वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-111, verse-17

तस्यां रात्र्यां व्यतीतायामभिषिच्य हुताग्निकान् ।
आपृच्छेतां नरव्याघ्रौ तापसान् वनगोचरान् ॥१७॥

17. tasyāṃ rātryāṃ vyatītāyāmabhiṣicya hutāgnikān ,
āpṛcchetāṃ naravyāghrau tāpasān vanagocarān.

17. tasyām rātryām vyatītāyām abhiṣicya hutāgnikān
āpṛcchetām naravyāghrau tāpasān vanagocarān

17. tasyām rātryām vyatītāyām naravyāghrau abhiṣicya
hutāgnikān vanagocarān tāpasān āpṛcchetām

17. When that night had passed, the two best of men (naravyāghrau), after performing their ablutions, bid farewell to the ascetics (tāpasān) who performed fire rituals (hutāgnikān) and dwelt in the forest (vanagocarān).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that, on that

• रात्र्याम् (rātryām) - in the night

• व्यतीतायाम् (vyatītāyām) - having passed, having elapsed

• अभिषिच्य (abhiṣicya) - having performed ritual ablutions (referring to Rama and Lakshmana) (having bathed, having consecrated, having sprinkled)

• हुताग्निकान् (hutāgnikān) - the ascetics who performed fire rituals (those who perform fire sacrifices, those who maintain sacred fires)

• आपृच्छेताम् (āpṛcchetām) - the two asked leave, bid farewell

• नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - Rama and Lakshmana (the two tiger-like men, the two best of men)

• तापसान् (tāpasān) - the ascetics, hermits

• वनगोचरान् (vanagocarān) - dwelling in the forest, moving in the forest

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that, on that

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Part of locative absolute construction.

रात्र्याम् (rātryām) - in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

Note: Part of locative absolute construction.

व्यतीतायाम् (vyatītāyām) - having passed, having elapsed

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of vyatīta

vyatīta - passed, elapsed, gone by

Past Passive Participle

from root I (to go) with prefixes VI-ATI

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction, modifies `rātryām`.

अभिषिच्य (abhiṣicya) - having performed ritual ablutions (referring to Rama and Lakshmana) (having bathed, having consecrated, having sprinkled)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root SIC (to sprinkle) with prefix ABHI

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

हुताग्निकान् (hutāgnikān) - the ascetics who performed fire rituals (those who perform fire sacrifices, those who maintain sacred fires)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of hutāgnika

hutāgnika - one who has offered to the fire, one who maintains sacred fires

from `huta` (offered) + `agni` (fire) + `-ka` (suffix forming agent/possessor)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (huta+agni)

• huta – offered, sacrificed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root HU (to sacrifice, offer)
  Root: hu (class 3)
• agni – fire, sacrificial fire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies `tāpasān`.

आपृच्छेताम् (āpṛcchetām) - the two asked leave, bid farewell

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of āpṛcch

Imperfect Active

Third person dual, Imperfect Active, Atmanepada

Prefix: ā

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Subject is `naravyāghrau`.

नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - Rama and Lakshmana (the two tiger-like men, the two best of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger-like man, best of men

Compound type : Tatpurusha (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `āpṛcchetām`.

तापसान् (tāpasān) - the ascetics, hermits

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit

from `tapas` (asceticism)

Note: Object of `āpṛcchetām`.

वनगोचरान् (vanagocarān) - dwelling in the forest, moving in the forest

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vanagocara

vanagocara - forest-dweller, moving in the forest

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vana+gocara)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• gocara – range, scope, domain; moving, dwelling
  noun (masculine)
  from `go` (cow/earth/sense) and root `car` (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Modifies `tāpasān`.