वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-2, verse-8

स शिष्यहस्तादादाय वल्कलं नियतेन्द्रियः ।
विचचार ह पश्यंस्तत् सर्वतो विपुलं वनम् ॥८॥

8. sa śiṣyahastādādāya valkalaṃ niyatendriyaḥ ,
vicacāra ha paśyaṃstat sarvato vipulaṃ vanam.

8. sa śiṣyahastāt ādāya valkalam niyatendriyaḥ
vicacāra ha paśyan tat sarvataḥ vipulam vanam

8. sa niyateñdriyaḥ śiṣyahastāt valkalam ādāya
ha vicacāra tat vipulam vanam sarvataḥ paśyan

8. He (Valmiki), with his senses controlled, having taken the bark garment from his disciple's hand, indeed roamed about, surveying that vast forest (vana) everywhere.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• शिष्यहस्तात् (śiṣyahastāt) - from the hand of the disciple

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, taking, receiving

• वल्कलम् (valkalam) - bark garment, garment of bark

• नियतेन्द्रियः (niyatendriyaḥ) - one whose senses are controlled, self-controlled

• विचचार (vicacāra) - he roamed, he wandered, he moved about

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

• पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, looking at

• तत् (tat) - that

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere, on all sides

• विपुलम् (vipulam) - vast, extensive, large

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood, grove

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शिष्यहस्तात् (śiṣyahastāt) - from the hand of the disciple

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śiṣyahasta

śiṣyahasta - disciple's hand

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śiṣya+hasta)

• śiṣya – disciple, student
  noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand, trunk
  noun (masculine)

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, taking, receiving

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

root √dā (to give) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

वल्कलम् (valkalam) - bark garment, garment of bark

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of valkala

valkala - bark garment, garment made of bark

नियतेन्द्रियः (niyatendriyaḥ) - one whose senses are controlled, self-controlled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyatendriya

niyatendriya - one whose senses are controlled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (niyata+indriya)

• niyata – restrained, controlled, disciplined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root √yam with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)

विचचार (vicacāra) - he roamed, he wandered, he moved about

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vicar

perfect 3rd person singular active

root √car (to move) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, looking at

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, looking

Present Active Participle

root √dṛś (to see), present stem paśya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere, on all sides

(indeclinable)

विपुलम् (vipulam) - vast, extensive, large

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vipula

vipula - vast, extensive, broad

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood, grove

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove