वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-41, verse-1

ततस्तु तमसा तीरं रम्यमाश्रित्य राघवः ।
सीतामुद्वीक्ष्य सौमित्रिमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. tatastu tamasā tīraṃ ramyamāśritya rāghavaḥ ,
sītāmudvīkṣya saumitrimidaṃ vacanamabravīt.

1. tatas tu tamasā tīram ramyam āśritya rāghavaḥ
sītām udvīkṣya saumitrim idam vacanam abravīt

1. tatas tu rāghavaḥ tamasā tīram ramyam āśritya
sītām saumitrim udvīkṣya idam vacanam abravīt

1. Thereupon, Rāghava (Rāma), having resorted to the beautiful bank of the Tamasā [river], and having looked at Sītā and Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa), spoke this statement.

Words meanings summery:

• ततस् (tatas) - then, thereupon, from that

• तु (tu) - thereupon, further (but, yet, indeed, and)

• तमसा (tamasā) - Tamasā (river)

• तीरम् (tīram) - shore, bank

• रम्यम् (ramyam) - beautiful, charming, delightful

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, having taken shelter, having reached

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rāma)

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

• उद्वीक्ष्य (udvīkṣya) - having seen, having observed, having looked up at

• सौमित्रिम् (saumitrim) - Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said, uttered

Words meanings and morphology

ततस् (tatas) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - thereupon, further (but, yet, indeed, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an intensifier or for transition.

तमसा (tamasā) - Tamasā (river)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tamasā

tamasā - name of a river

Note: Implied as part of a compound `tamasā-tīram` where `tamasā` acts as an adjective or genitive, meaning "of the Tamasā".

तीरम् (tīram) - shore, bank

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīra

tīra - shore, bank, coast

Note: Object of `āśritya`.

रम्यम् (ramyam) - beautiful, charming, delightful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ramya

ramya - beautiful, charming, delightful, pleasant

Gerundive

Derived from root `ram` (to delight) with suffix `-ya`

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `tīram`.

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, having taken shelter, having reached

(indeclinable participle)

Note: Indicates a prior action by the subject `rāghavaḥ`.

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; an epithet of Rāma

Derived from Raghu with `aṇ` suffix (descendant)

Note: Subject of `abravīt`.

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - furrow; name of Janaka's daughter, wife of Rāma

Note: Object of `udvīkṣya`.

उद्वीक्ष्य (udvīkṣya) - having seen, having observed, having looked up at

(indeclinable participle)

Note: Indicates a prior action by `rāghavaḥ`.

सौमित्रिम् (saumitrim) - Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitrā; an epithet of Lakṣmaṇa

Derived from Sumitrā with `i` suffix (descendant)

Note: Object of `udvīkṣya`.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Agrees with `vacanam`.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, utterance

action noun

Derived from root `vac` (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `abravīt`.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said, uttered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect, Parasmaipada

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Main verb.