वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-91, verse-15

सो ऽभिवाद्य महात्मानं साक्षाद्धर्ममिवापरम् ।
राघवं भरतः श्रीमान्ब्रह्माणमिव वासवः ॥१५॥

15. so'bhivādya mahātmānaṃ sākṣāddharmamivāparam ,
rāghavaṃ bharataḥ śrīmānbrahmāṇamiva vāsavaḥ.

15. saḥ abhivādya mahātmanam sākṣāt dharmam iva aparam
rāghavam bharataḥ śrīmān brahmāṇam iva vāsavaḥ

15. śrīmān bharataḥ saḥ rāghavam mahātmanam aparam
sākṣāt dharmam iva abhivādya vāsavaḥ brahmāṇam iva

15. The illustrious Bharata, having saluted the great-souled (Rāghava) Rama, who was like another embodiment of (dharma) in person, [did so] just as Vāsava (Indra) [salutes] (Brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Bharata (he)

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having bowed to

• महात्मनम् (mahātmanam) - Rama (the great-souled one, the noble one)

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, in person, visibly

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - (dharma), righteousness, moral law

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अपरम् (aparam) - another, a second

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rāghava (Rama)

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (proper noun)

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, illustrious, fortunate

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - (Brahman), the creator god

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra (name of a deity)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Bharata (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Bharata.

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having bowed to

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root 'vad' (to speak) with prefixes 'abhi-' and 'ā-', suffix '-ya'

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Indicates an action completed by Bharata before the implied main verb.

महात्मनम् (mahātmanam) - Rama (the great-souled one, the noble one)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'rāghavam'.

साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, in person, visibly

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'dharmam' in the comparison.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - (dharma), righteousness, moral law

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - dharma, righteousness, natural law, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature

from root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison with Rāghava.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

अपरम् (aparam) - another, a second

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, second, inferior, posterior

Note: Agrees with 'dharmam'.

राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rāghava (Rama)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; Rama

patronymic from Raghu

Note: Object of 'abhivādya'.

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of a prince, Rama's brother)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, illustrious, fortunate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, illustrious, fortunate, prosperous

from 'śrī' (splendor, prosperity) + 'mat' (possessive suffix)

Note: Agrees with 'bharataḥ'.

ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - (Brahman), the creator god

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the creator god), a priest

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison for Rāghava (i.e., Rama is compared to Brahman).

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra (name of a deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra (name of a deity); an epithet of the Vasus

Note: Subject of comparison for Bharata (i.e., Bharata is compared to Vāsava).