वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-48, verse-2

यत्र भागीरथी गङ्गा यमुनामभिवर्तते ।
जग्मुस्तं देशमुद्दिश्य विगाह्य सुमहद्वनम् ॥२॥

2. yatra bhāgīrathī gaṅgā yamunāmabhivartate ,
jagmustaṃ deśamuddiśya vigāhya sumahadvanam.

2. yatra bhāgīrathī gaṅgā yamunām abhivartate |
jagmuḥ tam deśam uddiśya vigāhya sumahat vanam

2. te sumahat vanam vigāhya yatra bhāgīrathī gaṅgā
yamunām abhivartate tam deśam uddiśya jagmuḥ

2. They proceeded, heading towards that place where the Bhagirathi Ganga converges with the Yamuna, after penetrating a very great forest.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which

• भागीरथी (bhāgīrathī) - Bhagirathi (a name for Ganga)

• गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Ganga, Ganges river

• यमुनाम् (yamunām) - Yamuna river

• अभिवर्तते (abhivartate) - approaches, turns towards, meets

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went

• तम् (tam) - that

• देशम् (deśam) - place

• उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - having aimed at, heading towards

• विगाह्य (vigāhya) - having entered, having penetrated

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, very large

• वनम् (vanam) - forest

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which

(indeclinable)

भागीरथी (bhāgīrathī) - Bhagirathi (a name for Ganga)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāgīrathī

bhāgīrathī - Bhagirathi (name of the Ganga river, brought by Bhagiratha)

Derived from Bhagiratha

गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Ganga, Ganges river

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - Ganga (the river Ganges)

यमुनाम् (yamunām) - Yamuna river

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yamunā

yamunā - Yamuna (a sacred river in India)

अभिवर्तते (abhivartate) - approaches, turns towards, meets

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

present tense, 3rd person singular

Present (Laṭ) tense, Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular, with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of gam

perfect tense, 3rd person plural

Perfect (Lit) tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd person plural

Root: gam (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देशम् (deśam) - place

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country

उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - having aimed at, heading towards

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive (gerund) form of root diś, with prefix ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: diś (class 6)

विगाह्य (vigāhya) - having entered, having penetrated

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive (gerund) form of root gāh, with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: gāh (class 1)

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, very large

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very large

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large
  adjective

वनम् (vanam) - forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

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