वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-17, verse-30

वसिष्ठं च समागम्य कुशलं मुनिपुंगवः ।
ऋषींश्च तान्यथा न्यायं महाभागानुवाच ह ॥३०॥

30. vasiṣṭhaṃ ca samāgamya kuśalaṃ munipuṃgavaḥ ,
ṛṣīṃśca tānyathā nyāyaṃ mahābhāgānuvāca ha.

30. vasiṣṭham ca samāgamya kuśalam munipuṅgavaḥ
ṛṣīn ca tān yathā nyāyam mahābhāgān uvāca ha

30. munipuṅgavaḥ vasiṣṭham ca samāgamya kuśalam
tān mahābhāgān ṛṣīn ca yathā nyāyam uvāca ha

30. And having approached Vasiṣṭha, the foremost among sages (munipuṅgava) spoke words of welfare. He also addressed those illustrious sages appropriately.

Words meanings summery:

• वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham) - the sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (a famous sage))

• च (ca) - and

• समागम्य (samāgamya) - having approached (having approached, having met)

• कुशलम् (kuśalam) - words of welfare (greetings) (welfare, well-being, prosperity)

• मुनिपुङ्गवः (munipuṅgavaḥ) - the foremost among sages (Viśvāmitra) (chief of sages, excellent sage)

• ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - the other sages (sages, seers)

• च (ca) - and, also (and)

• तान् (tān) - those (sages) (those)

• यथा (yathā) - according to (as, just as, according to)

• न्यायम् (nyāyam) - propriety, appropriate custom (justice, propriety, rule, method)

• महाभागान् (mahābhāgān) - the illustrious ones (sages) (highly fortunate, illustrious, noble)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, addressed (said, spoke, addressed)

• ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

Words meanings and morphology

वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham) - the sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (a famous sage))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a famous Vedic sage)

Note: Object of 'samāgamya'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

समागम्य (samāgamya) - having approached (having approached, having met)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund) with prefix

Formed from root gam with prefixes sam- and ā- and suffix -ya.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

कुशलम् (kuśalam) - words of welfare (greetings) (welfare, well-being, prosperity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - skilled, clever, prosperous, well-being, welfare

Note: Acts as the object of 'uvāca' implying "words of welfare" or "inquiry about welfare."

मुनिपुङ्गवः (munipuṅgavaḥ) - the foremost among sages (Viśvāmitra) (chief of sages, excellent sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munipuṅgava

munipuṅgava - chief of sages, excellent sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+puṅgava)

• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - the other sages (sages, seers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Note: Object of 'uvāca'.

च (ca) - and, also (and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

तान् (tān) - those (sages) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'ṛṣīn'.

यथा (yathā) - according to (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'nyāyam'.

न्यायम् (nyāyam) - propriety, appropriate custom (justice, propriety, rule, method)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nyāya

nyāya - justice, propriety, rule, method, logical principle

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of 'yathā' implying "in accordance with".

महाभागान् (mahābhāgān) - the illustrious ones (sages) (highly fortunate, illustrious, noble)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, illustrious, noble, excellent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bhāga – share, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ṛṣīn'.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, addressed (said, spoke, addressed)

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit)

Formed from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis.