वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-40, verse-20

कदलीगृहकं गत्वा कर्णिकारानितस्ततः ।
समाश्रयन्मन्दगतिः सीतासंदर्शनं तदा ॥२०॥

20. kadalīgṛhakaṃ gatvā karṇikārānitastataḥ ,
samāśrayanmandagatiḥ sītāsaṃdarśanaṃ tadā.

20. kadalīgṛhakam gatvā karṇikārān itastataḥ
samāśrayan mandagatiḥ sītāsaṃdarśanam tadā

20. tadā mandagatiḥ kadalīgṛhakam gatvā itastataḥ
karṇikārān samāśrayan sītāsaṃdarśanam

20. Having gone to the banana grove, then, moving slowly, he resorted to the Karṇikāra trees here and there, so that Sita might see him.

Words meanings summery:

• कदलीगृहकम् (kadalīgṛhakam) - banana grove

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• कर्णिकारान् (karṇikārān) - Karṇikāra trees

• इतस्ततः (itastataḥ) - here and there (here and there, hither and thither)

• समाश्रयन् (samāśrayan) - resorting to (seeking refuge, resorting to, leaning on)

• मन्दगतिः (mandagatiḥ) - moving slowly (slow-moving, of slow gait)

• सीतासंदर्शनम् (sītāsaṁdarśanam) - for the sight of Sita (sight of Sita, for seeing Sita)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

कदलीगृहकम् (kadalīgṛhakam) - banana grove

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kadalīgṛhaka

kadalīgṛhaka - a house/grove of banana trees

Compound type : tatpurusha (kadalī+gṛhaka)

• kadalī – banana tree
  noun (feminine)
• gṛhaka – small house, thicket, grove
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'gatvā'.

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root gam (class 1)

Root: gam (class 1)

कर्णिकारान् (karṇikārān) - Karṇikāra trees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of karṇikāra

karṇikāra - a type of tree with yellow flowers (Pterospermum acerifolium)

Note: Object of 'samāśrayan'.

इतस्ततः (itastataḥ) - here and there (here and there, hither and thither)

(indeclinable)

compound of itaḥ and tataḥ

Compound type : dvandva (itaḥ+tataḥ)

• itaḥ – from here
  indeclinable
• tataḥ – from there, then
  indeclinable

Note: Modifies 'samāśrayan'.

समाश्रयन् (samāśrayan) - resorting to (seeking refuge, resorting to, leaning on)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāśrayat

samāśrayat - seeking refuge, resorting to

present active participle

from sam-ā-√śri (class 1)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (the deer).

मन्दगतिः (mandagatiḥ) - moving slowly (slow-moving, of slow gait)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandagati

mandagati - slow-moving, having a slow gait

Compound type : bahuvrihi (manda+gati)

• manda – slow, dull, gentle
  adjective (masculine)
• gati – movement, gait, course
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  derived from √gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (the deer).

सीतासंदर्शनम् (sītāsaṁdarśanam) - for the sight of Sita (sight of Sita, for seeing Sita)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sītāsaṃdarśana

sītāsaṁdarśana - the sight of Sita

Compound type : tatpurusha (sītā+saṃdarśana)

• sītā – Sita, furrow
  proper noun (feminine)
• saṃdarśana – seeing, sight, display
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  derived from sam-√dṛś
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Adverbial accusative of purpose.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)