वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-33, verse-20

रामो ऽपि सह सौमित्रिः किं चिदागतविस्मयः ।
प्रशस्य मुनिशार्दूलं निद्रां समुपसेवते ॥२०॥

20. rāmo'pi saha saumitriḥ kiṃ cidāgatavismayaḥ ,
praśasya muniśārdūlaṃ nidrāṃ samupasevate.

20. rāmaḥ api saha saumitriḥ kim cit āgatavismayaḥ
praśasya muniśārdūlam nidrām samupasevate

20. rāmaḥ api saumitriḥ saha kim cit āgatavismayaḥ
muniśārdūlam praśasya nidrām samupasevate

20. Even Rama, along with Saumitra (Lakṣmaṇa), feeling a little surprised, praised the eminent sage and then prepared for sleep.

Words meanings summery:

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Lord Rama, the son of Daśaratha (Rama)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• सह (saha) - along with (with, accompanied by)

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

• किम् (kim) - a little (what, somewhat, a little)

• चित् (cit) - a little (certain, some, a little)

• आगतविस्मयः (āgatavismayaḥ) - feeling a little surprised (one to whom wonder has come, surprised)

• प्रशस्य (praśasya) - having praised (having praised, having extolled)

• मुनिशार्दूलम् (muniśārdūlam) - the eminent sage (Viśvāmitra) (tiger among sages, eminent sage)

• निद्राम् (nidrām) - sleep

• समुपसेवते (samupasevate) - takes (sleep), prepares for sleep (resorts to, attends to, serves, enjoys)

Words meanings and morphology

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Lord Rama, the son of Daśaratha (Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name), pleasing, black

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of samupasevate.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

सह (saha) - along with (with, accompanied by)

(indeclinable)

Often functions as a preposition requiring instrumental case.

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitrā (Lakṣmaṇa)

Patronymic from sumitrā + i suffix.

Note: Co-subject with rāmaḥ.

किम् (kim) - a little (what, somewhat, a little)

(indeclinable)

Used here as an adverb, qualifying 'cit' and the surprise.

चित् (cit) - a little (certain, some, a little)

(indeclinable)

Used as an enclitic particle.

आगतविस्मयः (āgatavismayaḥ) - feeling a little surprised (one to whom wonder has come, surprised)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgatavismaya

āgatavismaya - having experienced wonder, surprised, astonished

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'wonder has come to him'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āgata+vismaya)

• āgata – come, arrived, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā' + 'kta' suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)
• vismaya – wonder, astonishment, surprise
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for Rama and Saumitra.

प्रशस्य (praśasya) - having praised (having praised, having extolled)

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Formed from root śaṃs (to praise) with prefix pra + suffix lyaP.

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Gerund indicating prior action.

मुनिशार्दूलम् (muniśārdūlam) - the eminent sage (Viśvāmitra) (tiger among sages, eminent sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muniśārdūla

muniśārdūla - best of sages, eminent sage, tiger among sages

Tatpuruṣa compound (locative tatpuruṣa or descriptive).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muṇi+śārdūla)

• muṇi – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, best of its kind
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of praśasya.

निद्राम् (nidrām) - sleep

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nidrā

nidrā - sleep, slumber

Root: drā (class 2)

Note: Object of samupasevate.

समुपसेवते (samupasevate) - takes (sleep), prepares for sleep (resorts to, attends to, serves, enjoys)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sam-upa-sev

Present (laṭ) form, middle voice (ātmanepada).

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: sev (class 1)

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