वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-14, verse-22

स गत्वा लक्ष्मणः श्रीमान्नदीं गोदावरीं तदा ।
स्नात्वा पद्मानि चादाय सफलः पुनरागतः ॥२२॥

22. sa gatvā lakṣmaṇaḥ śrīmānnadīṃ godāvarīṃ tadā ,
snātvā padmāni cādāya saphalaḥ punarāgataḥ.

22. saḥ gatvā lakṣmaṇaḥ śrīmān nadīm godāvarīm tadā
snātvā padmāni ca ādāya saphalaḥ punaḥ āgataḥ

22. tada saḥ śrīmān lakṣmaṇaḥ godāvarīm nadīm gatvā
snātvā ca padmāni ādāya saphalaḥ punaḥ āgataḥ

22. Then, the glorious Lakshmana went to the Godavari River, bathed, collected lotus flowers, and returned with fruit.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, prosperous, endowed with beauty/splendor

• नदीम् (nadīm) - to the river

• गोदावरीम् (godāvarīm) - to the Godavari River

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• पद्मानि (padmāni) - lotus flowers

• च (ca) - and, also

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having collected

• सफलः (saphalaḥ) - with fruit, fruitful

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back, furthermore

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - returned, arrived

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (brother of Rama)

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, prosperous, endowed with beauty/splendor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, beautiful, prosperous, fortunate

possessive suffix -mat

नदीम् (nadīm) - to the river

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

गोदावरीम् (godāvarīm) - to the Godavari River

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of godāvarī

godāvarī - Godavari River (a sacred river in India)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

Root: snā (class 2)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.

पद्मानि (padmāni) - lotus flowers

(noun)

neuter, plural of padma

padma - lotus, lotus flower

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having collected

(indeclinable)

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form with prefix 'ā'.

सफलः (saphalaḥ) - with fruit, fruitful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saphala

saphala - fruitful, successful, accompanied by fruit

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+phala)

• sa – with, accompanied by, together with
  indeclinable
  associative prefix
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back, furthermore

(indeclinable)

आगतः (āgataḥ) - returned, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, returned

Past Passive Participle

derived from root 'gam' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

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