वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-73, verse-14

अभिवाद्य मुनिश्रेष्ठं तांश्च सर्वांस्तपोधनान् ।
अध्यारोहत्तदव्यग्रः पुष्पकं हेमभूषितम् ॥१४॥

14. abhivādya muniśreṣṭhaṃ tāṃśca sarvāṃstapodhanān ,
adhyārohattadavyagraḥ puṣpakaṃ hemabhūṣitam.

14. abhivādya muniśreṣṭham tān ca sarvān tapodhanān
adhyārohat tat avyagraḥ puṣpakam hemabhūṣitam

14. muniśreṣṭham tān ca sarvān tapodhanān abhivādya
tat avyagraḥ hemabhūṣitam puṣpakam adhyārohat

14. Having saluted the foremost sage and all those ascetics (tapas), he then, unperturbed, boarded the gold-adorned Puṣpaka chariot.

Words meanings summery:

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having greeted

• मुनिश्रेष्ठम् (muniśreṣṭham) - the best of sages, the foremost sage

• तान् (tān) - them, those

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, everyone

• तपोधनान् (tapodhanān) - ascetics, those whose wealth is austerity

• अध्यारोहत् (adhyārohat) - he ascended, he boarded

• तत् (tat) - then, thereupon

• अव्यग्रः (avyagraḥ) - unperturbed, calm, composed

• पुष्पकम् (puṣpakam) - the celestial chariot Puṣpaka (the Puṣpaka (chariot))

• हेमभूषितम् (hemabhūṣitam) - adorned with gold, decorated with gold

Words meanings and morphology

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having greeted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root √vad (to speak) with prefixes abhi- and ā-, and suffix -ya (absolutive).

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: vad (class 1)

मुनिश्रेष्ठम् (muniśreṣṭham) - the best of sages, the foremost sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muniśreṣṭha

muniśreṣṭha - best of sages, foremost sage

Compound of muni (sage) and śreṣṭha (best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+śreṣṭha)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (praiseworthy).

तान् (tān) - them, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

तपोधनान् (tapodhanān) - ascetics, those whose wealth is austerity

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is austerity; an ascetic

Compound of tapas (austerity) and dhana (wealth).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)

अध्यारोहत् (adhyārohat) - he ascended, he boarded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of adhi-ā-ruh

Imperfect 3rd singular active.

Prefixes: adhi+ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

तत् (tat) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of the pronoun tad.

अव्यग्रः (avyagraḥ) - unperturbed, calm, composed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyagra

avyagra - unagitated, undisturbed, calm, composed, not agitated, not perturbed

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'vyagra' (agitated, disturbed).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyagra)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vyagra – agitated, disturbed, engrossed, busy
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefixes: vi+ā

Note: Refers to the implied subject (Rama).

पुष्पकम् (puṣpakam) - the celestial chariot Puṣpaka (the Puṣpaka (chariot))

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṣpaka

puṣpaka - name of Kubera's and then Rama's aerial car; a kind of flower

हेमभूषितम् (hemabhūṣitam) - adorned with gold, decorated with gold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hemabhūṣita

hemabhūṣita - adorned with gold

Compound of heman (gold) and bhūṣita (adorned).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (heman+bhūṣita)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣita – adorned, decorated, ornamented
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bhūṣ (to adorn) with suffix -ita.
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with Puṣpakam.

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