वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-34, verse-10

संप्रहृष्टमना रामो विश्वामित्रमथाब्रवीत् ।
भगवञ् श्रोतुमिच्छामि गङ्गां त्रिपथगां नदीम् ।
त्रैलोक्यं कथमाक्रम्य गता नदनदीपतिम् ॥१०॥

10. saṃprahṛṣṭamanā rāmo viśvāmitramathābravīt ,
bhagavañ śrotumicchāmi gaṅgāṃ tripathagāṃ nadīm ,
trailokyaṃ kathamākramya gatā nadanadīpatim.

10. saṃprahr̥ṣṭamanāḥ rāmaḥ viśvāmitram
atha abravīt bhagavan śrotum icchāmi
gaṅgām tripathagām nadīm trailokyam
katham ākramya gatā nadanadīpatim

10. saṃprahr̥ṣṭamanāḥ rāmaḥ atha viśvāmitram
abravīt bhagavan tripathagām
nadīm gaṅgām śrotum icchāmi katham
trailokyam ākramya nadanadīpatim gatā

10. With a greatly delighted mind, Rāma then said to Viśvāmitra: 'O venerable one, I wish to hear about the river Gaṅgā, the one who flows through three paths. How did she, after encompassing the three worlds, reach the lord of rivers (the ocean)?'

Words meanings summery:

• संप्रह्र्̥ष्टमनाः (saṁprahr̥ṣṭamanāḥ) - with a greatly delighted mind; whose mind is greatly delighted

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - to Viśvāmitra

• अथ (atha) - then, next, thereafter

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O blessed one

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, in order to hear

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Gaṅgā (the river)

• त्रिपथगाम् (tripathagām) - the three-pathed one (referring to Gaṅgā)

• नदीम् (nadīm) - river

• त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam) - the three worlds (heaven, earth, netherworld)

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having traversed, having encompassed, having overcome

• गता (gatā) - she went, she reached

• नदनदीपतिम् (nadanadīpatim) - the lord of rivers (the ocean)

Words meanings and morphology

संप्रह्र्̥ष्टमनाः (saṁprahr̥ṣṭamanāḥ) - with a greatly delighted mind; whose mind is greatly delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃprahr̥ṣṭamanas

saṁprahr̥ṣṭamanas - having a greatly delighted mind, with a very happy mind

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (saṃprahr̥ṣṭa+manas)

• saṃprahr̥ṣṭa – greatly delighted, overjoyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from √hr̥ṣ (to be delighted) with prefixes sam- and pra-
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: hr̥ṣ (class 1)
• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name); pleasing, charming; dark, black

विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - to Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (proper name, a great sage)

अथ (atha) - then, next, thereafter

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O blessed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, blessed, divine; lord

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, in order to hear

(indeclinable)

infinitive

formed with suffix -tum

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Gaṅgā (the river)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Gaṅgā

त्रिपथगाम् (tripathagām) - the three-pathed one (referring to Gaṅgā)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tripathagā

tripathagā - going by three paths, flowing in three ways (heaven, earth, netherworld)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (tripatha+gā)

• tripatha – three paths, a three-way path
  noun (neuter)
• gā – going, moving
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent noun
  formed from root √gam with suffix -a, feminine form
  Root: gam (class 1)

नदीम् (nadīm) - river

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river, stream

त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam) - the three worlds (heaven, earth, netherworld)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of trailokya

trailokya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, netherworld); the universe

Compound type : Dvigu (tri+loka)

• tri – three
  numeral
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having traversed, having encompassed, having overcome

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed with prefix `ā-` and suffix `-ya`

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

गता (gatā) - she went, she reached

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, arrived

Past Passive Participle

from √gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Acts as a finite verb in this context.

नदनदीपतिम् (nadanadīpatim) - the lord of rivers (the ocean)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nadanadīpati

nadanadīpati - lord of rivers (the ocean)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nada+nadī+pati)

• nada – river (masculine, usually large rivers like Indus, Brahmaputra)
  noun (masculine)
• nadī – river (feminine, usually smaller rivers like Gaṅgā, Yamunā)
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)