वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-93, verse-9

तस्मै रामो महातेजाः पूजामर्घ्य पुरोगमाम् ।
ददौ कुशलमव्यग्रं प्रष्टुं चैवोपचक्रमे ॥९॥

9. tasmai rāmo mahātejāḥ pūjāmarghya purogamām ,
dadau kuśalamavyagraṃ praṣṭuṃ caivopacakrame.

9. tasmai rāmaḥ mahātejāḥ pūjām arghya-purōgamām
dadau kuśalam avyagram praṣṭum ca eva upacakrame

9. mahātejāḥ rāmaḥ tasmai arghya-purōgamām pūjām
dadau ca eva avyagram kuśalam praṣṭum upacakrame

9. Rama, the greatly effulgent one, offered him worship, beginning with the honorific offering of water (arghya), and then calmly began to ask about his well-being.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to him, for that

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent, highly radiant

• पूजाम् (pūjām) - worship, honor, respect

• अर्घ्य-पुर्ओगमाम् (arghya-purōgamām) - a form of worship that begins with the offering of water (preceded by arghya (honorific water offering))

• ददौ (dadau) - gave, offered

• कुशलम् (kuśalam) - welfare, well-being, health

• अव्यग्रम् (avyagram) - undisturbed, calmly, attentively

• प्रष्टुम् (praṣṭum) - to ask

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - began, commenced

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मै (tasmai) - to him, for that

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a prominent deity and epic hero), pleasing, delightful

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent, highly radiant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great brilliance, great energy; one possessing great brilliance

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – brilliance, splendor, energy, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)

पूजाम् (pūjām) - worship, honor, respect

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pūjā

pūjā - worship, honor, reverence, adoration

अर्घ्य-पुर्ओगमाम् (arghya-purōgamām) - a form of worship that begins with the offering of water (preceded by arghya (honorific water offering))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of arghya-purōgama

arghya-purōgama - preceded by the arghya offering, having arghya as the foremost part

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (arghya+purōgama)

• arghya – honorific offering of water, respectful reception
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from argh (value)
• purōgama – going before, preceding, led by
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from puras (before) + √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

ददौ (dadau) - gave, offered

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

Root √dā (to give), perfect 3rd person singular

Root: dā (class 3)

कुशलम् (kuśalam) - welfare, well-being, health

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - well-being, welfare, health, prosperity, skillful

अव्यग्रम् (avyagram) - undisturbed, calmly, attentively

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avyagra

avyagra - undisturbed, calm, attentive, not confused, collected

Compound with 'a' (negation)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyagra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vyagra – agitated, disturbed, engrossed, eager
  adjective (masculine)

प्रष्टुम् (praṣṭum) - to ask

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of √prach (to ask), with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: prach (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - began, commenced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of upakram

Perfect tense, Middle Voice

Root √kram (to step), with prefix upa-, perfect 3rd person singular, middle voice

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)

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