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

ततो वायुः शुभः पुण्यो दिव्यगन्धो मनोरमः ।
तं जनौघं सुरश्रेष्ठो ह्लादयामास सर्वतः ॥७॥

7. tato vāyuḥ śubhaḥ puṇyo divyagandho manoramaḥ ,
taṃ janaughaṃ suraśreṣṭho hlādayāmāsa sarvataḥ.

7. tataḥ vāyuḥ śubhaḥ puṇyaḥ divyagandhaḥ manoramaḥ
tam janaugham suraśreṣṭhaḥ hlādayāmāsa sarvataḥ

7. tataḥ suraśreṣṭhaḥ śubhaḥ puṇyaḥ divyagandhaḥ
manoramaḥ vāyuḥ tam janaugham sarvataḥ hlādayāmāsa

7. Then, a beautiful, sacred, divinely fragrant, and charming wind—the best among divine elements—delighted that multitude of people from all sides.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air

• शुभः (śubhaḥ) - auspicious, pure, beautiful

• पुण्यः (puṇyaḥ) - sacred, holy, virtuous

• दिव्यगन्धः (divyagandhaḥ) - divine fragrance, having a divine smell

• मनोरमः (manoramaḥ) - charming, delightful, pleasing

• तम् (tam) - that, him, it

• जनौघम् (janaugham) - crowd of people, multitude of beings

• सुरश्रेष्ठः (suraśreṣṭhaḥ) - Here, 'best among divine elements' referring to the wind. (best among gods)

• ह्लादयामास (hlādayāmāsa) - caused to rejoice, delighted

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, the god of wind (vāyu)

शुभः (śubhaḥ) - auspicious, pure, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, pure, beautiful, good, splendid

पुण्यः (puṇyaḥ) - sacred, holy, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, virtuous, meritorious, good

दिव्यगन्धः (divyagandhaḥ) - divine fragrance, having a divine smell

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of divyagandha

divyagandha - having a divine fragrance, divinely scented

Bahuvrihi compound meaning 'having divine fragrance'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (divya+gandha)

• divya – divine, celestial, heavenly
  adjective
• gandha – smell, fragrance, scent
  noun (masculine)

मनोरमः (manoramaḥ) - charming, delightful, pleasing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manorama

manorama - charming, delightful, pleasing to the mind

Compound of 'manas' (mind) and 'rama' (pleasing).

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+rama)

• manas – mind, intellect, spirit, heart
  noun (neuter)
• rama – pleasing, delighting, beautiful
  adjective
  Root: ram (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that, him, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

जनौघम् (janaugham) - crowd of people, multitude of beings

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janaugha

janaugha - crowd of people, multitude of beings

Compound of 'jana' (people) and 'ogha' (flood, multitude).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+ogha)

• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ogha – flood, torrent, multitude, crowd
  noun (masculine)

सुरश्रेष्ठः (suraśreṣṭhaḥ) - Here, 'best among divine elements' referring to the wind. (best among gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suraśreṣṭha

suraśreṣṭha - best among gods, chief deity, excellent divine entity

Compound of 'sura' (god, divine) and 'śreṣṭha' (best, excellent).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+śreṣṭha)

• sura – god, deity, divine element
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, superior, chief
  adjective
  Superlative of 'praśasya' (praiseworthy).

ह्लादयामास (hlādayāmāsa) - caused to rejoice, delighted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of hlādayāmāsa

Perfect tense (Lit), Causative

Perfect tense (Lit) form of the causative verb derived from the root 'hlād' (to gladden).

Root: hlād (class 1)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'sarva' (all) with the suffix 'tas'.

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