वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-11, verse-24

अग्निं हुत्वा प्रदायार्घ्यमतिथिं प्रतिपूज्य च ।
वानप्रस्थेन धर्मेण स तेषां भोजनं ददौ ॥२४॥

24. agniṃ hutvā pradāyārghyamatithiṃ pratipūjya ca ,
vānaprasthena dharmeṇa sa teṣāṃ bhojanaṃ dadau.

24. agnim hutvā pradāya arghyam atithim pratipūjya ca
vānaprathena dharmeṇa saḥ teṣām bhojanam dadau

24. saḥ agnim hutvā arghyam pradāya atithim pratipūjya
ca vānaprathena dharmeṇa teṣām bhojanam dadau

24. Having offered into the fire, having presented the ritual offering (arghya), and having honored the guest, he, in accordance with the forest-dweller's way of life (dharma), gave them food.

Words meanings summery:

• अग्निम् (agnim) - the sacred fire (for ritual offerings) (fire)

• हुत्वा (hutvā) - having made an offering into the fire (having offered (into fire))

• प्रदाय (pradāya) - having presented (the arghya) (having given, having presented)

• अर्घ्यम् (arghyam) - ritual offering (water, flowers, etc.) (water offering, respectful offering)

• अतिथिम् (atithim) - the guest (Rāma and his companions) (guest)

• प्रतिपूज्य (pratipūjya) - having respectfully honored (the guest) (having honored, having worshipped)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वानप्रथेन (vānaprathena) - according to the customs of a forest-dweller (by a forest-dweller, according to a forest-dweller's (custom))

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - according to the way of life (dharma) (by dharma, by righteousness, by custom)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the sage) (he, that)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - to them (Rāma, Sītā, Lakṣmaṇa) (of them, to them)

• भोजनम् (bhojanam) - a meal (food, meal)

• ददौ (dadau) - he (the sage) gave (he gave)

Words meanings and morphology

अग्निम् (agnim) - the sacred fire (for ritual offerings) (fire)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire; god of fire

Note: object of hutvā

हुत्वा (hutvā) - having made an offering into the fire (having offered (into fire))

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed from root √hu with suffix -tvā

Root: hu (class 3)

प्रदाय (pradāya) - having presented (the arghya) (having given, having presented)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed from root √dā with prefix pra, and suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

अर्घ्यम् (arghyam) - ritual offering (water, flowers, etc.) (water offering, respectful offering)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of arghya

arghya - a respectful offering (usually water, flowers, rice), an oblation

Note: object of pradāya

अतिथिम् (atithim) - the guest (Rāma and his companions) (guest)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atithi

atithi - a guest, a stranger

Note: object of pratipūjya

प्रतिपूज्य (pratipūjya) - having respectfully honored (the guest) (having honored, having worshipped)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

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

Prefix: prati

Root: pūj (class 10)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वानप्रथेन (vānaprathena) - according to the customs of a forest-dweller (by a forest-dweller, according to a forest-dweller's (custom))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vānaprastha

vānaprastha - a forest-dweller; one who has entered the forest stage of life (āśrama)

from vana (forest) and prastha (standing, situated)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+prastha)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• prastha – going forth, standing, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  from pra + √sthā
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sthā (class 1)

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - according to the way of life (dharma) (by dharma, by righteousness, by custom)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - duty, righteousness, law, custom, virtue, intrinsic nature

from root √dhṛ

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Used instrumentally, "by means of dharma" or "according to dharma".

सः (saḥ) - he (the sage) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तेषाम् (teṣām) - to them (Rāma, Sītā, Lakṣmaṇa) (of them, to them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Possessive, "their food", or dative sense "food for them".

भोजनम् (bhojanam) - a meal (food, meal)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhojana

bhojana - food, meal, eating

from root √bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: object of dadau

ददौ (dadau) - he (the sage) gave (he gave)

(verb)

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

perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

reduplicated perfect of √dā

Root: dā (class 3)