वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-35, verse-6

पुरा राम कृतोद्वाहः शितिकण्ठो महातपाः ।
दृष्ट्वा च स्पृहया देवीं मैथुनायोपचक्रमे ॥६॥

6. purā rāma kṛtodvāhaḥ śitikaṇṭho mahātapāḥ ,
dṛṣṭvā ca spṛhayā devīṃ maithunāyopacakrame.

6. purā rāma kṛtodvāhaḥ śitikaṇṭhaḥ mahātapāḥ
dṛṣṭvā ca spṛhayā devīm maithunāya upacakrame

6. rāma purā kṛtodvāhaḥ mahātapāḥ śitikaṇṭhaḥ
devīm dṛṣṭvā ca spṛhayā maithunāya upacakrame

6. O Rama, long ago, Śitikaṇṭha (Shiva), who had completed his marriage and was a great ascetic (tapasvin), saw the goddess and, filled with desire, began to engage in conjugal union.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• कृतोद्वाहः (kṛtodvāhaḥ) - who had performed marriage, married

• शितिकण्ठः (śitikaṇṭhaḥ) - Lord Shiva (Śitikaṇṭha, Blue-throated (an epithet of Shiva))

• महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - of great austerity, great ascetic

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• च (ca) - and

• स्पृहया (spṛhayā) - with desire, eagerly, longingly

• देवीम् (devīm) - Parvati, Shiva's consort (the goddess)

• मैथुनाय (maithunāya) - for sexual union, for procreation

• उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - began, commenced

Words meanings and morphology

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

(indeclinable)

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king, incarnation of Vishnu)

कृतोद्वाहः (kṛtodvāhaḥ) - who had performed marriage, married

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtodvāha

kṛtodvāha - who has performed a marriage, married

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+udvāha)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• udvāha – marriage, carrying away, taking
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)

शितिकण्ठः (śitikaṇṭhaḥ) - Lord Shiva (Śitikaṇṭha, Blue-throated (an epithet of Shiva))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śitikaṇṭha

śitikaṇṭha - blue-necked, an epithet of Shiva (from drinking poison)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śiti+kaṇṭha)

• śiti – white, blue, black
  adjective (masculine)
• kaṇṭha – neck, throat
  noun (masculine)

महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - of great austerity, great ascetic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapas

mahātapas - of great austerity, a great ascetic (tapasvin)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tapas)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• tapas – religious austerity, asceticism (tapas), penance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root √dṛś (to see), with -tvā suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

स्पृहया (spṛhayā) - with desire, eagerly, longingly

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of spṛhā

spṛhā - desire, longing, eagerness

देवीम् (devīm) - Parvati, Shiva's consort (the goddess)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine woman

मैथुनाय (maithunāya) - for sexual union, for procreation

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of maithuna

maithuna - sexual union, cohabitation, pair, copulation

उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - began, commenced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of upakram

Derived from root √kram (to step, go) with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)