वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-37, verse-5

ताभ्यां सह तदा राजा पत्नीभ्यां तप्तवांस्तपः ।
हिमवन्तं समासाद्य भृगुप्रस्रवणे गिरौ ॥५॥

5. tābhyāṃ saha tadā rājā patnībhyāṃ taptavāṃstapaḥ ,
himavantaṃ samāsādya bhṛguprasravaṇe girau.

5. tābhyām saha tadā rājā patnībhyām taptavān
tapaḥ himavantaṃ samāsādya bhṛguprasravaṇe girau

5. tadā rājā tābhyām patnībhyām saha himavantaṃ
samāsādya girau bhṛguprasravaṇe tapaḥ taptavān

5. Then, the king, accompanied by those two wives, performed great austerity (tapas) after reaching the Himalayas, specifically at the Bhṛgu waterfall on the mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - with those two, to those two

• सह (saha) - with, along with, together with

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• राजा (rājā) - the king

• पत्नीभ्याम् (patnībhyām) - with the two wives

• तप्तवान् (taptavān) - performed (austerities), practiced (penance)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas), penance, spiritual fervor

• हिमवन्तं (himavantaṁ) - to the Himalayas, Mount Himalaya

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having approached, having attained

• भृगुप्रस्रवणे (bhṛguprasravaṇe) - at the Bhṛgu waterfall/spring

• गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain

Words meanings and morphology

ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - with those two, to those two

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

सह (saha) - with, along with, together with

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

पत्नीभ्याम् (patnībhyām) - with the two wives

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, dual of patnī

patnī - wife, mistress

तप्तवान् (taptavān) - performed (austerities), practiced (penance)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taptavat

taptavat - one who has performed penance/austerities

Past Active Participle

derived from the root √tap

Root: tap (class 1)

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas), penance, spiritual fervor

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, warmth, pain, suffering; religious austerity, penance (tapas)

हिमवन्तं (himavantaṁ) - to the Himalayas, Mount Himalaya

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - Himalaya, snowy mountain

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having approached, having attained

(indeclinable)

absolutive

derived from root √sad with prefixes sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

भृगुप्रस्रवणे (bhṛguprasravaṇe) - at the Bhṛgu waterfall/spring

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhṛguprasravaṇa

bhṛguprasravaṇa - the spring or waterfall of Bhṛgu

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhṛgu+prasravaṇa)

• bhṛgu – Bhṛgu (a name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• prasravaṇa – flowing forth, spring, waterfall
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sru (class 1)

गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

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