वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-98, verse-13

सो ऽभिवाद्य ततो रामं प्राञ्जलिः प्रयतेन्द्रियः ।
उवाच वाक्यं धर्मज्ञो धर्ममेवानुचिन्तयन् ॥१३॥

13. so'bhivādya tato rāmaṃ prāñjaliḥ prayatendriyaḥ ,
uvāca vākyaṃ dharmajño dharmamevānucintayan.

13. saḥ abhivādya tataḥ rāmam prāñjaliḥ prayatendriyaḥ
uvāca vākyam dharmajñaḥ dharmam eva anucintayan

13. tataḥ saḥ prāñjaliḥ prayatendriyaḥ rāmam abhivādya
dharmajñaḥ dharmam eva anucintayan vākyam uvāca

13. Then, having respectfully saluted Rāma with folded hands and self-controlled senses, he, a knower of natural law (dharma), spoke, contemplating only natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He (referring to the speaker) (He, that (person))

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having respectfully saluted (having saluted, having bowed down)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma (proper noun)

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands (in reverence)

• प्रयतेन्द्रियः (prayatendriyaḥ) - self-controlled senses (with controlled senses, self-controlled)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (speech, words, statement)

• धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - a knower of natural law (dharma) (knower of natural law, righteous)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) ((dharma), duty, righteousness, natural law)

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

• अनुचिन्तयन् (anucintayan) - contemplating (contemplating, reflecting upon)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He (referring to the speaker) (He, that (person))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having respectfully saluted (having saluted, having bowed down)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From √vad 'to speak, to salute' with prefix abhi and suffix lyaP

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

From tad with ablative suffix tas

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a king)

Note: Object of abhivādya.

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands (in reverence)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - with folded hands (as a gesture of respect)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pra+añjali)

• pra – forward, before, very
  indeclinable
  prefix
• añjali – the cavity formed by folding the hands, folded hands
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with saḥ.

प्रयतेन्द्रियः (prayatendriyaḥ) - self-controlled senses (with controlled senses, self-controlled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayatendriya

prayatendriya - having controlled senses, self-restrained

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prayatā+indriya)

• prayatā – controlled, restrained, diligent
  adjective (feminine)
  past passive participle
  From √yat 'to strive, control' with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yat (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with saḥ.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect active indicative

3rd person singular perfect active of √vac (class 2, P)

Root: vac (class 2)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (speech, words, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, sentence, statement

From √vac 'to speak'

Root: vac (class 2)

धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - a knower of natural law (dharma) (knower of natural law, righteous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of (dharma), righteous, dutiful

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhṛ 'to uphold, support'
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knowing, knower
  adjective
  agent noun
  From √jñā 'to know'
  Root: jñā (class 9)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) ((dharma), duty, righteousness, natural law)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness

From √dhṛ 'to uphold, support'

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of anucintayan.

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

(indeclinable)

particle

अनुचिन्तयन् (anucintayan) - contemplating (contemplating, reflecting upon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anucintayat

anucintayat - contemplating, reflecting upon (present active participle)

present active participle

From √cint 'to think, consider' with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: cint (class 10)

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