वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-84, verse-15

इति संदिश्य बहुशो मुनिः प्राचेतसस्तदा ।
वाल्मीकिः परमोदारस्तूष्णीमासीन्महायशाः ॥१५॥

15. iti saṃdiśya bahuśo muniḥ prācetasastadā ,
vālmīkiḥ paramodārastūṣṇīmāsīnmahāyaśāḥ.

15. iti saṃdiśya bahuśaḥ muniḥ prācetasaḥ tadā
vālmīkiḥ paramodāraḥ tūṣṇīm āsīt mahāyaśāḥ

15. iti bahuśaḥ saṃdiśya tadā prācetasaḥ
paramodāraḥ mahāyaśāḥ muniḥ vālmīkiḥ tūṣṇīm āsīt

15. Having thus instructed them repeatedly, the greatly renowned, exceedingly noble sage (muni) Valmiki, the son of Pracetas, then became silent.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• संदिश्य (saṁdiśya) - having instructed, having commanded

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - repeatedly, many times

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage (muni) (sage, ascetic)

• प्राचेतसः (prācetasaḥ) - son of Pracetas

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - Valmiki (proper name)

• परमोदारः (paramodāraḥ) - exceedingly noble, very generous

• तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - highly renowned, greatly famous

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

संदिश्य (saṁdiśya) - having instructed, having commanded

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from prefix 'sam' + root 'diś' (to point, direct) + 'ya' suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: diś (class 6)

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - repeatedly, many times

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'bahu' (many) + 'śaḥ' (adverbial suffix).

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage (muni) (sage, ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - (muni), sage, ascetic, seer

प्राचेतसः (prācetasaḥ) - son of Pracetas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prācetasa

prācetasa - descendant of Pracetas (epithet of Valmiki)

Patronymic derived from 'Pracetas'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - Valmiki (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālmīki

vālmīki - Valmiki (name of the sage and author of the Ramayana)

परमोदारः (paramodāraḥ) - exceedingly noble, very generous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramodāra

paramodāra - exceedingly noble, very generous, most liberal

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+udāra)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective
• udāra – noble, generous, exalted
  adjective

तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - highly renowned, greatly famous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - greatly famous, glorious, renowned

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+yaśas)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (neuter)
• yaśas – fame, glory, renown
  noun (neuter)

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