वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-85, verse-6

हृष्टा ऋषिगणास्तत्र पार्थिवाश्च महौजसः ।
पिबन्त इव चक्षुर्भ्यां राजानं गायकौ च तौ ॥६॥

6. hṛṣṭā ṛṣigaṇāstatra pārthivāśca mahaujasaḥ ,
pibanta iva cakṣurbhyāṃ rājānaṃ gāyakau ca tau.

6. hṛṣṭāḥ ṛṣigaṇāḥ tatra pārthivāḥ ca mahaujasaḥ
pibantaḥ iva cakṣurbhyām rājānam gāyakau ca tau

6. tatra hṛṣṭāḥ ṛṣigaṇāḥ ca mahaujasaḥ pārthivāḥ
cakṣurbhyām rājānam gāyakau ca tau iva pibantaḥ

6. There, the delighted groups of sages and the greatly energetic kings gazed upon the king and the two singers, as if drinking them in with their eyes.

Words meanings summery:

• हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted (delighted, gladdened, joyous)

• ऋषिगणाः (ṛṣigaṇāḥ) - groups of sages (hosts of sages, groups of ascetics)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (at the assembly) (there, then)

• पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings or princes (kings, princes, earthly ones)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• महौजसः (mahaujasaḥ) - of great energy (of great power/energy/splendor)

• पिबन्तः (pibantaḥ) - drinking in, absorbing (with their eyes) (drinking, imbibing)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• चक्षुर्भ्याम् (cakṣurbhyām) - with their eyes (with eyes, by means of eyes)

• राजानम् (rājānam) - the king (Rāma) (king)

• गायकौ (gāyakau) - the two bards (Lava and Kuśa) (the two singers)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तौ (tau) - those two (the singers) (those two)

Words meanings and morphology

हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted (delighted, gladdened, joyous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - delighted, gladdened, joyful, thrilled

Past Passive Participle

From root hṛṣ (to be thrilled) + kta suffix

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'ṛṣigaṇāḥ' and 'pārthivāḥ'.

ऋषिगणाः (ṛṣigaṇāḥ) - groups of sages (hosts of sages, groups of ascetics)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣigaṇa

ṛṣigaṇa - multitude of sages, group of ascetics

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+gaṇa)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ
• gaṇa – group, multitude, host
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the implied action ('gazed upon').

तत्र (tatra) - there (at the assembly) (there, then)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the location of the assembly.

पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings or princes (kings, princes, earthly ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

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

derived from pṛthivī (earth)

Note: Subject of the implied action ('gazed upon').

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'ṛṣigaṇāḥ' and 'pārthivāḥ'.

महौजसः (mahaujasaḥ) - of great energy (of great power/energy/splendor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāujas

mahāujas - of great power, mighty, energetic, splendid

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ojas)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ojas – energy, strength, power, vitality
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'pārthivāḥ'.

पिबन्तः (pibantaḥ) - drinking in, absorbing (with their eyes) (drinking, imbibing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pibat

pibat - drinking, one who drinks

Present Active Participle

From root pā (to drink) + śatṛ suffix

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'ṛṣigaṇāḥ' and 'pārthivāḥ'. Used with 'iva' to mean 'as if drinking' (i.e., absorbing visually).

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates comparison.

चक्षुर्भ्याम् (cakṣurbhyām) - with their eyes (with eyes, by means of eyes)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight, vision

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Dual because people have two eyes.

राजानम् (rājānam) - the king (Rāma) (king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pibantaḥ' (implied 'seeing' or 'imbibing').

गायकौ (gāyakau) - the two bards (Lava and Kuśa) (the two singers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of gāyaka

gāyaka - singer, chanter

agent noun

From root gai (to sing) + ṇvul suffix

Root: gai (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pibantaḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'rājānam' and 'gāyakau'.

तौ (tau) - those two (the singers) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

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