वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-102, verse-16

भार्गवश्च्यवनो नाम हिमवन्तमुपाश्रितः ।
तमृषिं समुपागम्य कालिन्दी त्वभ्यवादयत् ॥१६॥

16. bhārgavaścyavano nāma himavantamupāśritaḥ ,
tamṛṣiṃ samupāgamya kālindī tvabhyavādayat.

16. bhārgavaḥ cyavanaḥ nāma himavantam upāśritaḥ
tam ṛṣim samupāgamya kālindī tu abhyavādayat

16. kālindī tu himavantam upāśritaḥ bhārgavaḥ nāma
cyavanaḥ ṛṣim tam samupāgamya abhyavādayat

16. Cyavana, a descendant of Bhṛgu, had settled in the Himalayas. Kālindī then approached that sage and paid him respects.

Words meanings summery:

• भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - descendant of Bhṛgu, a Brahmin of the Bhṛgu lineage

• च्यवनः (cyavanaḥ) - Cyavana (a sage's name)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed

• हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - to the Himalayas

• उपाश्रितः (upāśritaḥ) - resorted to, dwelt in, taken refuge in

• तम् (tam) - him (the sage Cyavana) (that (masculine accusative singular))

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage, seer

• समुपागम्य (samupāgamya) - having approached

• कालिन्दी (kālindī) - Kālindī (name of a princess/river)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover, then

• अभ्यवादयत् (abhyavādayat) - paid respects, saluted

Words meanings and morphology

भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - descendant of Bhṛgu, a Brahmin of the Bhṛgu lineage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhṛgu, relating to Bhṛgu, a Brahmin of the Bhṛgu lineage

Derived from Bhṛgu with an aṇ affix (अण्) indicating 'descendant of'

च्यवनः (cyavanaḥ) - Cyavana (a sage's name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cyavana

cyavana - Cyavana (a famous Vedic sage, son of Bhṛgu)

नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed

(indeclinable)

Can also be a noun (neuter) 'name', but here functions as an indeclinable adverb.

हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - to the Himalayas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - Himalayas, snowy mountain range

From 'hima' (snow) + 'vat' (possessive suffix)

उपाश्रितः (upāśritaḥ) - resorted to, dwelt in, taken refuge in

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāśrita

upāśrita - resorted to, dwelling, dependent on

Past Passive Participle

Formed from verb root 'śri' (to resort, depend) with prefix 'upa' and kta suffix (त)

Prefix: upa

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Used here adjectivally to describe Cyavana.

तम् (tam) - him (the sage Cyavana) (that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage, seer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

समुपागम्य (samupāgamya) - having approached

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Formed from verb root 'gam' (to go) with prefixes 'sam' and 'upa', and the suffix 'lyap' (ल्यप्) for absolutive, indicating a preceding action.

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: gam (class 1)

कालिन्दी (kālindī) - Kālindī (name of a princess/river)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kālindī

kālindī - Kālindī (a feminine name, often associated with the river Yamunā, or a princess)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover, then

(indeclinable)

अभ्यवादयत् (abhyavādayat) - paid respects, saluted

(verb)

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

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Imperfect tense of the causal form of 'abhivad'.