वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-77, verse-23

निवेश्य गङ्गामनु तां महानदीं चमूं विधानैः परिबर्ह शोभिनीम् ।
उवास रामस्य तदा महात्मनो विचिन्तयानो भरतो निवर्तनम् ॥२३॥

23. niveśya gaṅgāmanu tāṃ mahānadīṃ camūṃ vidhānaiḥ paribarha śobhinīm ,
uvāsa rāmasya tadā mahātmano vicintayāno bharato nivartanam.

23. niveśya gaṅgām anu tām mahānadīm
camūm vidhānaiḥ paribarha śobhinīm
uvāsa rāmasya tadā mahātmanaḥ
vicintayānaḥ bharataḥ nivartanam

23. mahātmanaḥ bharataḥ tadā tām
mahānadīm gaṅgām anu vidhānaiḥ
paribarha śobhinīm camūm niveśya
rāmasya nivartanam vicintayānaḥ uvāsa

23. After encamping the army, which was splendid with its provisions and arrangements, along that great river Ganga, the great-souled (mahātman) Bharata then stayed there, contemplating Rama's return.

Words meanings summery:

• निवेश्य (niveśya) - having encamped, having settled

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Ganga (river)

• अनु (anu) - along the river Ganga (along, after, near)

• ताम् (tām) - that (referring to the Ganga) (that)

• महानदीम् (mahānadīm) - the great river Ganga (great river)

• चमूम् (camūm) - army, host

• विधानैः (vidhānaiḥ) - with arrangements, with provisions, with means

• परिबर्ह (paribarha) - equipment, provisions, outfit

• शोभिनीम् (śobhinīm) - splendid with provisions and arrangements (shining, splendid, beautiful)

• उवास (uvāsa) - he dwelt, he stayed

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Bharata (of the great-souled, of the noble-minded)

• विचिन्तयानः (vicintayānaḥ) - contemplating Rama's return (contemplating, reflecting, thinking deeply)

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (proper name)

• निवर्तनम् (nivartanam) - Rama's return (return, turning back)

Words meanings and morphology

निवेश्य (niveśya) - having encamped, having settled

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

root viś (class 6) with prefix ni-, causative stem -veśay-, then -ya suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Ganga (river)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganga (Ganges)

Note: Object of a preposition/adverbial usage with 'anu'.

अनु (anu) - along the river Ganga (along, after, near)

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - that (referring to the Ganga) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

महानदीम् (mahānadīm) - the great river Ganga (great river)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahānadī

mahānadī - great river

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahā+nadī)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)

चमूम् (camūm) - army, host

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of camū

camū - army, host, troop

विधानैः (vidhānaiḥ) - with arrangements, with provisions, with means

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vidhāna

vidhāna - arrangement, provision, ordinance, manner

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Instrumental case indicating 'by means of'.

परिबर्ह (paribarha) - equipment, provisions, outfit

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paribarha

paribarha - equipment, provisions, outfit, paraphernalia

Prefix: pari

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Poetic usage, likely a noun in apposition or describing the means of splendor, parallel to 'vidhānaiḥ'.

शोभिनीम् (śobhinīm) - splendid with provisions and arrangements (shining, splendid, beautiful)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śobhinī

śobhinī - shining, splendid, beautiful

adjectival suffix -inī

feminine form of śobhin, from root śubh (to shine)

Root: śubh (class 1)

उवास (uvāsa) - he dwelt, he stayed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vas

perfect active

root vas (class 1), third person singular

Root: vas (class 1)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name, hero of Ramayana)

Note: Possessive, linked to 'nivartanam'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Bharata (of the great-souled, of the noble-minded)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, illustrious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: The actual word is 'mahātman', which is declined here.

विचिन्तयानः (vicintayānaḥ) - contemplating Rama's return (contemplating, reflecting, thinking deeply)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vi-cintayāna

vi-cintayāna - contemplating, reflecting, pondering

Present Middle Participle

root cint (class 10) with prefix vi-, stem cintaya-, -āna suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: From a causative/denominative root 'cintay' from 'cit'.

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of Rama's brother)

निवर्तनम् (nivartanam) - Rama's return (return, turning back)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nivartana

nivartana - return, turning back, retreat

noun of action

from ni-vṛt (to turn back) + -ana suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)