वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-14, verse-1

ततः पञ्चवटीं गत्वा नानाव्यालमृगायुताम् ।
उवाच भ्रातरं रामो लक्ष्मणं दीप्ततेजसं ॥१॥

1. tataḥ pañcavaṭīṃ gatvā nānāvyālamṛgāyutām ,
uvāca bhrātaraṃ rāmo lakṣmaṇaṃ dīptatejasaṃ.

1. tataḥ pañcavaṭīm gatvā nānāvyālamṛgāyutām |
uvāca bhrātaram rāmaḥ lakṣmaṇam dīptatejasam

1. tataḥ nānāvyālamṛgāyutām pañcavaṭīm gatvā
rāmaḥ dīptatejasam bhrātaram lakṣmaṇam uvāca

1. Then, having reached Pañcavaṭī, which was filled with various fierce animals and deer, Rāma spoke to his brother Lakṣmaṇa, who possessed radiant splendor.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• पञ्चवटीम् (pañcavaṭīm) - Pañcavaṭī

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, having reached

• नानाव्यालमृगायुताम् (nānāvyālamṛgāyutām) - filled with various fierce animals and deer

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - Lakṣmaṇa, his brother (brother)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa

• दीप्ततेजसम् (dīptatejasam) - who possessed radiant splendor, of shining glory

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

पञ्चवटीम् (pañcavaṭīm) - Pañcavaṭī

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pañcavaṭī

pañcavaṭī - Pañcavaṭī (a forest region), a group of five banyan trees

Compound of pañca (five) and vaṭī (banyan tree).

Compound type : dvigu (pañcan+vaṭī)

• pañcan – five
  numeral
• vaṭī – banyan tree, fig tree
  noun (feminine)

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, having reached

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

Derived from root √gam (to go) with suffix -tvā.

Root: gam (class 1)

नानाव्यालमृगायुताम् (nānāvyālamṛgāyutām) - filled with various fierce animals and deer

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nānāvyālamṛgāyuta

nānāvyālamṛgāyuta - associated with various fierce animals and deer, inhabited by various beasts and deer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nānā+vyāla+mṛga+āyuta)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• vyāla – fierce animal, wild beast, snake
  noun (masculine)
• mṛga – deer, wild animal, beast
  noun (masculine)
• āyuta – joined, connected, furnished with, filled with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √yuj (to join).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yuj (class 7)

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect tense

3rd person singular, perfect active.

Root: vac (class 2)

भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - Lakṣmaṇa, his brother (brother)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name), pleasing, dark-colored

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother)

दीप्ततेजसम् (dīptatejasam) - who possessed radiant splendor, of shining glory

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīptatejas

dīptatejas - of shining splendor, radiant, brilliant

Compound of dīpta (shining, burning) and tejas (splendor, radiance).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīpta+tejas)

• dīpta – shining, blazing, splendid
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √dīp (to shine).
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, fiery spirit
  noun (neuter)

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