वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-63, verse-9

अथ तस्य च शब्देन गीतेनाप्रतिमेन च ।
दर्शनेन च रम्भाया मुनिः संदेहमागतः ॥९॥

9. atha tasya ca śabdena gītenāpratimena ca ,
darśanena ca rambhāyā muniḥ saṃdehamāgataḥ.

9. atha tasya ca śabdena gītena apratimena ca
darśanena ca rambhāyāḥ muniḥ saṃdeham āgataḥ

9. atha tasya śabdena ca apratimena gītena ca
rambhāyāḥ darśanena ca muniḥ saṃdeham āgataḥ

9. Then, by that sound, by the incomparable song, and by the sight of Rambha, the sage became filled with doubt.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

• तस्य (tasya) - that (sound of the cuckoo mentioned earlier) (of that, his)

• च (ca) - and, also

• शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound

• गीतेन (gītena) - by the song

• अप्रतिमेन (apratimena) - incomparable, matchless

• च (ca) - and, also

• दर्शनेन (darśanena) - by the sight, by seeing

• च (ca) - and, also

• रम्भायाः (rambhāyāḥ) - of Rambha

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (Viśvāmitra) (sage, ascetic)

• संदेहम् (saṁdeham) - doubt, uncertainty

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - became filled with, attained (come, arrived, attained, become)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - that (sound of the cuckoo mentioned earlier) (of that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the cuckoo's sound, 'svanam' (masculine gender for genitive 'tasya').

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, word, voice

गीतेन (gītena) - by the song

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of gīta

gīta - song, singing, sung

past passive participle

Derived from root gai (to sing)

Root: gai (class 1)

अप्रतिमेन (apratimena) - incomparable, matchless

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of apratima

apratima - incomparable, matchless, without parallel

Derived from a + pratima (equal)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+pratima)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• pratima – image, likeness, equal
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'gītena'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दर्शनेन (darśanena) - by the sight, by seeing

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, sight, appearance, vision

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रम्भायाः (rambhāyāḥ) - of Rambha

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of rambhā

rambhā - Rambha (name of an Apsara, celestial nymph)

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (Viśvāmitra) (sage, ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, inspired one

Note: Refers to Viśvāmitra.

संदेहम् (saṁdeham) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃdeha

saṁdeha - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

Derived from root dih (to smear, to grow) with upasarga sam, or from root dah (to burn)

Prefix: sam

Root: dih (class 1)

आगतः (āgataḥ) - became filled with, attained (come, arrived, attained, become)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached, obtained

past passive participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'muniḥ'