वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-58

ततो वैखानसं मार्गमास्थितः सहलक्ष्मणः ।
व्रतमादिष्टवान् रामः सहायं गुहमब्रवीत् ॥५८॥

58. tato vaikhānasaṃ mārgamāsthitaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ ,
vratamādiṣṭavān rāmaḥ sahāyaṃ guhamabravīt.

58. tataḥ vaikhānasam mārgam āsthitaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
vratam ādiṣṭavān rāmaḥ sahāyam guham abravīt

58. tataḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ rāmaḥ vaikhānasam mārgam
āsthitaḥ vratam ādiṣṭavān guham sahāyam abravīt

58. Thereupon, Rama, accompanied by Lakshmana and having adopted the path of a forest hermit (vaikhānasa), prescribed a vow and addressed Guha as his helper.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• वैखानसम् (vaikhānasam) - belonging to a Vaikhānasa, ascetic, hermit

• मार्गम् (mārgam) - path, way, course

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having taken up, having adopted, established in

• सहलक्ष्मणः (sahalakṣmaṇaḥ) - accompanied by Lakshmana, with Lakshmana

• व्रतम् (vratam) - vow, sacred observance, religious practice

• आदिष्टवान् (ādiṣṭavān) - commanded, instructed, prescribed

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• सहायम् (sahāyam) - Guha as a helper (helper, assistant, companion)

• गुहम् (guham) - to Guha

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

वैखानसम् (vaikhānasam) - belonging to a Vaikhānasa, ascetic, hermit

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaikhānasa

vaikhānasa - belonging to Vaikhānasa (a class of ascetics), hermit, forest dweller, ascetic

Derived from vikhāna

Note: Agreement with `mārgam`.

मार्गम् (mārgam) - path, way, course

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, road, way, course

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having taken up, having adopted, established in

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - stood upon, adopted, resorted to, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with upasarga ā, past passive participle

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agreement with `rāmaḥ`.

सहलक्ष्मणः (sahalakṣmaṇaḥ) - accompanied by Lakshmana, with Lakshmana

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahālakṣmaṇa

sahālakṣmaṇa - accompanied by Lakshmana

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+lakṣmaṇa)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakshmana
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Agreement with `rāmaḥ`.

व्रतम् (vratam) - vow, sacred observance, religious practice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vrata

vrata - vow, sacred observance, religious practice, rule, duty

आदिष्टवान् (ādiṣṭavān) - commanded, instructed, prescribed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of diś

diś - to show, to point out, to command

Past Active Participle

Derived from root diś (to point) with upasarga ā, past active participle, masculine singular nominative

Prefix: ā

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Agreement with `rāmaḥ`.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name, the protagonist of the Ramayana)

सहायम् (sahāyam) - Guha as a helper (helper, assistant, companion)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sahāya

sahāya - helper, assistant, companion, ally

गुहम् (guham) - to Guha

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guha

guha - Guha (a proper name, here referring to the chieftain of the Niṣādas)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect

Root brū (or vac) in the imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: brū (class 2)

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