वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-66, verse-13

महर्षेर्वचनाद् रामो यत्र तिष्ठति तद्धनुः ।
मञ्जूषां तामपावृत्य दृष्ट्वा धनुरथाब्रवीत् ॥१३॥

13. maharṣervacanād rāmo yatra tiṣṭhati taddhanuḥ ,
mañjūṣāṃ tāmapāvṛtya dṛṣṭvā dhanurathābravīt.

13. maharṣeḥ vacanāt rāmaḥ yatra tiṣṭhati tat dhanuḥ
mañjūṣām tām apāvṛtya dṛṣṭvā dhanuḥ atha abravīt

13. maharṣeḥ vacanāt rāmaḥ yatra tat dhanuḥ tiṣṭhati
tām mañjūṣām apāvṛtya dhanuḥ dṛṣṭvā atha abravīt

13. By the command of the great sage, Rama went to where that bow was kept. Having opened that box and seen the bow, he then spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage

• वचनात् (vacanāt) - by the command (from the word, by the command)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (proper noun)

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - was kept, was placed (stands, is placed, stays)

• तत् (tat) - that (bow) (that, therefore, this)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• मञ्जूषाम् (mañjūṣām) - the box

• ताम् (tām) - that (box) (that (feminine))

• अपावृत्य (apāvṛtya) - having opened, having uncovered

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - the bow

• अथ (atha) - then, next, moreover

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage

Compound type : karmajā (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

वचनात् (vacanāt) - by the command (from the word, by the command)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, word, command

action noun from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name), pleasing, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - was kept, was placed (stands, is placed, stays)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

present indicative

from root sthā, present stem tiṣṭha

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used in a past sense here, as narrative present.

तत् (tat) - that (bow) (that, therefore, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Note: Nominative here, acting as subject of tiṣṭhati.

मञ्जूषाम् (mañjūṣām) - the box

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mañjūṣā

mañjūṣā - box, casket, chest

ताम् (tām) - that (box) (that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

अपावृत्य (apāvṛtya) - having opened, having uncovered

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from apa-ā-vṛ

Prefixes: apa+ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - the bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Note: Accusative, object of dṛṣṭvā.

अथ (atha) - then, next, moreover

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

imperfect past tense

from root brū

Root: brū (class 2)