वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-30, verse-1

दत्त्वा तु सह वैदेह्या ब्राह्मणेभ्यो धनं बहु ।
जग्मतुः पितरं द्रष्टुं सीतया सह राघवौ ॥१॥

1. dattvā tu saha vaidehyā brāhmaṇebhyo dhanaṃ bahu ,
jagmatuḥ pitaraṃ draṣṭuṃ sītayā saha rāghavau.

1. dattvā tu saha vaidehyā brāhmaṇebhyaḥ dhanam bahu
jagmatuḥ pitaram draṣṭum sītayā saha rāghavau

1. tu vaidehyā saha bahu dhanam brāhmaṇebhyaḥ dattvā
rāghavau sītayā saha pitaram draṣṭum jagmatuḥ

1. But having given much wealth to the Brahmins along with Vaidehī (Sītā), the two Raghavas (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) went to see their father, accompanied by Sītā.

Words meanings summery:

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• सह (saha) - with, together with, accompanied by

• वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - with Vaidehī (Sītā)

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property

• बहु (bahu) - much, many, abundant

• जग्मतुः (jagmatuḥ) - Rama and Lakshmana went (the two went)

• पितरम् (pitaram) - King Dasharatha (father)

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, to behold

• सीतया (sītayā) - with Sītā

• सह (saha) - with, together with, accompanied by

• राघवौ (rāghavau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (the two Raghavas (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa))

Words meanings and morphology

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root 'dā' (3rd class) with suffix '-tvā'

Root: dā (class 3)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Adversative particle

सह (saha) - with, together with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing instrumental case

वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - with Vaidehī (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - Vaidehī (daughter of the king of Videha, a name for Sītā)

Feminine proper noun, referring to Sītā

ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

Root: bṛh (class 1)

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'dattvā'

बहु (bahu) - much, many, abundant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant, great

Note: Qualifies 'dhanam'

जग्मतुः (jagmatuḥ) - Rama and Lakshmana went (the two went)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of gam

Perfect Active

Root 'gam' (1st class), perfect tense, 3rd person dual

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'rāghavau'

पितरम् (pitaram) - King Dasharatha (father)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Object of 'draṣṭum'

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, to behold

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Root 'dṛś' (1st class) with suffix '-tum'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose

सीतया (sītayā) - with Sītā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (name of Janaka's daughter, wife of Rāma)

Note: Accompanies 'saha'

सह (saha) - with, together with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing instrumental case

राघवौ (rāghavau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (the two Raghavas (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; a name for Rāma or Lakṣmaṇa

Patronymic derived from Raghu

Note: Subject of 'jagmatuḥ'

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