वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-35, verse-3

अन्वक्षं लक्ष्मणो भ्रातुः कौसल्यामभ्यवादयत् ।
अथ मातुः सुमित्राया जग्राह चरणौ पुनः ॥३॥

3. anvakṣaṃ lakṣmaṇo bhrātuḥ kausalyāmabhyavādayat ,
atha mātuḥ sumitrāyā jagrāha caraṇau punaḥ.

3. anvakṣam lakṣmaṇaḥ bhrātuḥ kausalyām abhyavādayat
atha mātuḥ sumitrāyāḥ jagrāha caraṇau punaḥ

3. anvakṣam bhrātuḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ kausalyām abhyavādayat
atha punaḥ mātuḥ sumitrāyāḥ caraṇau jagrāha

3. Lakshmana, following his brother, saluted Kaushalya. Then, he again grasped the feet (caraṇau) of his (own) mother Sumitra.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्वक्षम् (anvakṣam) - immediately after, following

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of Rama (his brother) (of the brother)

• कौसल्याम् (kausalyām) - Kaushalya (mother of Rama)

• अभ्यवादयत् (abhyavādayat) - he saluted, he bowed to

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• मातुः (mātuḥ) - of his (Lakshmana's) mother (of the mother)

• सुमित्रायाः (sumitrāyāḥ) - of Sumitra

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - he took, he clasped, he grasped

• चरणौ (caraṇau) - two feet

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

Words meanings and morphology

अन्वक्षम् (anvakṣam) - immediately after, following

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

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

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of Rama (his brother) (of the brother)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Rama is implied.

कौसल्याम् (kausalyām) - Kaushalya (mother of Rama)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kaushalya (the mother of Rama)

Note: Object of abhyavādayat.

अभ्यवादयत् (abhyavādayat) - he saluted, he bowed to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abhivāday

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular (causative of abhi-vad)

Derived from root vad (to speak) with upasarga abhi, in causative form (-ay-) and then imperfect tense

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Lakshmana is the subject.

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

मातुः (mātuḥ) - of his (Lakshmana's) mother (of the mother)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Possessive, governing sumitrāyāḥ.

सुमित्रायाः (sumitrāyāḥ) - of Sumitra

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sumitrā

sumitrā - Sumitra (mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna)

Note: Modifies mātuḥ.

जग्राह (jagrāha) - he took, he clasped, he grasped

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root grah, perfect tense, parasmaipada

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Lakshmana is the implied subject.

चरणौ (caraṇau) - two feet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, leg, root

Note: Object of jagrāha.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)