वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-96, verse-5

लक्ष्मणेन तथोक्तस्तु रामः प्रचलितेन्द्रियः ।
मन्त्रिणः समुपानीय तथैव च पुरोधसं ॥५॥

5. lakṣmaṇena tathoktastu rāmaḥ pracalitendriyaḥ ,
mantriṇaḥ samupānīya tathaiva ca purodhasaṃ.

5. lakṣmaṇena tathā uktaḥ tu rāmaḥ pracalitendriyaḥ
mantriṇaḥ samupānīya tathā eva ca purodhasam

5. lakṣmaṇena tathā uktaḥ tu,
pracalitendriyaḥ rāmaḥ mantriṇaḥ ca purodhasam tathaiva samupānīya (acintayat).

5. Thus spoken to by Lakṣmaṇa, Rāma, whose senses were agitated, gathered his ministers and also the royal priest.

Words meanings summery:

• लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakṣmaṇa

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken to (by Lakṣmaṇa) (spoken, said, addressed)

• तु (tu) - and (but, however, and, indeed)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (a proper name)

• प्रचलितेन्द्रियः (pracalitendriyaḥ) - whose senses were agitated (by the difficult situation) (one whose senses are agitated/moved)

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - his (Rāma's) ministers (ministers)

• समुपानीय (samupānīya) - having gathered, having brought near, having assembled

• तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, and)

• एव (eva) - also (just, only, indeed, also)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पुरोधसम् (purodhasam) - the royal priest

Words meanings and morphology

लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rāma)

Note: Agent of the action implied by 'uktaḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'uktaḥ'.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken to (by Lakṣmaṇa) (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'rāmaḥ'.

तु (tu) - and (but, however, and, indeed)

(indeclinable)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (the seventh avatar of Vishnu); pleasant, charming

Note: Subject of the sentence.

प्रचलितेन्द्रियः (pracalitendriyaḥ) - whose senses were agitated (by the difficult situation) (one whose senses are agitated/moved)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pracalitendriya

pracalitendriya - whose senses are agitated, whose mind is disturbed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pracalita+indriya)

• pracalita – agitated, moved, shaken, disturbed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'cal' with prefix 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: cal (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'rāmaḥ'.

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - his (Rāma's) ministers (ministers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor

Root: mantr (class 10)

Note: Object of 'samupānīya'.

समुपानीय (samupānīya) - having gathered, having brought near, having assembled

(verb)

active, absolutive of samupānīya

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with prefixes 'sam' and 'upa', and suffix '-ya'.

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Conveys an action completed before the main verb (implied).

तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Here combines with 'eva' and 'ca' for emphasis.

एव (eva) - also (just, only, indeed, also)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'mantriṇaḥ' and 'purodhasam'.

पुरोधसम् (purodhasam) - the royal priest

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purodhas

purodhas - one placed at the front; a family priest, royal chaplain

Derived from 'puras' (before) + root 'dhā' (to place) + suffix '-as'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (puras+dhas)

• puras – before, in front, eastward
  indeclinable
• dhas – placing, holding (nominal derivative of dhā)
  noun (masculine)
  Nominal derivative from root 'dhā'.
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'samupānīya'.

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