वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-29, verse-4

अद्य प्रभृति षड्रात्रं रक्षतं राघवौ युवाम् ।
दीक्षां गतो ह्येष मुनिर्मौनित्वं च गमिष्यति ॥४॥

4. adya prabhṛti ṣaḍrātraṃ rakṣataṃ rāghavau yuvām ,
dīkṣāṃ gato hyeṣa munirmaunitvaṃ ca gamiṣyati.

4. adya prabhṛti ṣaḍrātrām rakṣatam rāghavau yuvām
dīkṣām gataḥ hi eṣaḥ muniḥ maunitvam ca gamiṣyati

4. yuvām rāghavau adya prabhṛti ṣaḍrātrām rakṣatam
hi eṣaḥ muniḥ dīkṣām gataḥ ca maunitvam gamiṣyati

4. From today onwards, for six nights, you two Raghava brothers must protect (this place). For this sage has entered into a ritual initiation (dīkṣā) and will observe a vow of silence.

Words meanings summery:

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, beginning from, onwards

• षड्रात्राम् (ṣaḍrātrām) - for a period of six days and nights (for six nights/days)

• रक्षतम् (rakṣatam) - protect (you two)

• राघवौ (rāghavau) - O Rama and Lakshmana (O descendants of Raghu)

• युवाम् (yuvām) - you two

• दीक्षाम् (dīkṣām) - ritual initiation (initiation, consecration)

• गतः (gataḥ) - entered into (a state or vow) (gone, attained, reached)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, for, because)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (sage) (this (masculine))

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - (Vishvamitra) the sage (sage, ascetic, seer)

• मौनित्वम् (maunitvam) - vow of silence (state of silence, vow of silence)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• गमिष्यति (gamiṣyati) - will observe (literally, 'will go to' or 'will attain') (will go, will attain)

Words meanings and morphology

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

From pronominal base 'a' + 'dya' (suffix for time)

प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, beginning from, onwards

(indeclinable)

Derived from pra-bhṛ- (to bear, carry forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

षड्रात्राम् (ṣaḍrātrām) - for a period of six days and nights (for six nights/days)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ṣaḍrātra

ṣaḍrātra - six nights (or a period of six days and nights)

Compound type : dvigu (ṣaṣ+rātra)

• ṣaṣ – six
  numeral
• rātra – night; day and night
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative of duration

रक्षतम् (rakṣatam) - protect (you two)

(verb)

2nd person , dual, active, imperative (loṭ) of rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Second person dual imperative active of √rakṣ (1st class)

राघवौ (rāghavau) - O Rama and Lakshmana (O descendants of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, dual of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; (specifically) Rama, Lakshmana

Vr̥ddhi derivative from Raghu + aṇ

Note: Vocative dual of rāghava

युवाम् (yuvām) - you two

(pronoun)

Nominative, dual of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Nominative dual of yuṣmad

दीक्षाम् (dīkṣām) - ritual initiation (initiation, consecration)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dīkṣā

dīkṣā - ritual consecration, initiation, solemn preparation for a religious ceremony; religious vow

From √dīkṣ

Root: dīkṣ (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular of dīkṣā

गतः (gataḥ) - entered into (a state or vow) (gone, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, attained; past, arrived; understood

Past Passive Participle

PPP of √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular masculine of gata (PPP of √gam), here used predicatively as 'has gone' or 'has entered'.

हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (sage) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Nominative singular masculine of etad

मुनिः (muniḥ) - (Vishvamitra) the sage (sage, ascetic, seer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint

Note: Nominative singular of muni

मौनित्वम् (maunitvam) - vow of silence (state of silence, vow of silence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of maunitva

maunitva - the state or condition of a sage (muni); silence, a vow of silence

From muni + -tva (abstract suffix)

Note: Accusative singular of maunitva

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

गमिष्यति (gamiṣyati) - will observe (literally, 'will go to' or 'will attain') (will go, will attain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Third person singular future active of √gam (1st class)