'.

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, rule, sovereignty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, dominion, sovereignty

Note: Object of 'kṛtavān'.

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - according to righteous principles (dharma) (by (dharma), according to (dharma), righteously)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - duty, law, righteousness, intrinsic nature, constitution, natural law

Note: Denotes manner or instrument.

सुसमाहितः (susamāhitaḥ) - well-composed, very attentive, diligent, collected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of susamāhita

susamāhita - well-composed, very attentive, collected, diligent

Past Passive Participle

from root dhā 'to place' with upasargas su-, sam-, and ā-

Compound type : pra-ādi-samāsa (su+samāhita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• samāhita – collected, concentrated, composed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dhā 'to place' with upasargas sam- and ā-
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'aham'.

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