वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-43, verse-37

ततस्तु सीतामभिवाद्य लक्ष्मणः कृताञ्जलिः किं चिदभिप्रणम्य ।
अवेक्षमाणो बहुशश्च मैथिलीं जगाम रामस्य समीपमात्मवान् ॥३७॥

37. tatastu sītāmabhivādya lakṣmaṇaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ kiṃ cidabhipraṇamya ,
avekṣamāṇo bahuśaśca maithilīṃ jagāma rāmasya samīpamātmavān.

37. tataḥ tu sītām abhivādya lakṣmaṇaḥ
kṛtāñjaliḥ kim cit abhipraṇamya
| avekṣamāṇaḥ bahuśaḥ ca maithilīm
jagāma rāmasya samīpam ātmavān

37. tataḥ tu ātmavān lakṣmaṇaḥ sītām
abhivādya ca kṛtāñjaliḥ kim cit
abhipraṇamya ca maithilīm bahuśaḥ
avekṣamāṇaḥ rāmasya samīpam jagāma

37. Then, the resolute Lakshmana, having saluted Sita and bowed down a little with joined hands, and repeatedly looking at Maithili (Sita), went to the vicinity of Rama.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet, then)

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted (having saluted, having bowed to)

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana (Lakshmana (Rama's brother))

• कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with joined hands (having joined hands (in reverence))

• किम् चित् (kim cit) - a little (a little, somewhat)

• अभिप्रणम्य (abhipraṇamya) - having bowed down (having bowed down (in reverence))

• अवेक्षमाणः (avekṣamāṇaḥ) - repeatedly looking at (looking at, beholding, observing)

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - repeatedly (often, repeatedly, manifold)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Maithili (Sita) (Maithili (Sita, daughter of the king of Mithila))

• जगाम (jagāma) - went

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• समीपम् (samīpam) - vicinity (vicinity, proximity, near)

• आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - resolute (self-possessed, resolute, spiritual)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet, then)

(indeclinable)

सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (name of Janaka's daughter, Rama's wife)

Note: Object of 'abhivādya'.

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted (having saluted, having bowed to)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root वद् (vad) 'to speak' with prefixes अभि (abhi) and आ (ā).

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: vad (class 1)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana (Lakshmana (Rama's brother))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rama's brother)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with joined hands (having joined hands (in reverence))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - having joined hands (as a gesture of reverence)

Compound of 'kṛta' (done, made) and 'añjali' (hands joined in reverence).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root कृ (kṛ) 'to do, make'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – joined hands, gesture of reverence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Lakshmana.

किम् चित् (kim cit) - a little (a little, somewhat)

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'kim' (what) and 'cit' (indeed).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – what, which, why
  interrogative pronoun
• cit – a particle implying indefiniteness, indeed, even
  indeclinable

Note: Modifies 'abhipraṇamya'.

अभिप्रणम्य (abhipraṇamya) - having bowed down (having bowed down (in reverence))

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root नम् (nam) 'to bow' with prefixes अभि (abhi) and प्र (pra).

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: nam (class 1)

अवेक्षमाणः (avekṣamāṇaḥ) - repeatedly looking at (looking at, beholding, observing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avekṣamāṇa

avekṣamāṇa - looking at, beholding, observing

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root ईक्ष् (īkṣ) 'to see' with prefix अव (ava).

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Lakshmana. Formed with Śānac suffix.

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - repeatedly (often, repeatedly, manifold)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'bahu' (much, many) with suffix '-śas'.

Note: Modifies 'avekṣamāṇaḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Maithili (Sita) (Maithili (Sita, daughter of the king of Mithila))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - Maithili (Sita, daughter of the king of Mithila)

Feminine derivative from Mithila.

Note: Object of 'avekṣamāṇaḥ'.

जगाम (jagāma) - went

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the hero of Ramayana)

Note: Modifies 'samīpam'.

समीपम् (samīpam) - vicinity (vicinity, proximity, near)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samīpa

samīpa - vicinity, proximity, near

Note: Object of motion for 'jagāma'.

आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - resolute (self-possessed, resolute, spiritual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmavat

ātmavat - self-possessed, resolute, spiritual, having an (ātman)

Derived from ātman with the possessive suffix -vat.

Note: Qualifies Lakshmana.

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