वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-65, verse-16

भूतलादुत्थितां तां तु वर्धमानां ममात्मजाम् ।
वरयामासुरागम्य राजानो मुनिपुंगव ॥१६॥

16. bhūtalādutthitāṃ tāṃ tu vardhamānāṃ mamātmajām ,
varayāmāsurāgamya rājāno munipuṃgava.

16. bhūtalāt utthitām tām tu vardhamānām mama
ātmajām varayāmāsuḥ āgamya rājānaḥ munipuṅgava

16. munipuṅgava rājānaḥ āgamya bhūtalāt utthitām
tām vardhamānām mama ātmajām tu varayāmāsuḥ

16. O best among ascetics, kings approached and sought in marriage that daughter of mine, who had emerged from the earth's surface and was growing up.

Words meanings summery:

• भूतलात् (bhūtalāt) - from the surface of the earth, from the ground

• उत्थिताम् (utthitām) - arisen, emerged

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वर्धमानाम् (vardhamānām) - growing, increasing, thriving

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• आत्मजाम् (ātmajām) - daughter

• वरयामासुः (varayāmāsuḥ) - they sought in marriage, they wooed

• आगम्य (āgamya) - having come, approaching

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

• मुनिपुङ्गव (munipuṅgava) - O best of sages, O bull among ascetics

Words meanings and morphology

भूतलात् (bhūtalāt) - from the surface of the earth, from the ground

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - earth's surface, ground

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, flat ground, palm
  noun (neuter)

उत्थिताम् (utthitām) - arisen, emerged

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, emerged, stood up

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, she, he

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वर्धमानाम् (vardhamānām) - growing, increasing, thriving

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vardhamāna

vardhamāna - growing, increasing, prospering

Present Middle Participle

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

आत्मजाम् (ātmajām) - daughter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ātmajā

ātmajā - daughter (literally 'self-born')

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+jā)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• jā – born, produced
  adjective (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

वरयामासुः (varayāmāsuḥ) - they sought in marriage, they wooed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of var

Periphrastic perfect (causative stem 'varaya' + aorist of 'as')

Root: vṛ (class 9)

आगम्य (āgamya) - having come, approaching

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

मुनिपुङ्गव (munipuṅgava) - O best of sages, O bull among ascetics

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of munipuṅgava

munipuṅgava - foremost of sages, excellent ascetic

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+puṅgava)

• muni – sage, ascetic, contemplative
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)