वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-38, verse-12

कदायोध्यां महाबाहुः पुरीं वीरः प्रवेक्ष्यति ।
पुरस्कृत्य रथे सीतां वृषभो गोवधूमिव ॥१२॥

12. kadāyodhyāṃ mahābāhuḥ purīṃ vīraḥ pravekṣyati ,
puraskṛtya rathe sītāṃ vṛṣabho govadhūmiva.

12. kadā ayodhyām mahābāhuḥ purīm vīraḥ pravekṣyati
puraskṛtya rathe sītām vṛṣabhaḥ govadhūm iva

12. kadā mahābāhuḥ vīraḥ rathe sītām puraskṛtya
ayodhyām purīm pravekṣyati vṛṣabhaḥ govadhūm iva

12. When will the mighty-armed hero enter the city of Ayodhya, having placed Sītā in front on the chariot, just as a bull leads a young cow?

Words meanings summery:

• कदा (kadā) - when?

• अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - Ayodhya (accusative)

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, great-armed

• पुरीम् (purīm) - the city (accusative)

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero

• प्रवेक्ष्यति (pravekṣyati) - will enter

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having led, having honored

• रथे (rathe) - on the chariot

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā (accusative)

• वृषभः (vṛṣabhaḥ) - a bull

• गोवधूम् (govadhūm) - a young cow (accusative)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

Words meanings and morphology

कदा (kadā) - when?

(indeclinable)

अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - Ayodhya (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ayodhyā

ayodhyā - Ayodhya (an ancient city, capital of Kosala)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, great-armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - having mighty arms, mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  feminine form of mahat, used as a prefix in compounds
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

पुरीम् (purīm) - the city (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town

वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man

प्रवेक्ष्यति (pravekṣyati) - will enter

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pra-viś

Future Tense, 3rd person singular

from prefix pra + root viś (class 6), future tense

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having led, having honored

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from puras-kṛ + lyp (absolutive suffix)

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

रथे (rathe) - on the chariot

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (wife of Rāma, heroine of the Rāmāyaṇa)

वृषभः (vṛṣabhaḥ) - a bull

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛṣabha

vṛṣabha - bull, chief, best, strong man

गोवधूम् (govadhūm) - a young cow (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of govadhū

govadhū - young cow, heifer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+vadhū)

• go – cow, ox, cattle
  noun (feminine)
• vadhū – young woman, bride, wife
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)