वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-73, verse-4

स भुक्तवान्नरश्रेष्ठस्तदन्नममृतोपमम् ।
प्रीतश्च परितुष्टश्च तां रात्रिं समुपावसत् ॥४॥

4. sa bhuktavānnaraśreṣṭhastadannamamṛtopamam ,
prītaśca parituṣṭaśca tāṃ rātriṃ samupāvasat.

4. saḥ bhuktavān naraśreṣṭhaḥ tat annam amṛtopamam
prītaḥ ca parituṣṭaḥ ca tām rātrim samupāvasat

4. saḥ naraśreṣṭhaḥ tat amṛtopamam annam bhuktavān
ca prītaḥ ca parituṣṭaḥ tām rātrim samupāvasat

4. The best among men, having eaten that nectar-like food, was pleased and fully satisfied, and thus resided there for that night.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Rama (he)

• भुक्तवान् (bhuktavān) - having eaten

• नरश्रेष्ठः (naraśreṣṭhaḥ) - epithet for Rama (best among men)

• तत् (tat) - referring to the food prepared by Agastya (that)

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain

• अमृतोपमम् (amṛtopamam) - describing the food as being as delicious and life-giving as nectar (nectar-like)

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted

• च (ca) - and

• परितुष्टः (parituṣṭaḥ) - completely satisfied

• च (ca) - and

• ताम् (tām) - referring to that specific night (that)

• रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night

• समुपावसत् (samupāvasat) - resided at the hermitage (resided, stayed)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Rama (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भुक्तवान् (bhuktavān) - having eaten

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhuj

bhuj - to eat, to enjoy

perfect active participle

derived from root bhuj with -tavat suffix

Root: bhuj (class 7)

नरश्रेष्ठः (naraśreṣṭhaḥ) - epithet for Rama (best among men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best among men, foremost of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)

तत् (tat) - referring to the food prepared by Agastya (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, rice, grain

अमृतोपमम् (amṛtopamam) - describing the food as being as delicious and life-giving as nectar (nectar-like)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amṛtopama

amṛtopama - nectar-like, ambrosia-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amṛta+upama)

• amṛta – nectar, immortality
  noun (neuter)
• upama – comparison, likeness, simile
  noun (feminine)

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, satisfied, gladdened

past passive participle

derived from root prī (to please, to love)

Root: prī (class 9)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

परितुष्टः (parituṣṭaḥ) - completely satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parituṣṭa

parituṣṭa - fully satisfied, contented

past passive participle

derived from root tuṣ (to be pleased) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - referring to that specific night (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

समुपावसत् (samupāvasat) - resided at the hermitage (resided, stayed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sam-upa-vas

imperfect past tense

third person singular, active voice, imperfect past tense

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: vas (class 1)

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