वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-31, verse-12

स सूतो राममादाय लक्ष्मणं मैथिलीं तदा ।
जगामाभिमुखस्तूर्णं सकाशं जगतीपतेः ॥१२॥

12. sa sūto rāmamādāya lakṣmaṇaṃ maithilīṃ tadā ,
jagāmābhimukhastūrṇaṃ sakāśaṃ jagatīpateḥ.

12. saḥ sūtaḥ rāmam ādāya lakṣmaṇam maithilīm tadā
jagāma abhimukhaḥ tūrṇam sakāśam jagatīpateḥ

12. tadā saḥ sūtaḥ rāmam lakṣmaṇam maithilīm ādāya
tūrṇam jagatīpateḥ sakāśam abhimukhaḥ jagāma

12. Then that charioteer, taking Rama, Lakshmana, and Maithili (Sita), quickly went towards the presence of the king.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (charioteer) (he, that)

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - the charioteer (Sumantra) (charioteer)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken (Rama, Lakshmana, Sita) (having taken, having received)

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana

• मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Maithili (Sita)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• जगाम (jagāma) - went

• अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - facing (the king) (facing, turned towards, confronting)

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

• सकाशम् (sakāśam) - to the presence of (to the presence, near, in the vicinity of)

• जगतीपतेः (jagatīpateḥ) - of the king (Dasharatha) (of the king, of the lord of the earth)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (charioteer) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - the charioteer (Sumantra) (charioteer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, son (of kṣatriya by brāhmaṇī)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name), pleasing, dark

Root: ram (class 1)

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken (Rama, Lakshmana, Sita) (having taken, having received)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Formed from the root dā (to give) with the prefix ā (to, towards) and the suffix -ya.

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (proper name), having auspicious marks

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Maithili (Sita)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - a woman from Mithila, Sita (daughter of Janaka, king of Mithila)

Feminine derivative from 'Mithila'.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb.

जगाम (jagāma) - went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, perfect active of the root gam.

Root: gam (class 1)

अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - facing (the king) (facing, turned towards, confronting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhimukha

abhimukha - facing, turned towards, confronting

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (abhi+mukha)

• abhi – towards, against, prefix
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'sūtaḥ'.

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

Usually functions as an adverb in neuter accusative singular.

Root: tvṛ

Note: Functions adverbially.

सकाशम् (sakāśam) - to the presence of (to the presence, near, in the vicinity of)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sakāśa

sakāśa - presence, vicinity, proximity

जगतीपतेः (jagatīpateḥ) - of the king (Dasharatha) (of the king, of the lord of the earth)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jagatīpati

jagatīpati - king, lord of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagatī+pati)

• jagatī – earth, world
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)