वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-83, verse-12

ये च तत्र महात्मानो मुनयश्चिरजीविनः ।
नास्मरंस्तादृशं यज्ञं दानौघसमलंकृतम् ॥१२॥

12. ye ca tatra mahātmāno munayaścirajīvinaḥ ,
nāsmaraṃstādṛśaṃ yajñaṃ dānaughasamalaṃkṛtam.

12. ye ca tatra mahātmānaḥ munayaḥ cirajīvinaḥ na
asmaran tādṛśam yajñam dānaughasamalaṅkṛtam

12. tatra ye cirajīvinaḥ mahātmānaḥ munayaḥ ca
tādṛśam dānaughasamalaṅkṛtam yajñam na asmaran

12. And even the long-lived, great-souled (mahātman) sages (muni) who were present there could not recall a (Vedic ritual) (yajña) so splendidly adorned with streams of donations.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - who, which, those

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones (referring to the sages) (great-souled, noble, exalted persons)

• मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics, recluses

• चिरजीविनः (cirajīvinaḥ) - those who live for a long time (long-lived, immortal)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्मरन् (asmaran) - they did not remember (they remembered)

• तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such a (ritual) (such, of that kind)

• यज्ञम् (yajñam) - the (Vedic ritual) ((Vedic ritual), sacrifice, offering)

• दानौघसमलङ्कृतम् (dānaughasamalaṅkṛtam) - splendidly adorned with streams of donations (adorned with streams/floods of gifts)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - who, which, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Relative pronoun

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones (referring to the sages) (great-souled, noble, exalted persons)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, great person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Declined as an adjective agreeing with munayaḥ

मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics, recluses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

चिरजीविनः (cirajīvinaḥ) - those who live for a long time (long-lived, immortal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cirajīvin

cirajīvin - long-lived, long-living

Compound of 'cira' (long time) and 'jīvin' (living)

Compound type : tatpurusha (cira+jīvin)

• cira – long time, ancient
  indeclinable
• jīvin – living, alive, one who lives
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root jīv
  Suffix -in
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with munayaḥ

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्मरन् (asmaran) - they did not remember (they remembered)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense, active voice

Root smṛ (Class 1, P), 'a' augment, 'an' ending for 3rd plural

Root: smṛ (class 1)

तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such a (ritual) (such, of that kind)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - such, of that kind

Formed from tad (that) + dṛś (see)

Note: Agrees with yajñam

यज्ञम् (yajñam) - the (Vedic ritual) ((Vedic ritual), sacrifice, offering)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - (Vedic ritual), offering, devotion

Derived from root yaj (to worship, offer)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'asmaran'

दानौघसमलङ्कृतम् (dānaughasamalaṅkṛtam) - splendidly adorned with streams of donations (adorned with streams/floods of gifts)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dānaughasamalaṅkṛta

dānaughasamalaṅkṛta - adorned with streams of gifts

Past Passive Participle as an adjective

Compound of dāna (gift) + ogha (stream) + samalaṅkṛta (well-adorned)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dāna+ogha+samalaṅkṛta)

• dāna – gift, donation, act of giving
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)
• ogha – stream, flood, multitude
  noun (masculine)
• samalaṅkṛta – well-adorned, splendidly embellished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix 'sam' (well, completely) + root 'kṛ' (to make, do) + suffix '-ta'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with yajñam