वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-76, verse-1

गते रामे प्रशान्तात्मा रामो दाशरथिर्धनुः ।
वरुणायाप्रमेयाय ददौ हस्ते ससायकम् ॥१॥

1. gate rāme praśāntātmā rāmo dāśarathirdhanuḥ ,
varuṇāyāprameyāya dadau haste sasāyakam.

1. gate rāme praśāntātmā rāmaḥ dāśarathiḥ dhanuḥ
varuṇāya aprameyāya dadau haste sasāyakam

1. rāme gate dāśarathiḥ rāmaḥ praśāntātmā
aprameyāya varuṇāya sasāyakam dhanuḥ haste dadau

1. After Rāma (Jāmadagnya) had departed, Rāma, son of Daśaratha, whose spirit (ātman) was tranquil, gave the bow, along with its arrows, to the immeasurable Varuṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• गते (gate) - having gone, departed, passed away

• रामे (rāme) - Rāma Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma) (in Rāma, upon Rāma's (departure))

• प्रशान्तात्मा (praśāntātmā) - Rāma, son of Daśaratha, with a tranquil (ātman) spirit (whose spirit is tranquil, tranquil-souled)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma, son of Daśaratha (Rāma)

• दाशरथिः (dāśarathiḥ) - Rāma, son of Daśaratha (son of Daśaratha)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• वरुणाय (varuṇāya) - to Varuṇa

• अप्रमेयाय (aprameyāya) - to the immeasurable Varuṇa (to the immeasurable, to the inscrutable)

• ददौ (dadau) - gave, bestowed

• हस्ते (haste) - in the hand

• ससायकम् (sasāyakam) - the bow along with its arrows (with arrows, along with the arrow)

Words meanings and morphology

गते (gate) - having gone, departed, passed away

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, understood

Past Passive Participle

Root: gam (class 1)

रामे (rāme) - Rāma Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma) (in Rāma, upon Rāma's (departure))

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name); pleasing, charming

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction

प्रशान्तात्मा (praśāntātmā) - Rāma, son of Daśaratha, with a tranquil (ātman) spirit (whose spirit is tranquil, tranquil-souled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praśāntātman

praśāntātman - one whose spirit is calm/tranquil

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (praśānta+ātman)

• praśānta – very calm, tranquil, serene
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śam with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: śam (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma, son of Daśaratha (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name); pleasing, charming

दाशरथिः (dāśarathiḥ) - Rāma, son of Daśaratha (son of Daśaratha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāśarathi

dāśarathi - son of Daśaratha

Taddhita derivative from Daśaratha

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow; arc; rainbow

वरुणाय (varuṇāya) - to Varuṇa

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuṇa (Vedic deity of cosmic order and waters)

अप्रमेयाय (aprameyāya) - to the immeasurable Varuṇa (to the immeasurable, to the inscrutable)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of aprameya

aprameya - immeasurable, incomprehensible, inscrutable

Negation of Prameya (measurable, comprehensible)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (a+prameya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• prameya – measurable, knowable, comprehensible
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root mā with pra- prefix and -eya suffix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 3)

ददौ (dadau) - gave, bestowed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of dā

Perfect tense form with reduplication

Root: dā (class 3)

हस्ते (haste) - in the hand

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of hasta

hasta - hand; trunk of an elephant; a measure of length

ससायकम् (sasāyakam) - the bow along with its arrows (with arrows, along with the arrow)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sasāyaka

sasāyaka - furnished with arrows, together with arrows

Compound type : Sahabahuvrīhi (sa+sāyaka)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• sāyaka – arrow
  noun (masculine)

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