वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-1, verse-46

स चास्य कथयामास शबरीं धर्मचारिणीम् ।
श्रमणीं धर्मनिपुणामभिगच्छेति राघव ।
सो ऽभ्यगच्छन्महातेजाः शबरीं शत्रुसूदनः ॥४६॥

46. sa cāsya kathayāmāsa śabarīṃ dharmacāriṇīm ,
śramaṇīṃ dharmanipuṇāmabhigaccheti rāghava ,
so'bhyagacchanmahātejāḥ śabarīṃ śatrusūdanaḥ.

46. saḥ ca asya kathayāmāsa śabarīm
dharmacāriṇīm śramaṇīm dharmanipuṇām
abhigaccha iti rāghava saḥ abhyagacchan
mahātejāḥ śabarīm śatrusūdanaḥ

46. ca saḥ asya kathayāmāsa iti: "rāghava śabarīm dharmacāriṇīm śramaṇīm dharmanipuṇām abhigaccha.
" saḥ mahātejāḥ śatrusūdanaḥ śabarīm abhyagacchan.

46. And he (Kabandha) told him (Rama), "O Raghava, go to Shabari, an ascetic woman who practices righteousness (dharma) and is skilled in (dharma)." That glorious slayer of foes (Rama) then went to Shabari.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Kabandha (he, that)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्य (asya) - to Rama (to him, of him, his)

• कथयामास (kathayāmāsa) - he told, he narrated

• शबरीम् (śabarīm) - Shabari (a female ascetic)

• धर्मचारिणीम् (dharmacāriṇīm) - practicing righteousness, following (dharma)

• श्रमणीम् (śramaṇīm) - an ascetic woman, female renunciant

• धर्मनिपुणाम् (dharmanipuṇām) - skilled in (dharma), expert in righteousness

• अभिगच्छ (abhigaccha) - go to, approach

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating speech

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rama (O Raghava (descendant of Raghu))

• सः (saḥ) - Rama (he, that)

• अभ्यगच्छन् (abhyagacchan) - he went, he approached

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - Rama, the glorious one (glorious, mighty, of great splendor)

• शबरीम् (śabarīm) - Shabari

• शत्रुसूदनः (śatrusūdanaḥ) - Rama, the slayer of foes (slayer of foes, destroyer of enemies)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Kabandha (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Kabandha.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - to Rama (to him, of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Used here in dative sense (to him).

कथयामास (kathayāmāsa) - he told, he narrated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of kathay

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice (periphrastic)

Formed using the auxiliary verb ās with the root kathay.

Root: kath (class 10)

शबरीम् (śabarīm) - Shabari (a female ascetic)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śabarī

śabarī - Shabari (proper name), a tribal woman, a female ascetic

Note: Object of 'abhigaccha'.

धर्मचारिणीम् (dharmacāriṇīm) - practicing righteousness, following (dharma)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharmacāriṇī

dharmacāriṇī - practicing righteousness, observing religious duties, following (dharma)

Feminine form of dharmacārin.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (dharma+cārin)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• cārin – practicing, moving, going, following
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root car.
  From root car + suffix -in.
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Shabari.

श्रमणीम् (śramaṇīm) - an ascetic woman, female renunciant

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śramaṇī

śramaṇī - an ascetic woman, female renunciant, Buddhist nun

Note: Agrees with Shabari.

धर्मनिपुणाम् (dharmanipuṇām) - skilled in (dharma), expert in righteousness

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharmanipuṇā

dharmanipuṇā - skilled in righteousness, expert in (dharma)

Feminine form of dharmanipuṇa.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (dharma+nipuṇā)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• nipuṇā – skillful, clever, expert, adroit
  adjective (feminine)

Note: Agrees with Shabari.

अभिगच्छ (abhigaccha) - go to, approach

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, Imperative (Lot) of abhigam

Imperative, 2nd person singular, active voice

Formed from root gam with prefix abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating speech

(indeclinable)

Note: Quoting particle.

राघव (rāghava) - O Rama (O Raghava (descendant of Raghu))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Raghu's son

Note: Vocative address to Rama.

सः (saḥ) - Rama (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rama.

अभ्यगच्छन् (abhyagacchan) - he went, he approached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Past Imperfect (Laṅ) of abhigam

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice (irregular usage/poetic license)

Formed from root gam with prefix abhi. The 'n' ending is typically plural, but here used in singular context, common in epics.

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Irregular usage for singular.

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - Rama, the glorious one (glorious, mighty, of great splendor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - of great splendor/glory/energy, very glorious, mighty

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• tejas – splendor, glory, energy, power, fire
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with Rama.

शबरीम् (śabarīm) - Shabari

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śabarī

śabarī - Shabari (proper name), a tribal woman, a female ascetic

Note: Object of 'abhyagacchan'.

शत्रुसूदनः (śatrusūdanaḥ) - Rama, the slayer of foes (slayer of foes, destroyer of enemies)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatrusūdana

śatrusūdana - slayer of foes, destroyer of enemies

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śatru+sūdana)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – destroyer, killer, grinder
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root sūd.
  From root sūd + suffix -ana.
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Agrees with Rama.