वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-49, verse-1

उषित्वा रजनीं तत्र राजपुत्रावरिंदमौ ।
महर्षिमभिवाद्याथ जग्मतुस्तं गिरिं प्रति ॥१॥

1. uṣitvā rajanīṃ tatra rājaputrāvariṃdamau ,
maharṣimabhivādyātha jagmatustaṃ giriṃ prati.

1. uṣitvā rajanīm tatra rājaputrau arimdamau
maharṣim abhivādya atha jagmatuḥ tam girim prati

1. rājaputrau arimdamau tatra rajanīm uṣitvā atha
maharṣim abhivādya tam girim prati jagmatuḥ

1. Having stayed there for a night, the two princes, subduers of foes, then saluted the great sage and proceeded towards that mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• उषित्वा (uṣitvā) - having stayed, having dwelt

• रजनीम् (rajanīm) - night

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• राजपुत्रौ (rājaputrau) - the two princes

• अरिम्दमौ (arimdamau) - the two subduers of foes

• महर्षिम् (maharṣim) - the great sage

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having greeted

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, and now

• जग्मतुः (jagmatuḥ) - they two went

• तम् (tam) - that

• गिरिम् (girim) - mountain, hill

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to, against

Words meanings and morphology

उषित्वा (uṣitvā) - having stayed, having dwelt

(indeclinable)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Absolutive/Gerund form

रजनीम् (rajanīm) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rajanī

rajanī - night

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Locative of tad (that)

राजपुत्रौ (rājaputrau) - the two princes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rājaputra

rājaputra - prince, son of a king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

अरिम्दमौ (arimdamau) - the two subduers of foes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of arimdama

arimdama - subduer of enemies

Compound type : aluk tatpuruṣa (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – taming, subduing
  adjective/noun
  Agent noun from √dam
  Suffix -a to root dam
  Root: dam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rājaputrau'

महर्षिम् (maharṣim) - the great sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, great seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having greeted

(indeclinable)

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Absolutive/Gerund form

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, and now

(indeclinable)

जग्मतुः (jagmatuḥ) - they two went

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

गिरिम् (girim) - mountain, hill

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

प्रति (prati) - towards, to, against

(indeclinable)

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