वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-10, verse-71

गम्यतामिति तेनोक्तो जगाम रघुनन्दनः ।
यथोद्दिष्टेन मार्गेण वनं तच्चावलोकयन् ॥७१॥

71. gamyatāmiti tenokto jagāma raghunandanaḥ ,
yathoddiṣṭena mārgeṇa vanaṃ taccāvalokayan.

71. gamyatām iti tena uktaḥ jagāma raghunandanaḥ
yathoddiṣṭena mārgeṇa vanam tat ca avalokayan

71. tena gamyatām iti uktaḥ raghunandanaḥ yathoddiṣṭena
mārgeṇa tat vanam ca avalokayan jagāma

71. When he was told, 'You may go,' Raghunandana (Rama) departed, observing that forest along the designated path.

Words meanings summery:

• गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - let it be gone, may you go (permission)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or conclusion

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been said, spoken

• जगाम (jagāma) - went, departed

• रघुनन्दनः (raghunandanaḥ) - Rama (descendent of Raghu, joy of Raghu)

• यथोद्दिष्टेन (yathoddiṣṭena) - by the indicated, as designated, by the prescribed

• मार्गेण (mārgeṇa) - by the path, along the way

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• च (ca) - and, also

• अवलोकयन् (avalokayan) - seeing, observing, looking at

Words meanings and morphology

गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - let it be gone, may you go (permission)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of gam

root conjugation

Imperative, Passive Voice, 3rd Person Singular

Root: gam (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or conclusion

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been said, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

जगाम (jagāma) - went, departed

(verb)

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

root conjugation

Perfect Tense (Lit), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Singular

Root: gam (class 1)

रघुनन्दनः (raghunandanaḥ) - Rama (descendent of Raghu, joy of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - descendent of Raghu, joy of Raghu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (name of an ancient king, ancestor of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child, delighting, gladdening
  noun (masculine)
  From root nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

यथोद्दिष्टेन (yathoddiṣṭena) - by the indicated, as designated, by the prescribed

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yathoddiṣṭa

yathoddiṣṭa - as indicated, as directed, according to instruction

Compound formed from yathā (as) and uddiṣṭa (indicated).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+uddiṣṭa)

• yathā – as, like, according to, in such a manner
  indeclinable
• uddiṣṭa – indicated, pointed out, directed, prescribed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root √diś (to point) with prefix ud-.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with mārgeṇa.

मार्गेण (mārgeṇa) - by the path, along the way

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, road, way, course

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to vanam.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अवलोकयन् (avalokayan) - seeing, observing, looking at

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avalokayat

avalokayat - seeing, observing, looking down upon

Present Active Participle

Formed from root √lok (to see) with prefix ava-.

Prefix: ava

Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Agrees with Raghunandanaḥ.