वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-65, verse-1

कृत्वैवमुदकं तस्मै प्रस्थितौ राघवौ तदा ।
अवेक्षन्तौ वने सीतां पश्चिमां जग्मतुर्दिशम् ॥१॥

1. kṛtvaivamudakaṃ tasmai prasthitau rāghavau tadā ,
avekṣantau vane sītāṃ paścimāṃ jagmaturdiśam.

1. kṛtvā evam udakam tasmai prasthitau rāghavau tadā
avekṣantau vane sītām paścimām jagmatuḥ diśam

1. tadā rāghavau tasmai udakam kṛtvā evam prasthitau
vane sītām avekṣantau paścimām diśam jagmatuḥ

1. Having thus made the water offering for him, the two Raghavas (Rama and Lakshmana) then departed. While searching for Sita in the forest, they proceeded towards the western direction.

Words meanings summery:

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed (the water offering) (having done, having performed)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, in this manner)

• उदकम् (udakam) - water (for oblation) (water)

• तस्मै (tasmai) - for him (Jatayu) (for him)

• प्रस्थितौ (prasthitau) - the two having set out (those two having set out, departed)

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

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

• अवेक्षन्तौ (avekṣantau) - while searching for (those two looking at, searching for)

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sita, Rama's wife (Sita (a proper noun))

• पश्चिमाम् (paścimām) - western

• जग्मतुस् (jagmatus) - they two proceeded (they two went)

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction (direction, quarter)

Words meanings and morphology

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed (the water offering) (having done, having performed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed by adding suffix ktvā to the root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Part of kṛtvā evam.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connected with kṛtvā.

उदकम् (udakam) - water (for oblation) (water)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of udaka

udaka - water

Root: und (class 7)

Note: Object of kṛtvā.

तस्मै (tasmai) - for him (Jatayu) (for him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

प्रस्थितौ (prasthitau) - the two having set out (those two having set out, departed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prasthita

prasthita - set out, departed, started

Past Passive Participle

Formed from pra-sthā (to set out, depart).

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Acts as part of the predicate.

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, name of Rama

Patronymic from raghu.

Note: Subject.

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

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb from tad.

अवेक्षन्तौ (avekṣantau) - while searching for (those two looking at, searching for)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of avekṣant

avekṣant - looking at, beholding, searching for, expecting

Present Active Participle

Formed from ava-īkṣ (to look at, perceive).

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Describes a simultaneous action.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Root: van (class 1)

सीताम् (sītām) - Sita, Rama's wife (Sita (a proper noun))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

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

Root: si (class 5)

पश्चिमाम् (paścimām) - western

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of paścima

paścima - western, hindmost, last

From paśca (behind).

Note: Agrees with diśam.

जग्मतुस् (jagmatus) - they two proceeded (they two went)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of gam

Perfect tense

Reduplicated perfect form of gam.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Final verb of the sentence.

दिशम् (diśam) - direction (direction, quarter)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, region

Root noun.

Root: diś (class 6)