वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-38, verse-5

तयोर्मध्ये प्रवृत्तो ऽभूद् यज्ञः स पुरुषोत्तम ।
स हि देशो नरव्याघ्र प्रशस्तो यज्ञकर्मणि ॥५॥

5. tayormadhye pravṛtto'bhūd yajñaḥ sa puruṣottama ,
sa hi deśo naravyāghra praśasto yajñakarmaṇi.

5. tayoḥ madhye pravṛttaḥ abhūt yajñaḥ saḥ puruṣottama
| saḥ hi deśaḥ naravyāghra praśastaḥ yajñakarmaṇi

5. puruṣottama tayoḥ madhye saḥ yajñaḥ pravṛttaḥ abhūt
naravyāghra saḥ deśaḥ yajñakarmaṇi hi praśastaḥ

5. O best among men, that Vedic ritual (yajña) commenced between those two. Indeed, O tiger among men, that particular region is highly suitable for the performance of a Vedic ritual (yajña-karma).

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, between

• प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - commenced, undertaken, began

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual (Vedic ritual, offering, sacrifice)

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O best among men (vocative addressing Rāma) (O best among men, O supreme person)

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

• देशः (deśaḥ) - region, place, country

• नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men (vocative addressing Rāma) (O tiger among men, O foremost of men)

• प्रशस्तः (praśastaḥ) - suitable (praised, suitable, excellent)

• यज्ञकर्मणि (yajñakarmaṇi) - in the performance of a Vedic ritual (in the act of a Vedic ritual, in the performance of a Vedic ritual)

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to two previously implied entities, often rivers or regions.

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, between

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverbial locative.

प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - commenced, undertaken, began

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - set in motion, commenced, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √vṛt (to turn, exist) with the prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (past) (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist

Third person singular aorist, active voice of the root √bhū (class 1).

Root: bhū (class 1)

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual (Vedic ritual, offering, sacrifice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, an offering

Derived from the root √yaj (to worship, sacrifice).

Root: yaj (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to 'yajñaḥ'.

पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O best among men (vocative addressing Rāma) (O best among men, O supreme person)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - best of men, supreme person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest
  adjective (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to 'deśaḥ'.

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

देशः (deśaḥ) - region, place, country

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country

Root: diś (class 6)

नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men (vocative addressing Rāma) (O tiger among men, O foremost of men)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

प्रशस्तः (praśastaḥ) - suitable (praised, suitable, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praśasta

praśasta - excellent, laudable, good, suitable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √śaṃs (to praise) with the prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

यज्ञकर्मणि (yajñakarmaṇi) - in the performance of a Vedic ritual (in the act of a Vedic ritual, in the performance of a Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yajñakarman

yajñakarman - performance of a Vedic ritual, sacrificial act

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+karman)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, offering
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• karman – act, deed, action
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)