वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-4, verse-3

तस्य चिन्तयमानस्य महर्षेर्भावितात्मनः ।
अगृह्णीतां ततः पादौ मुनिवेषौ कुशीलवौ ॥३॥

3. tasya cintayamānasya maharṣerbhāvitātmanaḥ ,
agṛhṇītāṃ tataḥ pādau muniveṣau kuśīlavau.

3. tasya cintayamānasya maharṣeḥ bhāvitātmanaḥ
agṛhṇītām tataḥ pādau muniveṣau kuśīlavau

3. tataḥ tasya cintayamānasya bhāvitātmanaḥ
maharṣeḥ pādau muniveṣau kuśīlavau agṛhṇītām

3. As that great sage, whose inner self (ātman) was refined, was thus pondering, Kuśa and Lava, dressed as ascetics, then took hold of his feet.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (great sage) (of that, his)

• चिन्तयमानस्य (cintayamānasya) - of him who was pondering (of one who is thinking, pondering)

• महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage (Valmiki) (of the great sage)

• भावितात्मनः (bhāvitātmanaḥ) - of him whose inner self (ātman) was refined (of one whose self (ātman) is cultivated/purified)

• अगृह्णीताम् (agṛhṇītām) - they two took hold of (they two took, they two grasped)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

• पादौ (pādau) - his feet (two feet)

• मुनिवेषौ (muniveṣau) - dressed as ascetics (dressed as ascetics, in the garb of hermits)

• कुशीलवौ (kuśīlavau) - Kuśa and Lava (the twin sons of Rama) (Kusa and Lava)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that (great sage) (of that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, his, her, its

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'cintayamānasya', 'maharṣeḥ', 'bhāvitātmanaḥ'.

चिन्तयमानस्य (cintayamānasya) - of him who was pondering (of one who is thinking, pondering)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cintayamāna

cintayamāna - thinking, pondering, reflecting

Present Middle Participle

From root 'cint' (class 10 or denominative) with the 'śānac' suffix.

Root: cit (class 10)

महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage (Valmiki) (of the great sage)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, venerable seer

Karmadhāraya compound: 'mahān ca asau ṛṣiḥ' (great and also a sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Feminine form of 'mahat', used here as the first member of a compound.
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ṛṣ' (to go, to move).
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Possessive, describing Valmiki.

भावितात्मनः (bhāvitātmanaḥ) - of him whose inner self (ātman) was refined (of one whose self (ātman) is cultivated/purified)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāvitātman

bhāvitātman - one whose mind/self (ātman) is refined, cultivated, purified, developed

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'bhāvitaḥ ātmā yasya saḥ' (one whose ātman is cultivated).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāvita+ātman)

• bhāvita – cultivated, purified, developed, thought of
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be) in causative 'bhāvayati' + 'kta' suffix.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'maharṣeḥ'.

अगृह्णीताम् (agṛhṇītām) - they two took hold of (they two took, they two grasped)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of grah

Imperfect Tense (Laṅ)

From root 'grah' (class 9), imperfect active, 3rd person dual. 'a' is augment.

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Subject is 'kuśīlavau'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

Ablative of 'tad'.

पादौ (pādau) - his feet (two feet)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, ray, quarter, verse-line

From root 'pad' (to go).

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of 'agṛhṇītām'.

मुनिवेषौ (muniveṣau) - dressed as ascetics (dressed as ascetics, in the garb of hermits)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of muniveṣa

muniveṣa - dressed as an ascetic, having the appearance of a hermit

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'muneḥ veṣaḥ yasya tau' (those two whose dress is that of a muni).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (muni+veṣa)

• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• veṣa – dress, costume, disguise, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'viṣ' (to enter, to dress).
  Root: viṣ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'kuśīlavau'.

कुशीलवौ (kuśīlavau) - Kuśa and Lava (the twin sons of Rama) (Kusa and Lava)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kuśīlava

kuśīlava - Kusa and Lava (the twin sons of Rama), bards, actors

Dvaṃdva compound of Kuśa and Lava, or refers to a class of bards. In this context, it refers to the specific twins.

Compound type : dvaṃdva (kuśa+lava)

• kuśa – Kusa (proper name of Rama's son), a type of sacred grass
  proper noun (masculine)
• lava – Lava (proper name of Rama's son), a piece, a drop, a minute particle
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: lū (class 9)

Note: Subject of 'agṛhṇītām'.

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