वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-44, verse-10

अथ रामो महाप्राज्ञो विश्वामित्रं महामुनिम् ।
पप्रच्छ प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा विशालामुत्तमां पुरीम् ॥१०॥

10. atha rāmo mahāprājño viśvāmitraṃ mahāmunim ,
papraccha prāñjalirbhūtvā viśālāmuttamāṃ purīm.

10. atha rāmaḥ mahā-prājñaḥ viśvāmitram mahā-munim
papraccha prāñjaliḥ bhūtvā viśālām uttamām purīm

10. atha mahā-prājñaḥ rāmaḥ prāñjaliḥ bhūtvā mahā-munim
viśvāmitram uttamām viśālām purīm papraccha

10. Then, the supremely wise Rāma, with folded hands (prāñjali), asked the great sage (mahāmuni) Viśvāmitra about the excellent city of Viśālā.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• महा-प्राज्ञः (mahā-prājñaḥ) - greatly wise, supremely intelligent

• विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - Viśvāmitra

• महा-मुनिम् (mahā-munim) - great sage (mahāmuni)

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands (prāñjali)

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

• विशालाम् (viśālām) - the city of Viśālā (Viśālā (name of a city))

• उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - excellent, best, supreme

• पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a king, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa); charming, pleasant

महा-प्राज्ञः (mahā-prājñaḥ) - greatly wise, supremely intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - greatly wise, supremely intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• prājña – wise, intelligent, knowledgeable
  adjective (masculine)

विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - name of a famous Vedic sage

महा-मुनिम् (mahā-munim) - great sage (mahāmuni)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of prach

Root: prach (class 6)

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands (prāñjali)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - with folded hands (in reverence)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root 'bhū' with suffix '-tvā'

Root: bhū (class 1)

विशालाम् (viśālām) - the city of Viśālā (Viśālā (name of a city))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viśālā

viśālā - name of a city; vast, wide, spacious

उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - excellent, best, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uttama

uttama - excellent, best, highest, supreme

पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, stronghold