वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-10, verse-42

इति रामो मुनेः श्रुत्वा सह भ्रात्राभिवाद्य च ।
प्रतस्थे ऽगस्त्यमुद्दिश्य सानुजः सह सीतया ॥४२॥

42. iti rāmo muneḥ śrutvā saha bhrātrābhivādya ca ,
pratasthe'gastyamuddiśya sānujaḥ saha sītayā.

42. iti rāmaḥ muneḥ śrutvā saha bhrātrā abhivādya ca
| pratasthe agastyam uddiśya sa-anujaḥ saha sītayā

42. iti rāmaḥ muneḥ śrutvā,
bhrātrā ca saha abhivādya,
sītayā saha sa-anujaḥ agastyam uddiśya pratasthe.

42. Having thus heard from the sage, Rāma, accompanied by his brother, bowed to him. Then, with his younger brother and Sītā, he set out, heading towards Agastya.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, having heard these words (thus, so, in this manner, in these words)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• मुनेः (muneḥ) - from the sage (referring to Sutīkṣṇa, as per the wider narrative) (of the sage, from the sage)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• सह (saha) - with, together with, accompanied by

• भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by the brother, with the brother

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having bowed down, having saluted

• च (ca) - and, also

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

• अगस्त्यम् (agastyam) - the sage Agastya (Agastya)

• उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - heading towards (Agastya) (having aimed at, intending for, heading towards)

• स-अनुजः (sa-anujaḥ) - accompanied by his younger brother (Lakṣmaṇa) (with the younger brother, accompanied by the younger brother)

• सह (saha) - with, together with, accompanied by

• सीतया (sītayā) - by Sita, with Sita

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, having heard these words (thus, so, in this manner, in these words)

(indeclinable)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a Hindu deity, a prince of Ayodhya, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

मुनेः (muneḥ) - from the sage (referring to Sutīkṣṇa, as per the wider narrative) (of the sage, from the sage)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, inspired one

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

formed from root śru with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Indeclinable gerund derived from the root 'śru'.

सह (saha) - with, together with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by the brother, with the brother

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having bowed down, having saluted

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

formed from root vad with prefix abhi- and suffix -ya

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्रतस्थे (pratasthe) - he set out, he departed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Liṭ) of sthā

Perfect Middle

3rd person singular, Perfect tense (Liṭ), middle voice of √sthā with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

अगस्त्यम् (agastyam) - the sage Agastya (Agastya)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agastya

agastya - Agastya (a revered Vedic sage)

उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - heading towards (Agastya) (having aimed at, intending for, heading towards)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

formed from root diś with prefix ud- and suffix -ya

Prefix: ud

Root: diś (class 6)

स-अनुजः (sa-anujaḥ) - accompanied by his younger brother (Lakṣmaṇa) (with the younger brother, accompanied by the younger brother)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sa-anuja

sa-anuja - with younger brother, accompanied by younger brother

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saha+anuja)

• saha – with, together
  indeclinable
• anuja – younger brother
  noun (masculine)
  from anujana (to be born after)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: jan (class 4)

सह (saha) - with, together with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

सीतया (sītayā) - by Sita, with Sita

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (wife of Rama, heroine of the Rāmāyaṇa)