वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-78, verse-21

ततः शोकेन महता शैलराजसुतां नृपः ।
प्रणिपत्य महादेवीं सर्वेणैवान्तरात्मना ॥२१॥

21. tataḥ śokena mahatā śailarājasutāṃ nṛpaḥ ,
praṇipatya mahādevīṃ sarveṇaivāntarātmanā.

21. tataḥ śokena mahatā śailarājasutām nṛpaḥ
praṇipatya mahādevīm sarveṇa eva antarātmanā

21. tataḥ nṛpaḥ mahatā śokena sarveṇa eva
antarātmanā śailarājasutām mahādevīm praṇipatya

21. Then, overwhelmed by great sorrow, the king bowed down to Mahādevī, the daughter of the king of mountains, with his entire inner self (antarātman).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that, therefore)

• शोकेन (śokena) - by sorrow (by sorrow, due to grief)

• महता (mahatā) - by great (by great, with great, by mighty)

• शैलराजसुताम् (śailarājasutām) - to the daughter of the king of mountains (Parvati) (to the daughter of the king of mountains)

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king (king, ruler)

• प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed down (having bowed down, having prostrated)

• महादेवीम् (mahādevīm) - to the great goddess

• सर्वेण (sarveṇa) - with his entire (by all, with all)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

• अन्तरात्मना (antarātmanā) - by his inner self (antarātman) (by the inner self, by the soul)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

शोकेन (śokena) - by sorrow (by sorrow, due to grief)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śoka

śoka - sorrow, grief, lamentation

Root: śuc (class 1)

महता (mahatā) - by great (by great, with great, by mighty)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive

Note: Agrees with 'śokena'.

शैलराजसुताम् (śailarājasutām) - to the daughter of the king of mountains (Parvati) (to the daughter of the king of mountains)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śailarājasutā

śailarājasutā - daughter of the king of mountains (Parvati)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+rāja+sutā)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
  From śilā (rock)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• sutā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sū 'to give birth', with feminine suffix.
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to Parvati.

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

Compound of nṛ (man) and pa (protector)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, preserver
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā 'to protect'
  Root: pā (class 2)

प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed down (having bowed down, having prostrated)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of pra + ni + pat

Prefixes: pra+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

महादेवीम् (mahādevīm) - to the great goddess

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahādevī

mahādevī - great goddess, a name of Pārvatī

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+devī)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• devī – goddess, divine lady
  noun (feminine)
  Root: div (class 4)

Note: Another name for Parvati.

सर्वेण (sarveṇa) - with his entire (by all, with all)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Agrees with 'antarātmanā'.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अन्तरात्मना (antarātmanā) - by his inner self (antarātman) (by the inner self, by the soul)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of antarātman

antarātman - inner self, soul, spirit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antara+ātman)

• antara – inner, internal, intermediate
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the king's deepest being.