वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-34, verse-6

ते गत्वा दूरमध्वानं गते ऽर्धदिवसे तदा ।
जाह्नवीं सरितां श्रेष्ठां ददृशुर्मुनिसेविताम् ॥६॥

6. te gatvā dūramadhvānaṃ gate'rdhadivase tadā ,
jāhnavīṃ saritāṃ śreṣṭhāṃ dadṛśurmunisevitām.

6. te gatvā dūram adhvānam gate ardhadivase tadā
jāhnavīm saritām śreṣṭhām dadṛśuḥ munisevitām

6. te dūram adhvānam gatvā tadā ardhadivase gate
saritām śreṣṭhām jāhnavīm munisevitām dadṛśuḥ

6. After traveling a long distance, when half the day had passed, they then saw the Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī), the foremost of rivers, frequented by sages.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

• दूरम् (dūram) - far, distant, a long distance

• अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - path, road, journey

• गते (gate) - having gone, passed, elapsed

• अर्धदिवसे (ardhadivase) - on half a day, when half a day (had passed)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• जाह्नवीम् (jāhnavīm) - the river Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī)

• सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers

• श्रेष्ठाम् (śreṣṭhām) - best, foremost, most excellent

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• मुनिसेविताम् (munisevitām) - served/frequented by sages

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed with -tvā suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

दूरम् (dūram) - far, distant, a long distance

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dūra

dūra - far, distant, remote

Note: Used adverbially here

अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - path, road, journey

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhvan

adhvan - path, road, journey, course

गते (gate) - having gone, passed, elapsed

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, past, elapsed, reached

Past Passive Participle

formed from root gam- with -ta suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction

अर्धदिवसे (ardhadivase) - on half a day, when half a day (had passed)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ardhadivasa

ardhadivasa - half a day

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ardha+divasa)

• ardha – half, part
  noun (masculine)
• divasa – day
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

जाह्नवीम् (jāhnavīm) - the river Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jāhnavī

jāhnavī - the river Gaṅgā, daughter of Jahnu

सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river, stream

Root: sṛ (class 1)

श्रेष्ठाम् (śreṣṭhām) - best, foremost, most excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief

superlative of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Agrees with Jāhnavīm

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (Lit) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मुनिसेविताम् (munisevitām) - served/frequented by sages

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of munisevitā

munisevitā - frequented or served by sages

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+sevitā)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
• sevitā – served, attended, frequented
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  formed from root sev- with -ta suffix
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Jāhnavīm