वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-92, verse-17

विहृत्य लाकं परिपूर्णमानसाः श्रिया वृता धर्मपथे परे स्थिताः ।
त्रयः समिद्धा इव दीप्ततेजसा हुताग्नयः साधु महाध्वरे त्रयः ॥१७॥

17. vihṛtya lākaṃ paripūrṇamānasāḥ śriyā vṛtā dharmapathe pare sthitāḥ ,
trayaḥ samiddhā iva dīptatejasā hutāgnayaḥ sādhu mahādhvare trayaḥ.

17. vihṛtya lokam paripūrṇamānasāḥ
śriyā vṛtāḥ dharmapathe pare sthitāḥ
trayaḥ samiddhāḥ iva dīptatejasā
hutāgnayaḥ sādhu mahādhvare trayaḥ

17. trayaḥ lokam vihṛtya paripūrṇamānasāḥ
śriyā vṛtāḥ pare dharmapathe
sthitāḥ trayaḥ samiddhāḥ iva
dīptatejasā hutāgnayaḥ sādhu mahādhvare

17. After traversing the world, with their minds completely fulfilled, endowed with splendor, and established on the supreme path of (natural law) dharma, the three (brothers) shone like three well-kindled sacred fires (agni) with blazing energy, into which offerings have been properly made in a great Vedic ritual (mahādhvara).

Words meanings summery:

• विहृत्य (vihṛtya) - having traversed (the world) (having roamed, having traversed, having sported)

• लोकम् (lokam) - the world (world, space, realm)

• परिपूर्णमानसाः (paripūrṇamānasāḥ) - with their minds completely fulfilled (whose minds are completely fulfilled, having a completely satisfied mind)

• श्रिया (śriyā) - by splendor (by splendor, by prosperity, by wealth, by fortune)

• वृताः (vṛtāḥ) - endowed (with splendor) (surrounded, endowed with, covered)

• धर्मपथे (dharmapathe) - on the path of (natural law) dharma (on the path of dharma, on the path of righteousness)

• परे (pare) - supreme (supreme, excellent, highest)

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - established (established, situated, standing, abiding)

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - the three (persons) (three)

• समिद्धाः (samiddhāḥ) - well-kindled (well-kindled, blazing, inflamed)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• दीप्ततेजसा (dīptatejasā) - with blazing energy (with blazing splendor, by intense energy)

• हुताग्नयः (hutāgnayaḥ) - sacred fires (agni) into which offerings have been made (whose fires have received offerings, sacred fires into which oblations are made)

• साधु (sādhu) - properly (well, properly, rightly, good)

• महाध्वरे (mahādhvare) - in a great Vedic ritual (mahādhvara) (in a great Vedic ritual, in a great sacrifice)

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three (sacred fires) (three)

Words meanings and morphology

विहृत्य (vihṛtya) - having traversed (the world) (having roamed, having traversed, having sported)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Derived from root hṛ with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

लोकम् (lokam) - the world (world, space, realm)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, space

परिपूर्णमानसाः (paripūrṇamānasāḥ) - with their minds completely fulfilled (whose minds are completely fulfilled, having a completely satisfied mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paripūrṇamānasa

paripūrṇamānasa - having a completely fulfilled/satisfied mind

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (paripūrṇa+mānasa)

• paripūrṇa – completely full, fully accomplished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pṛ with prefixes pari and pūr
  Prefixes: pari+pūr
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• mānasa – mental, belonging to the mind, mind
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from manas
  Root: man

श्रिया (śriyā) - by splendor (by splendor, by prosperity, by wealth, by fortune)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - splendor, prosperity, wealth, glory, Lakshmi

वृताः (vṛtāḥ) - endowed (with splendor) (surrounded, endowed with, covered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, endowed, chosen, covered

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 1)

धर्मपथे (dharmapathe) - on the path of (natural law) dharma (on the path of dharma, on the path of righteousness)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharmapatha

dharmapatha - path of dharma, path of righteousness

Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+patha)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

परे (pare) - supreme (supreme, excellent, highest)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, excellent, other, next

Note: Qualifies dharmapathe.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - established (established, situated, standing, abiding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, established, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - the three (persons) (three)

(numeral)

Note: Refers to the three (brothers/individuals).

समिद्धाः (samiddhāḥ) - well-kindled (well-kindled, blazing, inflamed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samiddha

samiddha - well-kindled, blazing, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

From root indh with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: indh (class 7)

Note: Qualifies hutāgnayaḥ (or implicitly agnayaḥ).

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

दीप्ततेजसा (dīptatejasā) - with blazing energy (with blazing splendor, by intense energy)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dīptatejas

dīptatejas - possessing blazing splendor/energy

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dīpta+tejas)

• dīpta – blazing, glowing, radiant
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dīp
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• tejas – splendor, energy, radiance, light
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij

Note: Qualifies hutāgnayaḥ (the fires).

हुताग्नयः (hutāgnayaḥ) - sacred fires (agni) into which offerings have been made (whose fires have received offerings, sacred fires into which oblations are made)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hutāgni

hutāgni - sacred fire into which offerings have been made

Bahuvrihi compound, literally "whose fire is offered into"

Compound type : bahuvrihi (huta+agni)

• huta – offered, sacrificed, poured into
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hu
  Root: hu (class 3)
• agni – fire, god of fire, sacred fire
  noun (masculine)

Note: In apposition to trayaḥ (the second instance).

साधु (sādhu) - properly (well, properly, rightly, good)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies the act of offerings being made into the fires.

महाध्वरे (mahādhvare) - in a great Vedic ritual (mahādhvara) (in a great Vedic ritual, in a great sacrifice)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahādhvara

mahādhvara - great Vedic ritual, great sacrifice

Karmadhāraya compound

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+adhvara)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Feminine form of mahat, used as first member of compounds
• adhvara – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, ceremony
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: dhvar

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three (sacred fires) (three)

(numeral)

Note: Refers to the three sacred fires.

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