वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-88, verse-20

सीताप्रवेशनं दृष्ट्वा तेषामासीत् समागमः ।
तं मुहूर्तमिवात्यर्थं सर्वं संमोहितं जगत् ॥२०॥

20. sītāpraveśanaṃ dṛṣṭvā teṣāmāsīt samāgamaḥ ,
taṃ muhūrtamivātyarthaṃ sarvaṃ saṃmohitaṃ jagat.

20. sītāpraveśanam dṛṣṭvā teṣām āsīt samāgamaḥ tam
muhūrtam iva atyartham sarvam saṃmohitam jagat

20. Upon witnessing Sītā's entrance, there was a coming together (of focus/attention) among them. For that moment, it was as if the entire world was exceedingly bewildered.

Words meanings summery:

• सीताप्रवेशनम् (sītāpraveśanam) - Sītā's entrance, Sītā's appearance

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, there was

• समागमः (samāgamaḥ) - a coming together (of focus/attention) (a gathering, assembly, confluence, coming together)

• तम् (tam) - that (accusative singular masculine)

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment, a short time

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

• अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly, greatly, very much

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

• संमोहितम् (saṁmohitam) - bewildered, deluded, stupefied

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, creation

Words meanings and morphology

सीताप्रवेशनम् (sītāpraveśanam) - Sītā's entrance, Sītā's appearance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sītāpraveśana

sītāpraveśana - the act of Sītā entering or appearing

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sītā+praveśana)

• sītā – Sītā (wife of Rāma)
  proper noun (feminine)
• praveśana – entrance, entry, act of entering
  noun (neuter)
  derived from verb pra-viś
  Prefix: pra
  Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

root dṛś (to see) + ktvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, there was

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

समागमः (samāgamaḥ) - a coming together (of focus/attention) (a gathering, assembly, confluence, coming together)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāgama

samāgama - meeting, coming together, assembly, union, confluence

derived from root gam (to go) with upasargas sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that (accusative singular masculine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment, a short time

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a short time, a division of time

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

(indeclinable)

अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly, greatly, very much

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+artha)

• ati – over, beyond, excessively
  prefix/indeclinable
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth, thing
  noun (masculine)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

(pronoun/adjective)

Note: Agreeing with jagat

संमोहितम् (saṁmohitam) - bewildered, deluded, stupefied

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃmohita

saṁmohita - bewildered, deluded, enchanted, stupefied

Past Passive Participle

root muh (to be bewildered) + sam + kta

Prefix: sam

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Agreeing with jagat

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, creation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, all that moves

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