वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-69, verse-4

स तु रामानुजश्चापि शत्रुघ्नसहितस्तदा ।
प्रतस्थे भरतो यत्र कौसल्याया निवेशनम् ॥४॥

4. sa tu rāmānujaścāpi śatrughnasahitastadā ,
pratasthe bharato yatra kausalyāyā niveśanam.

4. saḥ tu rāmānujaḥ ca api śatrughnasahitaḥ tadā
pratasthe bharataḥ yatra kausalyāyāḥ niveśanam

4. tu tadā saḥ rāmānujaḥ bharataḥ ca api śatrughnasahitaḥ
yatra kausalyāyāḥ niveśanam pratasthe

4. But then, Bharata, Rāma's younger brother, also accompanied by Shatrughna, set out for Kaushalya's abode.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine nominative singular)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• रामानुजः (rāmānujaḥ) - (Bharata) Rama's younger brother (Rāma's younger brother)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• शत्रुघ्नसहितः (śatrughnasahitaḥ) - accompanied by Shatrughna

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• प्रतस्थे (pratasthe) - he set out, departed, started

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• कौसल्यायाः (kausalyāyāḥ) - of Kaushalya

• निवेशनम् (niveśanam) - abode, dwelling, residence

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

रामानुजः (rāmānujaḥ) - (Bharata) Rama's younger brother (Rāma's younger brother)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāmānuja

rāmānuja - Rāma's younger brother

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+anuja)

• rāma – Rāma (proper name of a prince/deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• anuja – younger brother, born after
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

शत्रुघ्नसहितः (śatrughnasahitaḥ) - accompanied by Shatrughna

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatrughnasahita

śatrughnasahita - accompanied by Shatrughna

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatrughna+sahita)

• śatrughna – Shatrughna (proper name of Rama's brother), foe-slayer
  proper noun (masculine)
• sahita – accompanied, together with, connected with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhā (to place) with prefix sa- and suffix -ta, or from sah (to bear)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: dhā (class 3)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

प्रतस्थे (pratasthe) - he set out, departed, started

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of pra-sthā

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (proper name, brother of Rama), one who supports/maintains

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

कौसल्यायाः (kausalyāyāḥ) - of Kaushalya

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kaushalya (proper name of Rama's mother)

निवेशनम् (niveśanam) - abode, dwelling, residence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niveśana

niveśana - abode, dwelling, entrance, camp

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Accusative case implies motion towards the abode.

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