वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-88, verse-5

अभिप्रायं तु विज्ञाय रामस्य सुरसत्तमाः ।
पितामहं पुरस्कृत्य सर्व एव समागताः ॥५॥

5. abhiprāyaṃ tu vijñāya rāmasya surasattamāḥ ,
pitāmahaṃ puraskṛtya sarva eva samāgatāḥ.

5. abhiprāyam tu vijñāya rāmasya surasattamāḥ
pitāmaham puraskṛtya sarva eva samāgatāḥ

5. surasattamāḥ sarve eva rāmasya abhiprāyam
vijñāya pitāmaham puraskṛtya samāgatāḥ

5. Having understood Rama's intention, all the chief deities, with Brahma, the grandfather, at their forefront, assembled.

Words meanings summery:

• अभिप्रायम् (abhiprāyam) - intention, purpose

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having understood, having known

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• सुरसत्तमाः (surasattamāḥ) - best among gods, chief deities

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - referring to Brahma (the grandfather)

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having made chief

• सर्व (sarva) - all, every

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'all' (all of them indeed) (indeed, just, only)

• समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled, came together

Words meanings and morphology

अभिप्रायम् (abhiprāyam) - intention, purpose

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhiprāya

abhiprāya - intention, purpose, aim, meaning, thought

Derived from the root 'i' (to go) with prefixes 'abhi' and 'pra', and the suffix 'ghañ'.

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: i (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having understood, having known

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive form from the root 'jñā' (to know) with the prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a prominent deity in Hinduism, hero of the Ramayana)

सुरसत्तमाः (surasattamāḥ) - best among gods, chief deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of surasattama

surasattama - best among gods, chief deity

Compound of 'sura' (god) and 'sattama' (best, most excellent, superlative of 'sat').

Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+sattama)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent, foremost, most existing
  adjective
  Superlative degree of 'sat' (good, existing), from the root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - referring to Brahma (the grandfather)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, (specifically) Brahma

Compound of 'pitṛ' (father) and 'maha' (great).

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having made chief

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive form from the root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with the preverb/particle 'puras' (in front, before).

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सर्व (sarva) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'all' (all of them indeed) (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled, came together

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samāgata

samāgata - assembled, came together, arrived, met

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root 'gam' (to go) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

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