वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-3, verse-1

श्रुत्वा वस्तु समग्रं तद्धर्मात्मा धर्मसंहितम् ।
व्यक्तमन्वेषते भूयो यद्वृत्तं तस्य धीमतः ॥१॥

1. śrutvā vastu samagraṃ taddharmātmā dharmasaṃhitam ,
vyaktamanveṣate bhūyo yadvṛttaṃ tasya dhīmataḥ.

1. śrutvā vastu samagram tat dharmātmā dharmasaṁhitam
vyaktam anveṣate bhūyaḥ yat vṛttam tasya dhīmataḥ

1. dharmātmā śrutvā tat samagram dharmasaṁhitam vastu
bhūyaḥ vyaktam anveṣate yat vṛttam tasya dhīmataḥ

1. Having heard that entire matter, which conformed to natural law (dharma), the righteous one (dharmātmā) then clearly sought further information about what had happened to that intelligent person.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वस्तु (vastu) - the specific matter or truth of the situation (matter, thing, object, truth)

• समग्रम् (samagram) - entire, complete, whole

• तत् (tat) - that

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - a person embodying righteousness or natural law (righteous one, one whose soul is natural law)

• धर्मसंहितम् (dharmasaṁhitam) - conforming to natural law, endowed with righteousness

• व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly, manifestly, distinctly

• अन्वेषते (anveṣate) - investigates, searches, seeks

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• यत् (yat) - referring to the event that occurred (which, what)

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - event, occurrence, conduct, what happened

• तस्य (tasya) - of that intelligent person (of him, of that)

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the intelligent one, of the wise one

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root √śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

वस्तु (vastu) - the specific matter or truth of the situation (matter, thing, object, truth)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - thing, object, substance, matter, truth, reality

समग्रम् (samagram) - entire, complete, whole

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samagra

samagra - entire, complete, whole, all

Note: Agrees with 'vastu'

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'vastu'

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - a person embodying righteousness or natural law (righteous one, one whose soul is natural law)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - one whose soul is dharma, righteous, pious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

धर्मसंहितम् (dharmasaṁhitam) - conforming to natural law, endowed with righteousness

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmasaṁhita

dharmasaṁhita - connected with dharma, conformable to dharma, righteous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+saṁhita)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• saṁhita – joined, connected, composed, endowed with
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √dhā with sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'vastu'

व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly, manifestly, distinctly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From √añj with vi

Prefix: vi

Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially

अन्वेषते (anveṣate) - investigates, searches, seeks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of anveṣate

Present Tense

Derived from root √iṣ (to seek) with prefix anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 4)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - referring to the event that occurred (which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Relative pronoun

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - event, occurrence, conduct, what happened

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - occurred, happened, conduct, event, circular

Past Passive Participle

From root √vṛt (to turn, to exist, to happen)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of that intelligent person (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the wise one

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the intelligent one, of the wise one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, clever

Possessive suffix -mat

Note: Agrees with 'tasya'