वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-50, verse-5

ततः संप्रस्थितः काले रामः सौमित्रिणा सह ।
सीतां कमलपत्राक्षीमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥५॥

5. tataḥ saṃprasthitaḥ kāle rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha ,
sītāṃ kamalapatrākṣīmidaṃ vacanamabravīt.

5. tataḥ samprasthitaḥ kāle rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha
sītām kamalapatrākṣīm idam vacanam abravīt

5. tataḥ kāle saumitriṇā saha samprasthitaḥ rāmaḥ
kamalapatrākṣīm sītām idam vacanam abravīt

5. Then, at the appropriate moment, Rama, having set out with Lakshmana, spoke these words to Sita, whose eyes resembled lotus petals.

Words meanings summery:

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

• सम्प्रस्थितः (samprasthitaḥ) - having set out, having departed, ready to go

• काले (kāle) - at the time, at the proper time

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• सौमित्रिणा (saumitriṇā) - by Lakshmana, with Lakshmana

• सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

• कमलपत्राक्षीम् (kamalapatrākṣīm) - lotus-petal-eyed

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, subsequently

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' (that) + 'tas' suffix

Note: Ablative adverb

सम्प्रस्थितः (samprasthitaḥ) - having set out, having departed, ready to go

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samprasthita

samprasthita - having set out, departed, started

Past Passive Participle

From root √sthā (to stand) with upasargas sam- and pra-

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rāmaḥ'

काले (kāle) - at the time, at the proper time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, appropriate time

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated hero, an incarnation of Vishnu)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'

सौमित्रिणा (saumitriṇā) - by Lakshmana, with Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitrā, Lakshmana

Patronymic from Sumitrā

Note: Used with 'saha'

सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (Rama's wife, daughter of Janaka)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'

कमलपत्राक्षीम् (kamalapatrākṣīm) - lotus-petal-eyed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kamalapatrākṣī

kamalapatrākṣī - having eyes like lotus petals

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kamala+patra+akṣī)

• kamala – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• patra – leaf, petal
  noun (neuter)
• akṣī – eye
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'sītām'

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, saying

From root √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect active

3rd person singular, augment 'a'

Root: brū (class 2)