वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-5, verse-20

एवं तं जनसंबाधं राजमार्गं पुरोहितः ।
व्यूहन्निव जनौघं तं शनै राज कुलं ययौ ॥२०॥

20. evaṃ taṃ janasaṃbādhaṃ rājamārgaṃ purohitaḥ ,
vyūhanniva janaughaṃ taṃ śanai rāja kulaṃ yayau.

20. evam tam janasaṃbādham rājamārgam purohitaḥ
vyūhan iva janaugham tam śanaiḥ rājakulam yayau

20. purohitaḥ evam tam janasaṃbādham rājamārgam
tam janaugham vyūhan iva śanaiḥ rājakulam yayau

20. Thus, the royal priest, as if pushing aside that multitude of people, slowly went towards the royal palace along that royal highway crowded with people.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• तम् (tam) - that (referring to the royal road) (that, him)

• जनसंबाधम् (janasaṁbādham) - crowded with people, thronged by people

• राजमार्गम् (rājamārgam) - royal road, highway

• पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - family priest, royal chaplain

• व्यूहन् (vyūhan) - clearing (the way), pushing aside (the crowd) (pushing aside, arranging, clearing)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)

• जनौघम् (janaugham) - multitude of people, crowd of people

• तम् (tam) - that (referring to the multitude of people) (that)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• राजकुलम् (rājakulam) - royal palace (royal palace, king's household)

• ययौ (yayau) - went, proceeded

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that (referring to the royal road) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to rājamārgam and janaugham

जनसंबाधम् (janasaṁbādham) - crowded with people, thronged by people

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janasaṃbādha

janasaṁbādha - crowded by people, thronged by people

Compound of jana and saṃbādha

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+saṃbādha)

• jana – people, man
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• saṃbādha – crowd, throng, pressure, obstructed
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-bādh (to oppress, crowd)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bādh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies rājamārgam

राजमार्गम् (rājamārgam) - royal road, highway

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājamārga

rājamārga - royal road, main road, highway

Compound of rāja (king) and mārga (road)

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+mārga)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
  From mṛj (to clean, wipe)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Object of motion, destination implied.

पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - family priest, royal chaplain

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purohita

purohita - family priest, royal chaplain

From puras (before, in front) + dhā (to place). One placed in front or at the head.

Prefix: puras

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of the verb yayau

व्यूहन् (vyūhan) - clearing (the way), pushing aside (the crowd) (pushing aside, arranging, clearing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyūhat

vyūhat - pushing aside, arranging, forming into a battle array

Present Active Participle

From vi-ūh (to push, arrange). Root ūh (to push, move).

Prefix: vi

Root: ūh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies purohitaḥ, expressing simultaneous action.

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)

(indeclinable)

जनौघम् (janaugham) - multitude of people, crowd of people

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janaugha

janaugha - multitude of people, crowd

Compound of jana (people) and ogha (flood, multitude)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+ogha)

• jana – people, man
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ogha – flood, multitude, mass
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of the participle vyūhan

तम् (tam) - that (referring to the multitude of people) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies janaugham

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying yayau

राजकुलम् (rājakulam) - royal palace (royal palace, king's household)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājakula

rājakula - royal family, royal household, royal palace

Compound of rāja (king) and kula (family, house).

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+kula)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• kula – family, house, lineage
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of motion, destination of yayau

ययौ (yayau) - went, proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Past action of the subject purohitaḥ