वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-3, verse-17

तं दृष्ट्वा प्रणतं पार्श्वे कृताञ्जलिपुटं नृपः ।
गृह्याञ्जलौ समाकृष्य सस्वजे प्रियमात्मजम् ॥१७॥

17. taṃ dṛṣṭvā praṇataṃ pārśve kṛtāñjalipuṭaṃ nṛpaḥ ,
gṛhyāñjalau samākṛṣya sasvaje priyamātmajam.

17. tam dṛṣṭvā praṇatam pārśve kṛtāñjalipuṭam nṛpaḥ
gṛhya añjalau samākṛṣya sasvaje priyam ātmajam

17. nṛpaḥ pārśve praṇatam kṛtāñjalipuṭam priyam
ātmajam tam dṛṣṭvā añjalau gṛhya samākṛṣya sasvaje

17. Seeing his dear son (ātman) prostrating at his side with folded hands, the king took him by his hands, drew him close, and embraced him.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to Rama) (him, that)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• प्रणतम् (praṇatam) - prostrating (himself) (bowed, prostrated, humble)

• पार्श्वे (pārśve) - at his side (at the side, on the flank, near)

• कृताञ्जलिपुटम् (kṛtāñjalipuṭam) - with folded hands (with folded hands, having made the gesture of añjali)

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king (Dasharatha) (king, ruler)

• गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken (by the hands) (having taken, seizing)

• अञ्जलौ (añjalau) - by the (folded) hands (in the añjali, by the folded hands)

• समाकृष्य (samākṛṣya) - having drawn close (having drawn together, having pulled close)

• सस्वजे (sasvaje) - embraced (embraced, hugged)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - dear (son) (dear, beloved, pleasing)

• आत्मजम् (ātmajam) - son (born from his own self) (son, born from oneself)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (referring to Rama) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root dṛś with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: This is an indeclinable absolutive/gerund.

प्रणतम् (praṇatam) - prostrating (himself) (bowed, prostrated, humble)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praṇata

praṇata - bowed, bent, humble, prostrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root nam (to bow) with upasarga pra- and suffix -ta.

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tam'.

पार्श्वे (pārśve) - at his side (at the side, on the flank, near)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pārśva

pārśva - side, flank, vicinity

कृताञ्जलिपुटम् (kṛtāñjalipuṭam) - with folded hands (with folded hands, having made the gesture of añjali)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjalipuṭa

kṛtāñjalipuṭa - having joined the palms of the hands in reverence

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali+puṭa)

• kṛta – done, made
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ta
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – the hollow of the hands, gesture of reverence (palms joined)
  noun (masculine)
• puṭa – hollow, cavity, a cup made by folding leaves
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tam'.

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king (Dasharatha) (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken (by the hands) (having taken, seizing)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root grah (gṛh) with suffix -ya (after upasarga, but here without explicit upasarga, behaves like one)

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: This is an indeclinable absolutive/gerund.

अञ्जलौ (añjalau) - by the (folded) hands (in the añjali, by the folded hands)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of añjali

añjali - the hollow of the hands, gesture of reverence (palms joined)

Note: Locative is used here in a sense of 'by means of' or 'at'.

समाकृष्य (samākṛṣya) - having drawn close (having drawn together, having pulled close)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root kṛṣ (to draw) with upasargas sam- and ā- and suffix -ya

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: This is an indeclinable absolutive/gerund.

सस्वजे (sasvaje) - embraced (embraced, hugged)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, third person singular, middle voice

Root: svaj (class 1)

प्रियम् (priyam) - dear (son) (dear, beloved, pleasing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing

Note: Agrees with 'ātmajam'.

आत्मजम् (ātmajam) - son (born from his own self) (son, born from oneself)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātmaja

ātmaja - son, daughter, born from oneself

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  suffix
  Derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)