वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-85, verse-12

ततो ऽपराह्णसमये राघवः समभाषत ।
श्रुत्वा विंशतिसर्गांस्तान्भरतं भ्रातृवत्सलः ॥१२॥

12. tato'parāhṇasamaye rāghavaḥ samabhāṣata ,
śrutvā viṃśatisargāṃstānbharataṃ bhrātṛvatsalaḥ.

12. tataḥ aparāhṇasamaye rāghavaḥ samabhāṣata śrutvā
viṃśatisargān tān bharataṃ bhrātṛvatsalaḥ

12. tataḥ bhrātṛvatsalaḥ rāghavaḥ viṃśatisargān
tān śrutvā aparāhṇasamaye bharataṃ samabhāṣata

12. Then, Rama (rāghava), who was very affectionate towards his brother, having heard those twenty cantos, addressed Bharata in the afternoon.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• अपराह्णसमये (aparāhṇasamaye) - in the afternoon time, at the time of afternoon

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

• समभाषत (samabhāṣata) - addressed, spoke

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• विंशतिसर्गान् (viṁśatisargān) - twenty cantos

• तान् (tān) - those

• भरतं (bharataṁ) - Bharata

• भ्रातृवत्सलः (bhrātṛvatsalaḥ) - affectionate to his brother, brother-loving

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + -tas suffix

अपराह्णसमये (aparāhṇasamaye) - in the afternoon time, at the time of afternoon

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aparāhṇasamaya

aparāhṇasamaya - afternoon time

Compound type : karmadhāraya (aparāhṇa+samaya)

• aparāhṇa – afternoon
  noun (masculine)
• samaya – time, occasion
  noun (masculine)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

From Raghu + aṇ suffix

समभाषत (samabhāṣata) - addressed, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhāṣ

Prefix: sam

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root śru + ktvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

विंशतिसर्गान् (viṁśatisargān) - twenty cantos

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viṃśatisarga

viṁśatisarga - twenty cantos

Compound type : tatpurusha (viṃśati+sarga)

• viṃśati – twenty
  noun (feminine)
• sarga – canto, chapter, section
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

भरतं (bharataṁ) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of Rama's brother)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

भ्रातृवत्सलः (bhrātṛvatsalaḥ) - affectionate to his brother, brother-loving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛvatsala

bhrātṛvatsala - affectionate towards brother

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhrātṛ+vatsala)

• bhrātṛ – brother
  noun (masculine)
• vatsala – affectionate, fond of
  adjective

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