वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-10, verse-68

सम्यक् प्रतिगृहीतस्तु मुनिना तेन राघवः ।
न्यवसत्तां निशामेकां प्राश्य मूलफलानि च ॥६८॥

68. samyak pratigṛhītastu muninā tena rāghavaḥ ,
nyavasattāṃ niśāmekāṃ prāśya mūlaphalāni ca.

68. samyak pratigṛhītaḥ tu muninā tena rāghavaḥ
nyavasat tām niśām ekām prāśya mūlaphalāni ca

68. rāghavaḥ tu tena muninā samyak pratigṛhītaḥ,
(saḥ) ekām tām niśām (tatra) mūlaphalāni ca prāśya nyavasat

68. Rāma (Rāghava), having been properly received by that sage, stayed there for one night, consuming roots and fruits.

Words meanings summery:

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, thoroughly, well

• प्रतिगृहीतः (pratigṛhītaḥ) - well-received (as a guest) (received, accepted)

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

• मुनिना (muninā) - by that sage (Agastya's brother, Sudarśana) (by the sage)

• तेन (tena) - by that (sage) (by that, by him)

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

• न्यवसत् (nyavasat) - he dwelt, he stayed

• ताम् (tām) - that (night) (that, her)

• निशाम् (niśām) - night

• एकाम् (ekām) - one, a single

• प्राश्य (prāśya) - having eaten, having tasted

• मूलफलानि (mūlaphalāni) - roots and fruits

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, thoroughly, well

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable. From sam (together, complete) + añc (to bend, go).

Note: Modifies 'pratigṛhītaḥ'.

प्रतिगृहीतः (pratigṛhītaḥ) - well-received (as a guest) (received, accepted)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratigṛhīta

pratigṛhīta - received, accepted, taken back

Past Passive Participle

From root grah (to seize, take) with preverb prati (against, in return) + kta suffix.

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'rāghavaḥ'.

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

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

मुनिना (muninā) - by that sage (Agastya's brother, Sudarśana) (by the sage)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint

From root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

तेन (tena) - by that (sage) (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'muninā'.

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, referring to Rāma

Patronymic, from Raghu.

Note: Main subject of the sentence.

न्यवसत् (nyavasat) - he dwelt, he stayed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of nivas

Imperfect Tense (Laṅ)

From root vas (to dwell) with preverb ni (down, in). 3rd person singular.

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'rāghavaḥ'.

ताम् (tām) - that (night) (that, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'niśām'.

निशाम् (niśām) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niśā

niśā - night

Note: Accusative of duration, 'for a night'.

एकाम् (ekām) - one, a single

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'niśām'.

प्राश्य (prāśya) - having eaten, having tasted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root aś (to eat, to partake) with preverb pra (forth, greatly) + lyap suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: aś (class 9)

मूलफलानि (mūlaphalāni) - roots and fruits

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mūlaphalā

mūlaphalā - roots and fruits

Dvandva compound of mūla (root) and phala (fruit).

Compound type : dvandva (mūla+phala)

• mūla – root, basis, origin
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'prāśya'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.