वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-105, verse-3

मन्दाकिनीं नदीं रम्यां प्राङ्मुखास्ते ययुस्तदा ।
प्रदक्षिणं च कुर्वाणाश्चित्रकूटं महागिरिम् ॥३॥

3. mandākinīṃ nadīṃ ramyāṃ prāṅmukhāste yayustadā ,
pradakṣiṇaṃ ca kurvāṇāścitrakūṭaṃ mahāgirim.

3. mandākinīm nadīm ramyām prāṅmukhāḥ te yayuḥ tadā
pradakṣiṇam ca kurvāṇāḥ citrakūṭam mahāgirim

3. tadā te prāṅmukhāḥ ramyām mandākinīm nadīm yayuḥ
ca kurvāṇāḥ pradakṣiṇam citrakūṭam mahāgirim

3. Then, facing east, they went to the beautiful Mandākinī river, and performing a circumambulation (pradakṣiṇam), they went around the great mountain (mahāgiri) Citrakūṭa.

Words meanings summery:

• मन्दाकिनीम् (mandākinīm) - Mandākinī (a proper name, river)

• नदीम् (nadīm) - river

• रम्याम् (ramyām) - beautiful, delightful, charming

• प्राङ्मुखाः (prāṅmukhāḥ) - facing east

• ते (te) - they

• ययुः (yayuḥ) - went, proceeded

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation (clockwise), auspicious right side

• च (ca) - and

• कुर्वाणाः (kurvāṇāḥ) - performing, doing, making

• चित्रकूटम् (citrakūṭam) - Citrakūṭa (a proper name, mountain)

• महागिरिम् (mahāgirim) - great mountain

Words meanings and morphology

मन्दाकिनीम् (mandākinīm) - Mandākinī (a proper name, river)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mandākinī

mandākinī - Mandākinī (name of a sacred river, especially near Citrakūṭa)

Note: Object of `yayuḥ`.

नदीम् (nadīm) - river

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

Note: Agrees with `mandākinīm` and `ramyām`.

रम्याम् (ramyām) - beautiful, delightful, charming

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ramya

ramya - beautiful, delightful, charming, pleasant

Gerundive

Derived from root ram (to delight, play)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `mandākinīm` and `nadīm`.

प्राङ्मुखाः (prāṅmukhāḥ) - facing east

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṅmukha

prāṅmukha - facing east, having the face turned towards the east

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāc+mukha)

• prāc – east
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `te`.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the people mentioned previously (Bharata, Shatrughna, sages, ministers).

ययुः (yayuḥ) - went, proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of yā

Perfect

Perfect 3rd person plural of root yā

Root: yā (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation (clockwise), auspicious right side

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pradakṣiṇa

pradakṣiṇa - circumambulation (clockwise), auspicious, right side

Prefix: pra

Root: dakṣ (class 1)

Note: Acts as object of `kurvāṇāḥ`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

कुर्वाणाः (kurvāṇāḥ) - performing, doing, making

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurvāṇa

kurvāṇa - performing, doing, making (present middle participle)

Present Middle Participle

Present middle participle of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `te`.

चित्रकूटम् (citrakūṭam) - Citrakūṭa (a proper name, mountain)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of citrakūṭa

citrakūṭa - Citrakūṭa (name of a sacred mountain)

Note: Object of implied "went around" or directly related to `pradakṣiṇam`.

महागिरिम् (mahāgirim) - great mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāgiri

mahāgiri - great mountain

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+giri)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to `citrakūṭam`.