वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-60, verse-21

गवां शतसहस्रेण शुनःशेपं नरेश्वरः ।
गृहीत्वा परमप्रीतो जगाम रघुनन्दन ॥२१॥

21. gavāṃ śatasahasreṇa śunaḥśepaṃ nareśvaraḥ ,
gṛhītvā paramaprīto jagāma raghunandana.

21. gavam śatasahasreṇa śunaḥśepam nareśvaraḥ
gṛhītvā paramaprītaḥ jagāma raghunandana

21. raghunandana,
nareśvaraḥ paramaprītaḥ gavam śatasahasreṇa śunaḥśepam gṛhītvā jagāma

21. O descendant of Raghu, the king, extremely pleased, took Shunahshepa in exchange for a hundred thousand cows and departed.

Words meanings summery:

• गवम् (gavam) - of cows, of cattle

• शतसहस्रेण (śatasahasreṇa) - in exchange for a hundred thousand (with a hundred thousand, by a hundred thousand)

• शुनःशेपम् (śunaḥśepam) - Shunahshepa (proper noun)

• नरेश्वरः (nareśvaraḥ) - king, lord of men

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having seized

• परमप्रीतः (paramaprītaḥ) - extremely pleased, highly delighted

• जगाम (jagāma) - went

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O Rama (O descendant of Raghu, O delight of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

गवम् (gavam) - of cows, of cattle

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light, speech

Note: Alternate form for genitive plural of 'go' is 'gavām'

शतसहस्रेण (śatasahasreṇa) - in exchange for a hundred thousand (with a hundred thousand, by a hundred thousand)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śatasahasra

śatasahasra - a hundred thousand, one lakh

Compound type : tatpurusha (śata+sahasra)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)

शुनःशेपम् (śunaḥśepam) - Shunahshepa (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śunaḥśepa

śunaḥśepa - name of a sage, son of Ṛcīka, adopted by Viśvāmitra

नरेश्वरः (nareśvaraḥ) - king, lord of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nareśvara

nareśvara - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+īśvara)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having seized

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root 'grah' (to seize, take) with suffix -tvā

Root: grah (class 9)

परमप्रीतः (paramaprītaḥ) - extremely pleased, highly delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramaprīta

paramaprīta - extremely pleased, highly delighted

Compound type : karmadharaya (parama+prīta)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent, extreme
  adjective (masculine)
• prīta – pleased, delighted, satisfied
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'prī' (to please)
  Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Adjective modifying 'nareśvaraḥ'.

जगाम (jagāma) - went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Perfect Tense

Perfect 3rd person singular active

Root: gam (class 1)

रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O Rama (O descendant of Raghu, O delight of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - descendant of Raghu, delight of Raghu (epithet of Rama)

Compound type : tatpurusha (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – name of a king, an ancestor of Rama
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, causing joy
  noun (masculine)