वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-85, verse-4

अथ कर्मान्तरे राजा समानीय महामुनीन् ।
पार्थिवांश्च नरव्याघ्रः पण्डितान्नैगमांस्तथा ॥४॥

4. atha karmāntare rājā samānīya mahāmunīn ,
pārthivāṃśca naravyāghraḥ paṇḍitānnaigamāṃstathā.

4. atha karmāntare rājā samānīya mahāmunīn
pārthivān ca naravyāghraḥ paṇḍitān naigamān tathā

4. atha karmāntare naravyāghraḥ rājā mahāmunīn ca
pārthivān paṇḍitān ca naigamān tathā samānīya

4. Then, during another part of the ritual, the king, a tiger among men, having gathered the great sages, as well as princes, learned scholars, and those versed in the Vedic traditions.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (indicating sequence) (now, then, moreover)

• कर्मान्तरे (karmāntare) - during another part of the ritual (in the interval of action/ritual, in another action/ritual)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (Rāma, in this context) (king)

• समानीय (samānīya) - having assembled (the mentioned persons) (having brought together, having gathered)

• महामुनीन् (mahāmunīn) - the great sages (great sages)

• पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - kings or princes (kings, princes, earthly ones)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - the excellent king (an epithet) (tiger among men, best of men)

• पण्डितान् (paṇḍitān) - learned scholars (learned ones, scholars)

• नैगमान् (naigamān) - those knowledgeable in the Vedic traditions (those versed in the Vedas/Nigama, citizens, merchants)

• तथा (tathā) - and (and, also, thus)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (indicating sequence) (now, then, moreover)

(indeclinable)

कर्मान्तरे (karmāntare) - during another part of the ritual (in the interval of action/ritual, in another action/ritual)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of karmāntara

karmāntara - interval of action/ritual, another action/ritual

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karman+antara)

• karman – action, ritual, deed
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• antara – interval, another, different
  noun (neuter)

राजा (rājā) - the king (Rāma, in this context) (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

समानीय (samānīya) - having assembled (the mentioned persons) (having brought together, having gathered)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from sam-ā-√nī with -ya suffix

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: nī (class 1)

महामुनीन् (mahāmunīn) - the great sages (great sages)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahant+muni)

• mahant – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• muni – sage, ascetic, contemplative
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)

पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - kings or princes (kings, princes, earthly ones)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, king, prince (lit. 'belonging to the earth')

derived from pṛthivī (earth)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - the excellent king (an epithet) (tiger among men, best of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, excellent man, chief among men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the king.

पण्डितान् (paṇḍitān) - learned scholars (learned ones, scholars)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - learned, wise, scholar, pundit

नैगमान् (naigamān) - those knowledgeable in the Vedic traditions (those versed in the Vedas/Nigama, citizens, merchants)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of naigama

naigama - relating to the Veda (Nigama), traditional, citizen, merchant

derived from nigama (Vedic tradition or town)

Note: Here 'versed in Vedic traditions' seems more appropriate given the context of mahāmunīn and paṇḍitān.

तथा (tathā) - and (and, also, thus)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the list of people.

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