वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-49, verse-1

ततः प्रागुत्तरां गत्वा रामः सौमित्रिणा सह ।
विश्वामित्रं पुरस्कृत्य यज्ञवाटमुपागमत् ॥१॥

1. tataḥ prāguttarāṃ gatvā rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha ,
viśvāmitraṃ puraskṛtya yajñavāṭamupāgamat.

1. tataḥ prāguttarām gatvā Rāmaḥ Saumitriṇā saha
Viśvāmitram puraskṛtya yajñavāṭam upāgamat

1. tataḥ Rāmaḥ Saumitriṇā saha prāguttarām gatvā
Viśvāmitram puraskṛtya yajñavāṭam upāgamat

1. Then, having proceeded northeast, Rama, along with Lakshmana, and with Vishvamitra leading the way, approached the sacrificial enclosure.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there)

• प्रागुत्तराम् (prāguttarām) - northeast (to the northeast)

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having proceeded (having gone)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rama (Rama)

• सौमित्रिणा (saumitriṇā) - by Lakshmana (by Saumitri (Lakshmana, son of Sumitra))

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

• विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - the sage Vishvamitra (Vishvamitra (accusative))

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - with Vishvamitra leading the way (having placed in front, having honored, having made a leader)

• यज्ञवाटम् (yajñavāṭam) - the sacrificial enclosure (sacrificial enclosure)

• उपागमत् (upāgamat) - approached

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there)

(indeclinable)

प्रागुत्तराम् (prāguttarām) - northeast (to the northeast)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāguttara

prāguttara - northeast, north-eastern

Compound type : dvandva (prāk+uttara)

• prāk – east, eastern
  indeclinable
• uttara – north, northern, upper, later
  adjective (feminine)

Note: Direction of movement, implying 'to the northeast'

गत्वा (gatvā) - having proceeded (having gone)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

from √gam + -tvā suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rama (Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Rāma

Rāma - name of the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa

Note: Subject of 'upāgamat'

सौमित्रिणा (saumitriṇā) - by Lakshmana (by Saumitri (Lakshmana, son of Sumitra))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of Saumitri

Saumitri - son of Sumitra (Lakshmana)

a patronymic ('son of Sumitra')

Note: Used with 'saha' for accompaniment

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

(indeclinable)

विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - the sage Vishvamitra (Vishvamitra (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of Viśvāmitra

Viśvāmitra - name of a celebrated sage

Note: Object of 'puraskṛtya'

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - with Vishvamitra leading the way (having placed in front, having honored, having made a leader)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

from puras- √kṛ

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यज्ञवाटम् (yajñavāṭam) - the sacrificial enclosure (sacrificial enclosure)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajñavāṭa

yajñavāṭa - sacrificial enclosure, place of sacrifice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+vāṭa)

• yajña – sacrifice, ritual offering
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• vāṭa – enclosure, garden, grove
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'upāgamat'

उपागमत् (upāgamat) - approached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: From upa + ā + gam

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