वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-3, verse-16

स प्राञ्जलिरभिप्रेत्य प्रणतः पितुरन्तिके ।
नाम स्वं श्रावयन् रामो ववन्दे चरणौ पितुः ॥१६॥

16. sa prāñjalirabhipretya praṇataḥ piturantike ,
nāma svaṃ śrāvayan rāmo vavande caraṇau pituḥ.

16. saḥ prāñjaliḥ abhipretya praṇataḥ pituḥ antike
nāma svam śrāvayan rāmaḥ vavande caraṇau pituḥ

16. saḥ rāmaḥ prāñjaliḥ pituḥ antike abhipretya
praṇataḥ svam nāma śrāvayan pituḥ caraṇau vavande

16. Having approached and bowed down near his father, that Rama, with folded hands and announcing his own name, saluted his father's feet.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Rama) (he, that)

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands (in reverence) (with folded hands, reverent)

• अभिप्रेत्य (abhipretya) - having approached (his father) (having approached, having gone towards)

• प्रणतः (praṇataḥ) - having bowed down (bowed down, saluted, humble)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of his father (Dasharatha) (of the father)

• अन्तिके (antike) - near (the father) (near, in the presence of)

• नाम (nāma) - name

• स्वम् (svam) - his own (own, his own)

• श्रावयन् (śrāvayan) - announcing (his name) (causing to hear, announcing, making known)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Rama (proper name))

• ववन्दे (vavande) - saluted (saluted, worshipped, bowed down to)

• चरणौ (caraṇau) - (his father's) two feet (two feet)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of his father (of the father)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Rama) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Rama.

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands (in reverence) (with folded hands, reverent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - with folded hands, reverent, respectful

Compound meaning "having folded hands".

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pra+añjali)

• pra – forward, before
  indeclinable
• añjali – folded hands (gesture of reverence), cupped hands
  noun (masculine)
  Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Modifies Rama.

अभिप्रेत्य (abhipretya) - having approached (his father) (having approached, having gone towards)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √i (to go) with prefixes abhi and pra.

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: i (class 2)

प्रणतः (praṇataḥ) - having bowed down (bowed down, saluted, humble)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praṇata

praṇata - bowed down, humble, saluted, devoted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √nam (to bow) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of his father (Dasharatha) (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Possessive for 'antike' and 'caraṇau'.

अन्तिके (antike) - near (the father) (near, in the presence of)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antika

antika - vicinity, proximity, near

Note: Expresses location.

नाम (nāma) - name

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation, title

Root √mnā (to mention) + suffix.

Root: mnā (class 1)

स्वम् (svam) - his own (own, his own)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Pronominal adjective.

श्रावयन् (śrāvayan) - announcing (his name) (causing to hear, announcing, making known)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrāvayant

śrāvayant - causing to hear, proclaiming, announcing

Present Active Participle (causative)

Derived from the causative of root √śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Rama (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, pleasing, delightful

Root: ram (class 1)

ववन्दे (vavande) - saluted (saluted, worshipped, bowed down to)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of vand

Perfect tense

Reduplicated perfect form of √vand.

Root: vand (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

चरणौ (caraṇau) - (his father's) two feet (two feet)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, limb, movement, conduct

From root √car (to move).

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vavande'.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of his father (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Possessive for 'caraṇau'.