वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-6, verse-3

ततस्तदिक्ष्वाकुवरौ सततं विविधैर्द्रुमैः ।
काननं तौ विविशतुः सीतया सह राघवौ ॥३॥

3. tatastadikṣvākuvarau satataṃ vividhairdrumaiḥ ,
kānanaṃ tau viviśatuḥ sītayā saha rāghavau.

3. tataḥ tat ikṣvākuvarau satataṃ vividhaiḥ drumaiḥ
kānanaṃ tau viviśatuḥ sītayā saha rāghavau

3. tataḥ tat kānanaṃ vividhaiḥ drumaiḥ satataṃ
ikṣvākuvarau rāghavau tau sītayā saha viviśatuḥ

3. Then, those two scions of Ikshvaku, the Raghus, accompanied by Sita, entered that forest, which was abundant with various trees.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the forest) (that, it)

• इक्ष्वाकुवरौ (ikṣvākuvarau) - Rama and Lakshmana, who are scions of the Ikshvaku dynasty (the two best of Ikshvakus)

• सततं (satataṁ) - abundant with (constantly, perpetually, covered with, abounding in)

• विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various (by various, by diverse)

• द्रुमैः (drumaiḥ) - by trees

• काननं (kānanaṁ) - forest (forest, grove)

• तौ (tau) - those two (Rama and Lakshmana) (those two)

• विविशतुः (viviśatuḥ) - they two entered

• सीतया (sītayā) - with Sita (by Sita, with Sita)

• सह (saha) - with (with, together with)

• राघवौ (rāghavau) - Rama and Lakshmana, as descendants of Raghu (the two Raghus (descendants of Raghu))

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks sequence of events

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the forest) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with kānanaṃ

इक्ष्वाकुवरौ (ikṣvākuvarau) - Rama and Lakshmana, who are scions of the Ikshvaku dynasty (the two best of Ikshvakus)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ikṣvākuvara

ikṣvākuvara - best of Ikshvakus

Compound type : tatpurusha (ikṣvāku+vara)

• ikṣvāku – Ikshvaku (name of an ancient king, founder of a solar dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, boon
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rama and Lakshmana

सततं (satataṁ) - abundant with (constantly, perpetually, covered with, abounding in)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satata

satata - constant, continuous, always, covered with, full of

Note: Agrees with kānanaṃ, or adverbially modifying the state of the forest

विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various (by various, by diverse)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold

Note: Agrees with drumaiḥ

द्रुमैः (drumaiḥ) - by trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of druma

druma - tree

Note: Instrumental for 'covered with' or 'abounding in' in connection with satataṃ

काननं (kānanaṁ) - forest (forest, grove)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove

Note: Object of viviśatuḥ

तौ (tau) - those two (Rama and Lakshmana) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to ikṣvākuvarau / rāghavau

विविशतुः (viviśatuḥ) - they two entered

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (lit) of viś

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form of viś

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: The dual subject tau (ikṣvākuvarau, rāghavau) matches the dual verb form

सीतया (sītayā) - with Sita (by Sita, with Sita)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita, furrow (goddess of agriculture), Janaka's daughter

Note: Used with saha

सह (saha) - with (with, together with)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with instrumental sītayā

राघवौ (rāghavau) - Rama and Lakshmana, as descendants of Raghu (the two Raghus (descendants of Raghu))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

Patronymic from Raghu

Note: Apposition to ikṣvākuvarau and tau

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