वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-11, verse-5

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणस्य तपोधनः ।
तथेत्युक्त्वाग्निशरणं प्रविवेश निवेदितुम् ॥५॥

5. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā lakṣmaṇasya tapodhanaḥ ,
tathetyuktvāgniśaraṇaṃ praviveśa niveditum.

5. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā lakṣmaṇasya tapodhanaḥ |
tathā iti uktvā agni-śaraṇam praviveśa niveditum

5. tapodhanaḥ tasya lakṣmaṇasya tat vacanam śrutvā
tathā iti uktvā agni-śaraṇam niveditum praviveśa

5. Hearing that statement of Lakṣmaṇa, the ascetic (tapodhana) said 'So be it' and entered the fire-sanctuary to inform him.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Lakṣmaṇa's) (his, its)

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, statement, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakṣmaṇa

• तपोधनः (tapodhanaḥ) - the sage (Vālmīki) (ascetic, rich in penance)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotation marker)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• अग्नि-शरणम् (agni-śaraṇam) - fire-sanctuary, a place for sacred fire

• प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered, went into

• निवेदितुम् (niveditum) - to inform, to announce

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (Lakṣmaṇa's) (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, statement, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of the root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa, son of Daśaratha and brother of Rāma; auspicious, fortunate

तपोधनः (tapodhanaḥ) - the sage (Vālmīki) (ascetic, rich in penance)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is asceticism; a sage, an ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat, religious meditation
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of the root vac (with irregular initial 'u')

Root: vac (class 2)

अग्नि-शरणम् (agni-śaraṇam) - fire-sanctuary, a place for sacred fire

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agni-śaraṇa

agni-śaraṇa - fire-sanctuary, a place where the sacred fire is kept

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+śaraṇa)

• agni – fire, sacred fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• śaraṇa – shelter, refuge, protection, house
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śṛ (class 9)

प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered, went into

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice, of root viś with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

निवेदितुम् (niveditum) - to inform, to announce

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the causative of root vid with upasarga ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 6)