वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-9, verse-22

आपृच्छ्य च तदा विप्रं व्रतचर्यां निवेद्य च ।
गच्छन्ति स्मापदेशात्ता भीतास्तस्य पितुः स्त्रियः ॥२२॥

22. āpṛcchya ca tadā vipraṃ vratacaryāṃ nivedya ca ,
gacchanti smāpadeśāttā bhītāstasya pituḥ striyaḥ.

22. āpṛcchya ca tadā vipram vratacaryām nivedya ca
gacchanti sma apadeśāt tāḥ bhītāḥ tasya pituḥ striyaḥ

22. tadā ca vipram āpṛcchya ca vratacaryām nivedya tasya
pituḥ bhītāḥ tāḥ striyaḥ apadeśāt gacchanti sma

22. Then, having taken leave of the Brahmin and having informed him about their religious observance, those women, afraid of his father, departed on a pretext.

Words meanings summery:

• आपृच्छ्य (āpṛcchya) - having taken leave, having bid farewell

• च (ca) - and, also

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• विप्रम् (vipram) - the Brahmin

• व्रतचर्याम् (vratacaryām) - about their vow, religious observance

• निवेद्य (nivedya) - having informed, having announced

• च (ca) - and, also

• गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go

• स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense with present verbs

• अपदेशात् (apadeśāt) - on a pretext, from a pretext

• ताः (tāḥ) - refers to the women/wives mentioned in the previous context. (those (feminine))

• भीताः (bhītāḥ) - afraid, frightened

• तस्य (tasya) - refers to the Brahmin (the object of the women's initial address). (his, of him)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father of the Brahmin. (of the father)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women, wives

Words meanings and morphology

आपृच्छ्य (āpṛcchya) - having taken leave, having bid farewell

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Derived from root `prach` with prefix `ā` and suffix `lyaP`.

Prefix: ā

Root: prach (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from `tad` (that).

विप्रम् (vipram) - the Brahmin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, learned, wise

व्रतचर्याम् (vratacaryām) - about their vow, religious observance

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vratacaryā

vratacaryā - performance of a vow, religious observance, ascetic practice

Compound of `vrata` (vow) and `caryā` (conduct).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vrata+caryā)

• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)
• caryā – conduct, practice, observance
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root `car` (to move, to practice).
  Root: car (class 1)

निवेद्य (nivedya) - having informed, having announced

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Derived from root `vid` with prefix `ni` and suffix `lyaP`.

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Present active third plural

Present stem `gaccha`.

Root: gam (class 1)

स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense with present verbs

(indeclinable)

अपदेशात् (apadeśāt) - on a pretext, from a pretext

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of apadeśa

apadeśa - pretext, excuse, reason, reference

Derived from root `diś` with prefix `apa`.

Prefix: apa

Root: diś (class 6)

ताः (tāḥ) - refers to the women/wives mentioned in the previous context. (those (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Feminine nominative plural of `tad`.

भीताः (bhītāḥ) - afraid, frightened

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhīta

bhīta - afraid, frightened, terrified

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `bhī` (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `tāḥ` and `striyaḥ`.

तस्य (tasya) - refers to the Brahmin (the object of the women's initial address). (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

Masculine genitive singular of `tad`.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father of the Brahmin. (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Genitive singular of `pitṛ`.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women, wives

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife

Nominative plural of `strī`.

Note: Subject of `gacchanti sma`.