वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-58, verse-2

ततस्तं घटमादय पूर्णं परमवारिणा ।
आश्रमं तमहं प्राप्य यथाख्यातपथं गतः ॥२॥

2. tatastaṃ ghaṭamādaya pūrṇaṃ paramavāriṇā ,
āśramaṃ tamahaṃ prāpya yathākhyātapathaṃ gataḥ.

2. tataḥ tam ghaṭam ādāya pūrṇaṃ parama-vāriṇā
āśramaṃ tam aham prāpya yathā-khyāta-pathaṃ gataḥ

2. tataḥ aham gataḥ prāpya tam āśramaṃ yathā-khyāta-pathaṃ
ādāya tam ghaṭam pūrṇaṃ parama-vāriṇā

2. Then, taking that pot filled with excellent water, I went and reached that hermitage (āśrama) by the path that had been described.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that place)

• तम् (tam) - that pot (that, him)

• घटम् (ghaṭam) - pot, jar, pitcher

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized

• पूर्णं (pūrṇaṁ) - (the pot) filled (full, complete, filled)

• परम-वारिणा (parama-vāriṇā) - with excellent water, with supreme water

• आश्रमं (āśramaṁ) - hermitage (āśrama), ascetic retreat

• तम् (tam) - that hermitage (that, him)

• अहम् (aham) - King Daśaratha (I)

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, having attained

• यथा-ख्यात-पथं (yathā-khyāta-pathaṁ) - by the described path, along the path as described

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, went, reached

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that place)

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that pot (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'ghaṭam'.

घटम् (ghaṭam) - pot, jar, pitcher

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghaṭa

ghaṭa - pot, jar, pitcher

Note: Object of 'ādāya'.

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

ā + dā (to give) + lyap suffix (when prefixed)

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Action of 'aham' preceding 'gataḥ'.

पूर्णं (pūrṇaṁ) - (the pot) filled (full, complete, filled)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, filled, satisfied

Past Passive Participle

pṛ (to fill) + kta suffix

Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'ghaṭam'.

परम-वारिणा (parama-vāriṇā) - with excellent water, with supreme water

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of parama-vārin

parama-vārin - excellent water

Karma-dhāraya compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+vārin)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent, best
  adjective (neuter)
• vārin – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrument of 'pūrṇaṃ'.

आश्रमं (āśramaṁ) - hermitage (āśrama), ascetic retreat

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, ascetic retreat, stage of life

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Object of 'prāpya'.

तम् (tam) - that hermitage (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'āśramaṃ'.

अहम् (aham) - King Daśaratha (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject of 'gataḥ'.

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, having attained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

pra + āp (to obtain) + lyap suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Action of 'aham' preceding 'gataḥ'.

यथा-ख्यात-पथं (yathā-khyāta-pathaṁ) - by the described path, along the path as described

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yathā-khyāta-patha

yathā-khyāta-patha - path as described, well-known path

Avyayībhāva compound (yathā as adverbial prefix) or Bahuvrīhi (one whose path is described)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+khyāta+patha)

• yathā – as, according to, in which manner
  indeclinable
• khyāta – described, narrated, renowned
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  khyā (to tell) + kta suffix
  Root: khyā (class 2)
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, went, reached

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, gone to, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

gam (to go) + kta suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Describes 'aham' and functions as the main verb.

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