वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-10, verse-20

तथेति राजा संश्रुत्य गमनं तस्य धीमतः ।
उवाच वचनं विप्रं गच्छ त्वं सह भार्यया ॥२०॥

20. tatheti rājā saṃśrutya gamanaṃ tasya dhīmataḥ ,
uvāca vacanaṃ vipraṃ gaccha tvaṃ saha bhāryayā.

20. tathā iti rājā saṃśrutya gamanam tasya dhīmataḥ
uvāca vacanam vipram gaccha tvam saha bhāryayā

20. rājā tasya dhīmataḥ gamanam tathā iti saṃśrutya
vipram vacanam uvāca tvam bhāryayā saha gaccha

20. Having assented with 'So be it,' to the intelligent (Daśaratha's request for) his departure, the king (Romapāda) then spoke these words to the Brahmin (Ṛśyaśṛṅga): 'You, go with your wife!'

Words meanings summery:

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

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying (marks direct speech or thought)

• राजा (rājā) - King Romapāda (the king)

• संश्रुत्य (saṁśrutya) - having heard, having promised, having assented

• गमनम् (gamanam) - the departure of Ṛśyaśṛṅga (departure, going)

• तस्य (tasya) - of the intelligent (Daśaratha's request) (his, of him)

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the intelligent King Daśaratha (of the wise one, of the intelligent one)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words, speech

• विप्रम् (vipram) - to the Brahmin Ṛśyaśṛṅga (to the Brahmin)

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go!

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Ṛśyaśṛṅga) (you)

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• भार्यया (bhāryayā) - with (your) wife

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so saying (marks direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - King Romapāda (the king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

संश्रुत्य (saṁśrutya) - having heard, having promised, having assented

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root śru (to hear) with prefix sam and suffix -ya (after prefix).

Prefix: sam

Root: śru (class 5)

गमनम् (gamanam) - the departure of Ṛśyaśṛṅga (departure, going)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gamana

gamana - going, walking, departure

verbal noun

Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -ana.

Root: gam (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of the intelligent (Daśaratha's request) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the intelligent King Daśaratha (of the wise one, of the intelligent one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, sagacious

Derived from dhī (intellect) with suffix -mat.

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Perfect

Third person singular active perfect, derived from root vac. Irregular form.

Root: vac (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - words, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying

verbal noun

Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -ana.

Root: vac (class 2)

विप्रम् (vipram) - to the Brahmin Ṛśyaśṛṅga (to the Brahmin)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, priest, inspired, wise

गच्छ (gaccha) - go!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Imperative

Second person singular active imperative, derived from root gam.

Root: gam (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Ṛśyaśṛṅga) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

भार्यया (bhāryayā) - with (your) wife

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle (feminine)

Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support) with suffix -ya + ā (feminine). Means 'she who is to be supported/maintained'.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

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