वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-73, verse-15

तं प्रयान्तं मुनिगणा आशीर्वादैः समन्ततः ।
अपूजयन्महेन्द्राभं सहस्राक्षमिवामराः ॥१५॥

15. taṃ prayāntaṃ munigaṇā āśīrvādaiḥ samantataḥ ,
apūjayanmahendrābhaṃ sahasrākṣamivāmarāḥ.

15. tam prayāntam munigaṇāḥ āśīrvādaiḥ samantataḥ
apūjayan mahendrābham sahasrākṣam iva amarāḥ

15. munigaṇāḥ samantataḥ āśīrvādaiḥ tam prayāntam
mahendrābham sahasrākṣam iva amarāḥ apūjayan

15. As he departed, the groups of sages (muni), from all sides, honored him with blessings, just as the gods (amarāḥ) would worship Mahendra (Indra), the thousand-eyed one.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him

• प्रयान्तम् (prayāntam) - departing, proceeding

• मुनिगणाः (munigaṇāḥ) - groups of sages, hosts of sages

• आशीर्वादैः (āśīrvādaiḥ) - with blessings

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around

• अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - they worshipped, they honored

• महेन्द्राभम् (mahendrābham) - resembling Mahendra (Indra)

• सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - the thousand-eyed one (Indra)

• इव (iva) - like, as

• अमराः (amarāḥ) - the gods, immortals

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him

Note: Refers to Rama.

प्रयान्तम् (prayāntam) - departing, proceeding

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prayāt

prayāt - going forth, departing, proceeding

Present Active Participle

From root √yā (to go) with prefix pra-, suffix -at.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with tam.

मुनिगणाः (munigaṇāḥ) - groups of sages, hosts of sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of munigaṇa

munigaṇa - a group of sages

Compound of muni (sage) and gaṇa (group).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+gaṇa)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, host, multitude
  noun (masculine)

आशीर्वादैः (āśīrvādaiḥ) - with blessings

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āśīrvāda

āśīrvāda - blessing, benediction

Compound of āśīs (blessing) and vāda (speech, utterance).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśīs+vāda)

• āśīs – blessing, prayer, wish
  noun (feminine)
• vāda – speaking, discourse, statement
  noun (masculine)
  From root √vad (to speak).
  Root: vad (class 1)

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around

(indeclinable)

Formed from samanta (all-sided) + suffix -tas (from).

अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - they worshipped, they honored

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd plural active. Causative of √pūj (to honor).

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Subject is munigaṇāḥ.

महेन्द्राभम् (mahendrābham) - resembling Mahendra (Indra)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahendrābha

mahendrābha - resembling Mahendra (Indra)

Compound of Mahendra (great Indra) and ābha (resembling).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahendra+ābha)

• mahendra – great Indra, lord Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
  Compound of mahā (great) and indra (Indra).
• ābha – resembling, like, shining
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √bhā (to shine, appear) with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with tam.

सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - the thousand-eyed one (Indra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sahasrākṣa

sahasrākṣa - thousand-eyed, an epithet of Indra

Compound of sahasra (thousand) and akṣi (eye).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+akṣi)

• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with tam.

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

अमराः (amarāḥ) - the gods, immortals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amara

amara - immortal, a god

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'mara' (mortal).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mara)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• mara – mortal, dying
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √mṛ (to die).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

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