वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-86, verse-17

तं प्रदक्षिणमागम्य भगवन्तं महामुनिम् ।
अदूराद्भरतस्यैव तस्थौ दीनमनास्तदा ॥१७॥

17. taṃ pradakṣiṇamāgamya bhagavantaṃ mahāmunim ,
adūrādbharatasyaiva tasthau dīnamanāstadā.

17. tam pradakṣiṇam āgamya bhagavantam mahāmunim
adūrāt bharatasya eva tasthau dīnamanāḥ tadā

17. tadā tam bhagavantam mahāmunim pradakṣiṇam
āgamya bharatasya eva adūrāt dīnamanāḥ tasthau

17. Then, having circled that venerable great sage (mahāmuni) in a clockwise direction (pradakṣiṇa), she stood with a dejected mind not far from Bharata himself.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to the great sage Bharadvāja) (him, that)

• प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - (in) a clockwise direction (clockwise, auspicious direction, circumambulation)

• आगम्य (āgamya) - having circled/approached (in pradakṣiṇa) (having come, having approached)

• भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam) - the venerable (sage) (the venerable, the divine, the glorious)

• महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - the great sage (Bharadvāja) (the great sage)

• अदूरात् (adūrāt) - not far from (not far from, near)

• भरतस्य (bharatasya) - of Bharata

• एव (eva) - himself (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood (stood, remained)

• दीनमनाः (dīnamanāḥ) - with a dejected mind (dejected, sad-minded, distressed)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (referring to the great sage Bharadvāja) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of `āgamya`, refers to the sage.

प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - (in) a clockwise direction (clockwise, auspicious direction, circumambulation)

(indeclinable)

From 'pra' + 'dakṣiṇa'. Used as an adverb here.

Note: Used adverbially to describe the manner of approaching.

आगम्य (āgamya) - having circled/approached (in pradakṣiṇa) (having come, having approached)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with 'ā-' (towards) + root 'gam' (to go) + 'lyap' suffix (used when verb has a prefix).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam) - the venerable (sage) (the venerable, the divine, the glorious)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, divine, glorious, fortunate, holy (often used for gods or revered persons)

Possessive adjective from 'bhaga' (fortune, excellence).

Note: Modifies `mahāmunim`.

महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - the great sage (Bharadvāja) (the great sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'muni' (sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  From 'mahat' (great).
• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of `āgamya`.

अदूरात् (adūrāt) - not far from (not far from, near)

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'a-' (negation) + 'dūra' (far). Used as an adverb with ablative meaning here.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dūra)

• a – not, un-, in-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• dūra – far, distant
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Governs `bharatasya`.

भरतस्य (bharatasya) - of Bharata

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of Rama's brother)

From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, carry).

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Indicates proximity to Bharata.

एव (eva) - himself (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes "Bharata".

तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood (stood, remained)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form of root 'sthā'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence, subject is Kaikeyī (implied).

दीनमनाः (dīnamanāḥ) - with a dejected mind (dejected, sad-minded, distressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dīnamanas

dīnamanas - dejected, sad-minded, distressed

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'dīna' (distressed) + 'manas' (mind). "One whose mind is dejected."

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīna+manas)

• dīna – distressed, wretched, sad, miserable
  adjective
  PPP from 'dī' (to fade)
  From root 'dī' (to waste away, to be miserable).
  Root: dī (class 4)
• manas – mind, intellect, heart, disposition
  noun (neuter)
  Root 'man' (to think).
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (Kaikeyī).

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from 'tad'.

Note: Temporal adverb.