वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-84, verse-3

ततः संदर्शने तस्य भरद्वाजस्य राघवः ।
मन्त्रिणस्तानवस्थाप्य जगामानु पुरोहितम् ॥३॥

3. tataḥ saṃdarśane tasya bharadvājasya rāghavaḥ ,
mantriṇastānavasthāpya jagāmānu purohitam.

3. tataḥ saṃdarśane tasya bharadvājasya rāghavaḥ
mantriṇaḥ tān avasthāpya jagāma anu purohitam

3. rāghavaḥ tataḥ bharadvājasya tasya saṃdarśane
tān mantriṇaḥ avasthāpya purohitam anu jagāma

3. Then, upon seeing Bharadvāja, Rāghava, having stationed those ministers, followed the priest.

Words meanings summery:

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

• संदर्शने (saṁdarśane) - upon seeing (at the sight, upon seeing, in the presence)

• तस्य (tasya) - of him (Bharadvāja) (his, of him, of that)

• भरद्वाजस्य (bharadvājasya) - of the sage Bharadvāja (of Bharadvāja)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - his (Rāma's) ministers (ministers)

• तान् (tān) - those (ministers) (those, them)

• अवस्थाप्य (avasthāpya) - having stationed (having caused to stand, having stationed, having made to stay)

• जगाम (jagāma) - went

• अनु (anu) - following (after, following, along)

• पुरोहितम् (purohitam) - the priest (Vasiṣṭha) (priest, family priest)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

ablative of 'tad' used adverbially

संदर्शने (saṁdarśane) - upon seeing (at the sight, upon seeing, in the presence)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃdarśana

saṁdarśana - sight, vision, seeing, appearance

from sam-dṛś

Prefix: sam

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of him (Bharadvāja) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Bharadvāja.

भरद्वाजस्य (bharadvājasya) - of the sage Bharadvāja (of Bharadvāja)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - Bharadvāja (name of a sage)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a name for Rāma

patronymic from Raghu

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - his (Rāma's) ministers (ministers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor

from mantra

Note: Object of 'avasthāpya'.

तान् (tān) - those (ministers) (those, them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'mantriṇaḥ'.

अवस्थाप्य (avasthāpya) - having stationed (having caused to stand, having stationed, having made to stay)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from ava-sthā with causative suffix -p, followed by -ya

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Absolutive indicates an action completed before the main verb.

जगाम (jagāma) - went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of gam

perfect active

reduplicated perfect form

Root: gam (class 1)

अनु (anu) - following (after, following, along)

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as a preposition here.

पुरोहितम् (purohitam) - the priest (Vasiṣṭha) (priest, family priest)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purohita

purohita - family priest, chaplain

from puras-hita ('placed in front')

Compound type : tatpurusha (puras+hita)

• puras – before, in front, eastward
  indeclinable
• hita – placed, put, established, beneficial
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dhā 'to place'
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'anu'.