वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-35, verse-1

अथ रामश्च सीता च लक्ष्मणश्च कृताञ्जलिः ।
उपसंगृह्य राजानं चक्रुर्दीनाः प्रदक्षिणम् ॥१॥

1. atha rāmaśca sītā ca lakṣmaṇaśca kṛtāñjaliḥ ,
upasaṃgṛhya rājānaṃ cakrurdīnāḥ pradakṣiṇam.

1. atha rāmaḥ ca sītā ca lakṣmaṇaḥ ca kṛtāñjaliḥ
upasaṅgṛhya rājānam cakruḥ dīnāḥ pradakṣiṇam

1. atha rāmaḥ ca sītā ca lakṣmaṇaḥ ca kṛtāñjaliḥ
dīnāḥ rājānam upasaṅgṛhya pradakṣiṇam cakruḥ

1. Then, Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana, with folded hands and looking distressed, approached the king and circumambulated him.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• च (ca) - and

• सीता (sītā) - Sita

• च (ca) - and

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

• च (ca) - and

• कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - having made añjali, with folded hands

• उपसङ्गृह्य (upasaṅgṛhya) - having approached (to take leave) (having approached, having taken leave, having grasped)

• राजानम् (rājānam) - King Dasharatha (the king)

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they did, they made

• दीनाः (dīnāḥ) - distressed, sorrowful, miserable

• प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation (keeping the right side towards the object)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated king, son of Daśaratha and husband of Sītā)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सीता (sītā) - Sita

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (daughter of Janaka and wife of Rama)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (son of Dasharatha, brother of Rama)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - having made añjali, with folded hands

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - having made añjali (folding hands as a sign of respect)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – folding of the hands (as a mark of reverence), a hollow formed by joining palms
  noun (masculine)

Note: This adjective grammatically agrees with Rāma but contextually refers to all three.

उपसङ्गृह्य (upasaṅgṛhya) - having approached (to take leave) (having approached, having taken leave, having grasped)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root grah with upasarga upa and sam

Prefixes: upa+sam

Root: grah (class 9)

राजानम् (rājānam) - King Dasharatha (the king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they did, they made

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural

Root kṛ, perfect tense, parasmaipada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The subject (Rama, Sita, Lakshmana) is implied.

दीनाः (dīnāḥ) - distressed, sorrowful, miserable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dīna

dīna - distressed, sad, sorrowful, miserable, humble

Note: Refers to Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana.

प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation (keeping the right side towards the object)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pradakṣiṇa

pradakṣiṇa - circumambulation (moving around an object keeping one's right side towards it, as a mark of respect)

Note: Acts as the object of cakruḥ.