वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-99, verse-1

प्रभातायां तु शर्वर्यां पृथुवक्षा महायशाः ।
रामः कमलपत्राक्षः पुरोधसमथाब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. prabhātāyāṃ tu śarvaryāṃ pṛthuvakṣā mahāyaśāḥ ,
rāmaḥ kamalapatrākṣaḥ purodhasamathābravīt.

1. prabhātāyām tu śarvaryām pṛthuvakṣā mahāyaśāḥ
rāmaḥ kamalapatrākṣaḥ purodhasam atha abravīt

1. tu śarvaryām prabhātāyām pṛthuvakṣā mahāyaśāḥ
kamalapatrākṣaḥ rāmaḥ atha purodhasam abravīt

1. But when the night had ended and dawn arrived, Rama, broad-chested, greatly renowned, and with eyes like lotus petals, then spoke to his chief priest.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रभातायाम् (prabhātāyām) - when the night had dawned (having dawned, having become morning)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• शर्वर्याम् (śarvaryām) - in the night

• पृथुवक्षा (pṛthuvakṣā) - broad-chested

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned, very famous

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (name of a king, the hero of the Ramayana)

• कमलपत्राक्षः (kamalapatrākṣaḥ) - lotus-petal-eyed

• पुरोधसम् (purodhasam) - to the chief priest, to the family priest

• अथ (atha) - then, subsequently

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, spoke

Words meanings and morphology

प्रभातायाम् (prabhātāyām) - when the night had dawned (having dawned, having become morning)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of prabhāta

prabhāta - dawned, morning, light

past passive participle

Derived from root bhā (to shine) with prefix pra, past passive participle, feminine locative singular

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic or adversative particle.

शर्वर्याम् (śarvaryām) - in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of śarvarī

śarvarī - night

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

पृथुवक्षा (pṛthuvakṣā) - broad-chested

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthuvakṣas

pṛthuvakṣas - broad-chested

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pṛthu+vakṣas)

• pṛthu – broad, wide, large
  adjective (masculine)
• vakṣas – chest, breast
  noun (neuter)

Note: An epithet of Rama.

महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned, very famous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - greatly renowned, very famous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+yaśas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• yaśas – fame, glory, renown
  noun (neuter)

Note: Another epithet of Rama.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (name of a king, the hero of the Ramayana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the seventh avatar of Vishnu, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कमलपत्राक्षः (kamalapatrākṣaḥ) - lotus-petal-eyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kamalapatrākṣa

kamalapatrākṣa - one whose eyes are like lotus petals

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kamalapatra+akṣa)

• kamalapatra – lotus petal
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (masculine)

Note: A classic descriptive epithet for Rama.

पुरोधसम् (purodhasam) - to the chief priest, to the family priest

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purodhas

purodhas - a family priest, a chief priest, a spiritual guide

अथ (atha) - then, subsequently

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active

Root brū, 2nd class, Parasmaipada, Imperfect, 3rd person singular

Root: brū (class 2)

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