वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-65, verse-18

ततः सर्वे नृपतयः समेत्य मुनिपुंगव ।
मिथिलामभ्युपागम्य वीर्यं जिज्ञासवस्तदा ॥१८॥

18. tataḥ sarve nṛpatayaḥ sametya munipuṃgava ,
mithilāmabhyupāgamya vīryaṃ jijñāsavastadā.

18. tataḥ sarve nṛpatayaḥ sametya munipuṅgava
mithilām abhyupāgamya vīryam jijñāsavaḥ tadā

18. tataḥ tadā munipuṅgava sarve nṛpatayaḥ sametya
mithilām abhyupāgamya vīryam jijñāsavaḥ

18. Then, O best of sages, all those kings, having assembled and approached Mithila, were eager to test their valor.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (the kings) (all, every)

• नृपतयः (nṛpatayaḥ) - (the) kings (kings, rulers)

• समेत्य (sametya) - having assembled (having come together, having assembled)

• मुनिपुङ्गव (munipuṅgava) - O best of sages (referring to Viśvāmitra) (O best of sages, O foremost sage)

• मिथिलाम् (mithilām) - to Mithila (to Mithila (a city))

• अभ्युपागम्य (abhyupāgamya) - having approached (Mithila) (having approached, having arrived)

• वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor (valor, strength, heroism)

• जिज्ञासवः (jijñāsavaḥ) - desirous of testing (their valor) (desirous of knowing, eager to know/test)

• तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad with the ablative suffix tas.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (the kings) (all, every)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

नृपतयः (nṛpatayaḥ) - (the) kings (kings, rulers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

समेत्य (sametya) - having assembled (having come together, having assembled)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root √i (class 2, eti) 'to go', with prefix sam 'together' and suffix lyaP for absolutive.

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

मुनिपुङ्गव (munipuṅgava) - O best of sages (referring to Viśvāmitra) (O best of sages, O foremost sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of munipuṅgava

munipuṅgava - best of sages, foremost sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+puṅgava)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull; excellent, best, foremost (often used as a suffix)
  noun (masculine)

मिथिलाम् (mithilām) - to Mithila (to Mithila (a city))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mithilā

mithilā - Mithila (the capital city of Videha, ruled by Janaka)

Note: Object of motion abhyupāgamya.

अभ्युपागम्य (abhyupāgamya) - having approached (Mithila) (having approached, having arrived)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root √gam (class 1, gacchati) 'to go', with prefixes abhi and upa, and suffix lyaP for absolutive.

Prefixes: abhi+upa

Root: gam (class 1)

वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor (valor, strength, heroism)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, strength, heroism, energy

Note: Object of jijñāsavaḥ.

जिज्ञासवः (jijñāsavaḥ) - desirous of testing (their valor) (desirous of knowing, eager to know/test)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jijñāsu

jijñāsu - desirous of knowing, curious, inquisitive

desiderative adjective

From desiderative stem of √jñā (class 9, jānāti) 'to know', with suffix -u.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with nṛpatayaḥ.

तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad with the temporal suffix dā.