वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-76

अथाब्रवीन्महाबाहुः सुमित्रानन्दवर्धनम् ।
अग्रतो गच्छ सौमित्रे सीता त्वामनुगच्छतु ॥७६॥

76. athābravīnmahābāhuḥ sumitrānandavardhanam ,
agrato gaccha saumitre sītā tvāmanugacchatu.

76. atha abravīt mahābāhuḥ sumitrānandavardhanam
agrataḥ gaccha saumitre sītā tvām anugacchatu

76. atha mahābāhuḥ sumitrānandavardhanam abravīt
saumitre agrataḥ gaccha sītā tvām anugacchatu

76. Then the mighty-armed (mahābāhuḥ) Rama said to the augmenter of Sumitrā's joy (Sumitrānanda-vardhanam), Lakshmana: "Go in front, O Saumitri! Let Sītā follow you."

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Rama (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

• सुमित्रानन्दवर्धनम् (sumitrānandavardhanam) - Lakshmana (augmenter of Sumitra's joy)

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, forward, before

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go! proceed!

• सौमित्रे (saumitre) - O Lakshmana (O son of Sumitra, O Saumitri)

• सीता (sītā) - Sita (name of Rama's wife)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• अनुगच्छतु (anugacchatu) - let her follow

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating sequence

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect

Derived from root √brū (to speak). Imperfect 3rd person singular active voice.

Root: brū (class 2)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Rama (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - great-armed, mighty-armed, strong-armed (epithet for heroes)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of abravīt

सुमित्रानन्दवर्धनम् (sumitrānandavardhanam) - Lakshmana (augmenter of Sumitra's joy)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sumitrānandavardhana

sumitrānandavardhana - augmenter of Sumitra's joy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sumitrā+ānanda+vardhana)

• sumitrā – Sumitra (name of Lakshmana's mother)
  proper noun (feminine)
• ānanda – joy, happiness, bliss
  noun (masculine)
• vardhana – augmenter, increasing, fostering
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root √vṛdh (to grow, increase) with agent suffix -ana.
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Object of abravīt

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, forward, before

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -tas from agra (front).

Note: Adverb of place

गच्छ (gaccha) - go! proceed!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Imperative

Derived from root √gam (to go). Imperative 2nd person singular active voice.

Root: gam (class 1)

सौमित्रे (saumitre) - O Lakshmana (O son of Sumitra, O Saumitri)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitra (Lakshmana)

Patronymic derived from Sumitrā.

Note: Address to Lakshmana

सीता (sītā) - Sita (name of Rama's wife)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (name, literally 'furrow')

Note: Subject of anugacchatu

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Object of anugacchatu

अनुगच्छतु (anugacchatu) - let her follow

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of anugam

Imperative

Derived from root √gam (to go) with prefix anu-. Imperative 3rd person singular active voice.

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

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