वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-27, verse-14

स च तान् राघवो ज्ञात्वा विश्वामित्रं महामुनिम् ।
गच्छन्नेवाथ मधुरं श्लक्ष्णं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१४॥

14. sa ca tān rāghavo jñātvā viśvāmitraṃ mahāmunim ,
gacchannevātha madhuraṃ ślakṣṇaṃ vacanamabravīt.

14. sa ca tān rāghavaḥ jñātvā viśvāmitram mahāmunim |
gacchan eva atha madhuram ślakṣṇam vacanam abravīt

14. saḥ rāghavaḥ tān ca mahāmunim viśvāmitram jñātvā
atha gacchan eva madhuram ślakṣṇam vacanam abravīt

14. And Rama, descendant of Raghu, recognizing them and the great sage Viśvāmitra, then spoke sweet and gentle words as he was walking.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (Rama) (he, that)

• च (ca) - and, also

• तान् (tān) - those (ascetics) (them, those)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu, Rama)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having recognized

• विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - Viśvāmitra

• महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - great sage, great ascetic

• गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, walking

• एव (eva) - as he was (just) going (indeed, just, only, exactly)

• अथ (atha) - then, now, therefore

• मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet, pleasant, charming

• श्लक्ष्णम् (ślakṣṇam) - soft, gentle, smooth, tender

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (Rama) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - those (ascetics) (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu, Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a name for Rama

Patronymic from Raghu

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having recognized

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root jñā with suffix -tvā

Root: jñā (class 9)

विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (a proper name, lit. 'friend of all')

महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - great sage, great ascetic

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+muni)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)

गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, walking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gam

gam - to go, to move, to walk

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam with suffix -śatṛ

Root: gam (class 1)

एव (eva) - as he was (just) going (indeed, just, only, exactly)

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, now, therefore

(indeclinable)

मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet, pleasant, charming

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming, melodious

श्लक्ष्णम् (ślakṣṇam) - soft, gentle, smooth, tender

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - soft, gentle, smooth, tender, polite

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, utterance

Derived from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)