वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-62, verse-12

निकूलवृक्षमासाद्य दिव्यं सत्योपयाचनम् ।
अभिगम्याभिवाद्यं तं कुलिङ्गां प्राविशन्पुरीम् ॥१२॥

12. nikūlavṛkṣamāsādya divyaṃ satyopayācanam ,
abhigamyābhivādyaṃ taṃ kuliṅgāṃ prāviśanpurīm.

12. nikūlavṛkṣam āsādya divyam satyopayācanam
abhigamya abhivādyam tam kuliṅgām prāviśan purīm

12. divyam satyopayācanam abhivādyam tam nikūlavṛkṣam
āsādya abhigamya kuliṅgām purīm prāviśan

12. Having reached the divine Nikūla tree, a place for a truthful invocation, and having approached and greeted it reverently, they entered the city of Kulinga.

Words meanings summery:

• निकूलवृक्षम् (nikūlavṛkṣam) - a tree on the riverbank

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained, having approached

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, heavenly

• सत्योपयाचनम् (satyopayācanam) - a truthful invocation, a vow of truth

• अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached, having gone towards

• अभिवाद्यम् (abhivādyam) - to be greeted, venerable, deserving of respect

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• कुलिङ्गाम् (kuliṅgām) - Kulinga (name of a country or people)

• प्राविशन् (prāviśan) - they entered

• पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

Words meanings and morphology

निकूलवृक्षम् (nikūlavṛkṣam) - a tree on the riverbank

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nikūlavṛkṣa

nikūlavṛkṣa - a tree growing by a river bank, a Nikula tree

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nikūla+vṛkṣa)

• nikūla – river bank, shore
  noun (neuter)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained, having approached

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root 'sad' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, heavenly

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial, supernatural

Root: div

Note: Agrees with 'nikūlavṛkṣam'

सत्योपयाचनम् (satyopayācanam) - a truthful invocation, a vow of truth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of satyopayācana

satyopayācana - a truthful invocation, a solemn appeal to truth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+upayācana)

• satya – truth, true
  noun (neuter)
• upayācana – request, entreaty, invocation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'yāc' with prefix 'upa'
  Prefix: upa
  Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nikūlavṛkṣam' (implied)

अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached, having gone towards

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root 'gam' with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

अभिवाद्यम् (abhivādyam) - to be greeted, venerable, deserving of respect

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhivādya

abhivādya - to be greeted, to be saluted, venerable, deserving of reverence

gerundive

Derived from root 'vad' with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nikūlavṛkṣam' (implied)

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'nikūlavṛkṣam'

कुलिङ्गाम् (kuliṅgām) - Kulinga (name of a country or people)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kuliṅgā

kuliṅgā - Kulinga, name of a country or people

प्राविशन् (prāviśan) - they entered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pra-viś

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, stronghold

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