वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-11, verse-23

प्रतिगृह्य च काकुत्स्थमर्चयित्वासनोदकैः ।
कुशलप्रश्नमुक्त्वा च आस्यतामिति सो ऽब्रवीत् ॥२३॥

23. pratigṛhya ca kākutsthamarcayitvāsanodakaiḥ ,
kuśalapraśnamuktvā ca āsyatāmiti so'bravīt.

23. pratigṛhya ca kākutstham arcayitvā āsana-udakaiḥ
kuśala-praśnam uktvā ca āsyatām iti saḥ abravīt

23. saḥ kākutstham pratigṛhya ca āsana-udakaiḥ arcayitvā
ca kuśala-praśnam uktvā āsyatām iti abravīt

23. And having welcomed Rāma (Kākutstha) and honored him with a seat and water, and having inquired about his welfare, he (the sage) said, "Please be seated."

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having welcomed (Rāma) (having received, having welcomed)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• काकुत्स्थम् (kākutstham) - Rāma (as a descendant of Kakutstha) (Kakutstha (a king, an epithet of Rama))

• अर्चयित्वा (arcayitvā) - having honored (him) (having worshipped, having honored)

• आसन-उदकैः (āsana-udakaiḥ) - with a seat and water (as part of hospitality) (with seat and water)

• कुशल-प्रश्नम् (kuśala-praśnam) - inquiry about his welfare (question about welfare/well-being)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having inquired (lit. "having spoken a question") (having spoken, having said)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आस्यताम् (āsyatām) - "Please be seated" (an imperative of a passive construction) (let it be sat, please be seated)

• इति (iti) - (indicating the end of direct speech) (thus, so, indicating quoted speech)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the sage) (he, that)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he (the sage) said (he said, he spoke)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having welcomed (Rāma) (having received, having welcomed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed from root √grah with prefix prati, and suffix -ya

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

काकुत्स्थम् (kākutstham) - Rāma (as a descendant of Kakutstha) (Kakutstha (a king, an epithet of Rama))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha, an epithet of Rama

Patronymic

अर्चयित्वा (arcayitvā) - having honored (him) (having worshipped, having honored)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed from causative of root √arc with suffix -tvā

Root: arc (class 1)

आसन-उदकैः (āsana-udakaiḥ) - with a seat and water (as part of hospitality) (with seat and water)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of āsana-udaka

āsana-udaka - seat and water

compound

Compound type : dvandva (āsana+udaka)

• āsana – seat, sitting
  noun (neuter)
  from root √ās
  Root: ās (class 2)
• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the offerings given.

कुशल-प्रश्नम् (kuśala-praśnam) - inquiry about his welfare (question about welfare/well-being)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuśala-praśna

kuśala-praśna - a question about well-being, inquiry of health/welfare

compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuśala+praśna)

• kuśala – welfare, well-being, auspiciousness
  noun (neuter)
• praśna – question, inquiry
  noun (masculine)
  from root √prach
  Root: prach (class 6)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having inquired (lit. "having spoken a question") (having spoken, having said)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed from root √vac (present stem uk) with suffix -tvā

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

आस्यताम् (āsyatām) - "Please be seated" (an imperative of a passive construction) (let it be sat, please be seated)

(verb)

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

Imperative, 3rd person singular, passive voice

from root √ās, passive suffix ya, imperative tām

Root: ās (class 2)

इति (iti) - (indicating the end of direct speech) (thus, so, indicating quoted speech)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he (the sage) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he (the sage) said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

from root √brū, augment a- and secondary ending -īt

Root: brū (class 2)