वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-10, verse-15

आसाद्य तं द्विजश्रेष्ठं लोमपादसमीपगम् ।
ऋषिपुत्रं ददर्शादौ दीप्यमानमिवानलम् ॥१५॥

15. āsādya taṃ dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ lomapādasamīpagam ,
ṛṣiputraṃ dadarśādau dīpyamānamivānalam.

15. āsādya tam dvijaśreṣṭham lomapādasamīpagam
ṛṣiputram dadarśa ādau dīpyamānam iva analam

15. lomapādasamīpagam tam dvijaśreṣṭham āsādya
ādau dadarśa ṛṣiputram analam iva dīpyamānam

15. Having approached that best of Brahmins (dvijaśreṣṭha) who was near Lomapāda, he first saw the sage's son, glowing like a fire.

Words meanings summery:

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached, having obtained

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• द्विजश्रेष्ठम् (dvijaśreṣṭham) - the best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

• लोमपादसमीपगम् (lomapādasamīpagam) - staying near Lomapāda, being in the vicinity of Lomapāda

• ऋषिपुत्रम् (ṛṣiputram) - the sage's son

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• आदौ (ādau) - first, at first, in the beginning

• दीप्यमानम् (dīpyamānam) - shining, glowing, blazing

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अनलम् (analam) - fire

Words meanings and morphology

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached, having obtained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from the root sad (to sit, approach) with the prefix ā, and the absolutive suffix -ya.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

द्विजश्रेष्ठम् (dvijaśreṣṭham) - the best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvijaśreṣṭha

dvijaśreṣṭha - best among the twice-born; chief Brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+śreṣṭha)

• dvija – twice-born (a Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya; also a bird or a tooth)
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)

लोमपादसमीपगम् (lomapādasamīpagam) - staying near Lomapāda, being in the vicinity of Lomapāda

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lomapādasamīpaga

lomapādasamīpaga - staying near Lomapāda

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lomapāda+samīpa+ga)

• lomapāda – Lomapāda (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• samīpa – proximity, vicinity, near
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving, being (often used as a suffix in compounds)
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: gam (class 1)

ऋषिपुत्रम् (ṛṣiputram) - the sage's son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣiputra

ṛṣiputra - son of a sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+putra)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (Lit Lakara)

3rd person singular active, formed from the root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आदौ (ādau) - first, at first, in the beginning

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of ādi, used adverbially.

दीप्यमानम् (dīpyamānam) - shining, glowing, blazing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīpyamāna

dīpyamāna - shining, glowing, blazing

Present Middle Participle

Formed from the root dīp (to shine) with the śānac (present middle participle) suffix.

Root: dīp (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अनलम् (analam) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, flame

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