वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-14, verse-9

स तं रुचिरमाक्रम्य देशमाश्रमकर्मणि ।
हस्ते गृहीत्वा हस्तेन रामः सौमित्रिमब्रवीत् ॥९॥

9. sa taṃ ruciramākramya deśamāśramakarmaṇi ,
haste gṛhītvā hastena rāmaḥ saumitrimabravīt.

9. saḥ tam ruciram ākramya deśam āśramakarmaṇi
haste gṛhītvā hastena rāmaḥ saumitrim abravīt

9. saḥ rāmaḥ tam ruciram deśam āśramakarmaṇi
ākramya hastena haste gṛhītvā saumitrim abravīt

9. Rama, having taken possession of that beautiful place for establishing an ashram, and holding Lakshmana's hand, spoke to him.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Rama) (he, that)

• तम् (tam) - that (place) (that (accusative))

• रुचिरम् (ruciram) - beautiful (beautiful, charming, splendid)

• आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having taken possession of (having occupied, having taken possession of, having attacked)

• देशम् (deśam) - place (place, region, country)

• आश्रमकर्मणि (āśramakarmaṇi) - for establishing an ashram (hermitage) (in the matter of a hermitage's work, for the work of an ashram)

• हस्ते (haste) - in the hand (of Lakshmana) (in the hand)

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, holding (having taken, having seized, having held)

• हस्तेन (hastena) - with his hand (Rama's) (by the hand, with the hand)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Rama (proper noun))

• सौमित्रिम् (saumitrim) - Lakshmana (Lakshmana (son of Sumitra))

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

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Rama) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rama

तम् (tam) - that (place) (that (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'deśam' and 'ruciram'

रुचिरम् (ruciram) - beautiful (beautiful, charming, splendid)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rucira

rucira - beautiful, charming, splendid, bright

from root 'ruc' (to shine, please)

Root: ruc (class 6)

आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having taken possession of (having occupied, having taken possession of, having attacked)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root 'kram' (to step) with prefix 'ā-'

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Expresses action completed before the main verb.

देशम् (deśam) - place (place, region, country)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, spot

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of 'ākramya'

आश्रमकर्मणि (āśramakarmaṇi) - for establishing an ashram (hermitage) (in the matter of a hermitage's work, for the work of an ashram)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of āśramakarman

āśramakarman - the work or duties of a hermitage/ashram (āśrama)

compound of 'āśrama' (hermitage) and 'karman' (work, action)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśrama+karman)

• āśrama – hermitage, monastic retreat, a stage of life (āśrama)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual action (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  from root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Denotes purpose or context.

हस्ते (haste) - in the hand (of Lakshmana) (in the hand)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of hasta

hasta - hand

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, holding (having taken, having seized, having held)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root 'grah' (to seize), 9th class verb

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Expresses action completed before the main verb.

हस्तेन (hastena) - with his hand (Rama's) (by the hand, with the hand)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hasta

hasta - hand

Note: Denotes the agent or instrument of 'gṛhītvā'.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Rama (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (an incarnation of Vishnu, hero of the Ramayana)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence

सौमित्रिम् (saumitrim) - Lakshmana (Lakshmana (son of Sumitra))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitra, an epithet for Lakshmana

patronymic from 'sumitrā' (Sumitra)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'

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

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active, 3rd person singular

from root 'brū' (to speak), 2nd class verb, aorist-like formation in imperfect

Root: brū (class 2)

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