वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-105, verse-18

तमृषिं तु महात्मानमुक्तवाक्यं कृताञ्जलिः ।
आमन्त्रयितुमारेभे चरणाव् उपगृह्य च ॥१८॥

18. tamṛṣiṃ tu mahātmānamuktavākyaṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ ,
āmantrayitumārebhe caraṇāv upagṛhya ca.

18. tam ṛṣim tu mahātmānam uktavākyam kṛtāñjaliḥ
āmantrayitum ārabhe caraṇau upagṛhya ca

18. kṛtāñjaliḥ ca caraṇau upagṛhya saḥ tu tam
uktavākyam mahātmānam ṛṣim āmantrayitum ārabhe

18. With folded hands, he began to take leave of that great-souled sage who had spoken, also grasping his feet.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage, seer

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - great-souled, noble-minded

• उक्तवाक्यम् (uktavākyam) - who had spoken his words, whose speech was uttered

• कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands

• आमन्त्रयितुम् (āmantrayitum) - to take leave, to bid farewell

• आरभे (ārabhe) - he began

• चरणौ (caraṇau) - feet (two)

• उपगृह्य (upagṛhya) - having grasped, having taken hold of

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'ṛṣim'.

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage, seer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Note: Object of 'āmantrayitum'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis.

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - great-souled, noble-minded

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'ṛṣim'.

उक्तवाक्यम् (uktavākyam) - who had spoken his words, whose speech was uttered

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uktavākya

uktavākya - whose words are spoken, who has spoken

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ukta+vākya)

• ukta – spoken, said, uttered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vac (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'ṛṣim'.

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - having folded hands (as a gesture of reverence)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, to make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – the cavity formed by folding the hands, folded hands
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Bharata, the implied subject of 'ārabhe'.

आमन्त्रयितुम् (āmantrayitum) - to take leave, to bid farewell

(verbal noun)

Note: Used with 'ārabhe'.

आरभे (ārabhe) - he began

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of ā-rabh

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

From root rabh (to take, to seize) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: The Middle voice form is common for 'to begin'.

चरणौ (caraṇau) - feet (two)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, leg

Note: Object of 'upagṛhya'.

उपगृह्य (upagṛhya) - having grasped, having taken hold of

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root grah (to seize, to take) with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Indicates a preceding action.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins 'āmantrayitum' and 'upagṛhya'.