वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-77, verse-6

क्षीयमाणे तु लोके ऽस्मिन् संभ्रान्तमनसः सुराः ।
यदुक्तं विष्णुना पूर्वं तं यज्ञं समुपानयन् ॥६॥

6. kṣīyamāṇe tu loke'smin saṃbhrāntamanasaḥ surāḥ ,
yaduktaṃ viṣṇunā pūrvaṃ taṃ yajñaṃ samupānayan.

6. kṣīyamāṇe tu loke asmin saṃbhrāntamanasaḥ surāḥ
yat uktam viṣṇunā pūrvam tam yajñam samupānayan

6. tu asmin loke kṣīyamāṇe saṃbhrāntamanasaḥ surāḥ
tam yajñam samupānayan yat pūrvam viṣṇunā uktam

6. But as this world was diminishing, the gods, with bewildered minds, then performed that Vedic ritual (yajña) which had been previously instructed by Viṣṇu.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षीयमाणे (kṣīyamāṇe) - when diminishing, when wasting away, in the decaying

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• संभ्रान्तमनसः (saṁbhrāntamanasaḥ) - having bewildered minds, confused in mind

• सुराः (surāḥ) - gods, deities

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken, prescribed

• विष्णुना (viṣṇunā) - by Viṣṇu

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• तम् (tam) - that

• यज्ञम् (yajñam) - the prescribed Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, ceremonial worship)

• समुपानयन् (samupānayan) - they performed, they brought near

Words meanings and morphology

क्षीयमाणे (kṣīyamāṇe) - when diminishing, when wasting away, in the decaying

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣīyamāṇa

kṣīyamāṇa - diminishing, decaying, wasting away

Present Middle Participle

Derived from √kṣi (to decay, waste away)

Root: kṣi (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Locative absolute construction with 'kṣīyamāṇe'.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with 'loke'.

संभ्रान्तमनसः (saṁbhrāntamanasaḥ) - having bewildered minds, confused in mind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃbhrāntamanas

saṁbhrāntamanas - having a bewildered mind, confused, agitated

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (saṃbhrānta+manas)

• saṃbhrānta – bewildered, confused, agitated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bhram (to wander) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 4)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying 'surāḥ'.

सुराः (surāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

Note: Subject of 'samupānayan'.

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to 'yajñam'.

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken, prescribed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vac (to speak, say) with suffix -ta, irregular past participle

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Predicative participle.

विष्णुना (viṣṇunā) - by Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a major Hindu deity)

Root: viṣ (class 3)

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'uktam'.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'uktam'.

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Direct object of 'samupānayan', referring back to 'yat uktam'.

यज्ञम् (yajñam) - the prescribed Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, ceremonial worship)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

Derived from √yaj (to worship, sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'samupānayan'.

समुपानयन् (samupānayan) - they performed, they brought near

(verb)

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

Prefixes: sam+upa+ā

Root: nī (class 1)