वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-72, verse-7

ततस्तामुषितो रात्रिं सह पुत्रैर्महात्मभिः ।
ऋषींस्तदा पुरस्कृत्य यज्ञवाटमुपागमत् ॥७॥

7. tatastāmuṣito rātriṃ saha putrairmahātmabhiḥ ,
ṛṣīṃstadā puraskṛtya yajñavāṭamupāgamat.

7. tataḥ tām uṣitaḥ rātrim saha putraiḥ mahātmabhiḥ
ṛṣīn tadā puraskṛtya yajñavāṭam upāgamat

7. tataḥ mahātmabhiḥ putraiḥ saha tām rātrim
uṣitaḥ tadā ṛṣīn puraskṛtya yajñavāṭam upāgamat

7. Thereafter, having spent that night with his great-souled sons, and then placing the sages (ṛṣi) at the forefront, he approached the sacrificial enclosure (yajñavāṭa).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (then, thereafter, from that)

• ताम् (tām) - that (night) (that, her, it)

• उषितः (uṣitaḥ) - having spent (the night) (dwelt, resided, spent (time))

• रात्रिम् (rātrim) - the night (night)

• सह (saha) - with (with, together with, along with)

• पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - with his sons (by sons, with sons)

• महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by his great-souled (sons) (by great-souled, by noble-minded)

• ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - the sages (ṛṣi) (sages, seers)

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

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed at the forefront (having placed in front, having honored, having respected)

• यज्ञवाटम् (yajñavāṭam) - the sacrificial enclosure (yajñavāṭa) (sacrificial enclosure, sacrificial ground)

• उपागमत् (upāgamat) - he approached (he approached, he went towards)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - that (night) (that, her, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, she, he

Note: Refers to 'rātrim'.

उषितः (uṣitaḥ) - having spent (the night) (dwelt, resided, spent (time))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uṣita

uṣita - dwelt, resided, spent (time), stayed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vas (to dwell) with kta suffix. The initial 'v' changes to 'u'.

Root: vas (class 1)

रात्रिम् (rātrim) - the night (night)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

Note: Object of 'uṣitaḥ'.

सह (saha) - with (with, together with, along with)

(indeclinable)

Note: Takes instrumental case.

पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - with his sons (by sons, with sons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Used with 'saha'.

महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by his great-souled (sons) (by great-souled, by noble-minded)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted (from mahat + ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'putraiḥ'.

ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - the sages (ṛṣi) (sages, seers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Note: Object of 'puraskṛtya'.

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

(indeclinable)

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed at the forefront (having placed in front, having honored, having respected)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root kṛ with upasarga puras- and suffix -tya

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यज्ञवाटम् (yajñavāṭam) - the sacrificial enclosure (yajñavāṭa) (sacrificial enclosure, sacrificial ground)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajñavāṭa

yajñavāṭa - sacrificial enclosure, sacrificial ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+vāṭa)

• yajña – sacrifice, ritual, worship
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• vāṭa – enclosure, garden, grove
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'upāgamat'.

उपागमत् (upāgamat) - he approached (he approached, he went towards)

(verb)

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

Imperfect

3rd person singular, active voice, parasmaipada. Formed with upasargas upa- and ā-.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject is Dasharatha (implied).