वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-23, verse-1

अभिवाद्य तु कौसल्यां रामः संप्रस्थितो वनम् ।
कृतस्वस्त्ययनो मात्रा धर्मिष्ठे वर्त्मनि स्थितः ॥१॥

1. abhivādya tu kausalyāṃ rāmaḥ saṃprasthito vanam ,
kṛtasvastyayano mātrā dharmiṣṭhe vartmani sthitaḥ.

1. abhivādya tu kausalyām rāmaḥ samprasthitaḥ vanam
kṛtasvastyayanaḥ mātrā dharmiṣṭhe vartmani sthitaḥ

1. rāmaḥ kausalyām abhivādya tu mātrā kṛtasvastyayanaḥ
dharmiṣṭhe vartmani sthitaḥ vanam samprasthitaḥ

1. After saluting Kausalya, Rama departed for the forest. His mother had performed auspicious rites for him as he stood firm on the most righteous path (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having respectfully saluted (having saluted, having bowed down to)

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

• कौसल्याम् (kausalyām) - Kausalya (Kausalya (accusative singular))

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Rama (nominative singular))

• सम्प्रस्थितः (samprasthitaḥ) - departed (for the forest) (set out, departed, gone forth)

• वनम् (vanam) - to the forest (forest, wood (accusative singular))

• कृतस्वस्त्ययनः (kṛtasvastyayanaḥ) - having had auspicious rites performed (by his mother) (one for whom auspicious rites have been performed)

• मात्रा (mātrā) - by his mother (by the mother (instrumental singular))

• धर्मिष्ठे (dharmiṣṭhe) - on the most righteous (on the most righteous, most virtuous, most lawful)

• वर्त्मनि (vartmani) - on the path (path, way, road (locative singular))

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - firm, steadfast (standing, situated, firm, resolved)

Words meanings and morphology

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having respectfully saluted (having saluted, having bowed down to)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root vad with prefixes abhi- and ā-

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: vad (class 1)

तु (tu) - then (but, however, indeed, then)

(indeclinable)

कौसल्याम् (kausalyām) - Kausalya (Kausalya (accusative singular))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kausalya (Rama's mother)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Rama (nominative singular))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name); pleasing, charming

सम्प्रस्थितः (samprasthitaḥ) - departed (for the forest) (set out, departed, gone forth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samprasthita

samprasthita - set out, departed, gone forth

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā with prefixes sam- and pra-

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

वनम् (vanam) - to the forest (forest, wood (accusative singular))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

कृतस्वस्त्ययनः (kṛtasvastyayanaḥ) - having had auspicious rites performed (by his mother) (one for whom auspicious rites have been performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtasvastyayana

kṛtasvastyayana - one for whom auspicious rites have been performed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+svastyayana)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• svastyayana – auspicious rite, blessing, well-being
  noun (neuter)

मात्रा (mātrā) - by his mother (by the mother (instrumental singular))

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

धर्मिष्ठे (dharmiṣṭhe) - on the most righteous (on the most righteous, most virtuous, most lawful)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharmiṣṭha

dharmiṣṭha - most righteous, most virtuous, most observant of dharma

Superlative degree derived from dharma

वर्त्मनि (vartmani) - on the path (path, way, road (locative singular))

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vartman

vartman - path, road, way

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - firm, steadfast (standing, situated, firm, resolved)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, firm, established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

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