वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-21, verse-6

विश्वामित्रो ययावग्रे ततो रामो महायशाः ।
काकपक्षधरो धन्वी तं च सौमित्रिरन्वगात् ॥६॥

6. viśvāmitro yayāvagre tato rāmo mahāyaśāḥ ,
kākapakṣadharo dhanvī taṃ ca saumitriranvagāt.

6. viśvāmitraḥ yayau agre tataḥ rāmaḥ mahāyaśāḥ
kākapakṣadharaḥ dhanvī tam ca saumitriḥ anvagāt

6. viśvāmitraḥ agre yayau tataḥ rāmaḥ mahāyaśāḥ
kākapakṣadharaḥ dhanvī ca saumitriḥ tam anvagāt

6. Viśvāmitra proceeded first. Then, the highly renowned Rama, with his crow's wing-like locks of hair and armed with a bow, followed. And Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitri) followed him (Rama).

Words meanings summery:

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra (name of a sage))

• ययौ (yayau) - proceeded (went, proceeded)

• अग्रे (agre) - ahead, first (in front, ahead, formerly)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thence, from that)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - highly renowned (highly renowned, glorious, illustrious)

• काकपक्षधरः (kākapakṣadharaḥ) - wearing locks of hair like crow's wings (a characteristic of young boys) (wearing locks of hair like crow's wings)

• धन्वी (dhanvī) - armed with a bow (archer, armed with a bow)

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to Rama) (him, that (accusative))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa, son of Sumitrā (son of Sumitrā (Lakṣmaṇa))

• अन्वगात् (anvagāt) - followed (followed, went after)

Words meanings and morphology

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - name of a celebrated Vedic sage

compound of viśva (all) and mitra (friend)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśva+mitra)

• viśva – all, universal, whole
  adjective
• mitra – friend, companion
  noun (masculine)

ययौ (yayau) - proceeded (went, proceeded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √yā

Perfect tense

reduplicated perfect, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: √yā (class 2)

अग्रे (agre) - ahead, first (in front, ahead, formerly)

(indeclinable)

locative singular used as adverb

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'ahead' or 'in front'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

ablative from tad, used as an indeclinable adverb

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king, incarnation of Viṣṇu); pleasing, charming; darkness (as a noun)

Root: √ram (class 1)

महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - highly renowned (highly renowned, glorious, illustrious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - highly renowned, glorious, illustrious, great fame

compound of mahā (great) and yaśas (fame)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+yaśas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• yaśas – fame, glory, honor
  noun (neuter)

काकपक्षधरः (kākapakṣadharaḥ) - wearing locks of hair like crow's wings (a characteristic of young boys) (wearing locks of hair like crow's wings)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kākapakṣadhara

kākapakṣadhara - having hair like a crow's wing (referring to a boy's side-locks), wearing crow's feathers

compound of kāka (crow), pakṣa (wing, side), dhara (bearing, holding). Refers to a hairstyle.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāka+pakṣa+dhara)

• kāka – crow
  noun (masculine)
• pakṣa – wing, side, party, feather
  noun (masculine)
• dhara – bearing, holding, wearing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from √dhṛ (to bear, hold)
  Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

धन्वी (dhanvī) - armed with a bow (archer, armed with a bow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanvin

dhanvin - archer, armed with a bow, possessing a bow

from dhanus (bow) + -in (possessive suffix)

तम् (tam) - him (referring to Rama) (him, that (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa, son of Sumitrā (son of Sumitrā (Lakṣmaṇa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitrā (e.g., Lakṣmaṇa or Śatrughna)

patronymic from Sumitrā

अन्वगात् (anvagāt) - followed (followed, went after)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of anu-√gam

Imperfect tense

imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice (from anu + √gam)

Prefix: anu

Root: √gam (class 1)

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