वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-7, verse-17

एवमुक्तस्तथेत्युक्त्वा काकुत्स्थः सहलक्ष्मणः ।
प्रदक्षिणं मुनिं कृता प्रस्थातुमुपचक्रमे ॥१७॥

17. evamuktastathetyuktvā kākutsthaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ ,
pradakṣiṇaṃ muniṃ kṛtā prasthātumupacakrame.

17. evam uktaḥ tathā iti uktvā kākutsthaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
pradakṣiṇam munim kṛtvā prasthātum upacakrame

17. evam uktaḥ kākutsthaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ tathā iti
uktvā munim pradakṣiṇam kṛtvā prasthātum upacakrame

17. Thus addressed, Rāma (Kākutstha), accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa, said "So be it!" and, having circumambulated the sage, began to set out.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• इति (iti) - marks the preceding 'tathā' as a direct quote. (thus, so (quotation marker))

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Refers to Rāma. (descendant of Kakutstha)

• सहलक्ष्मणः (sahalakṣmaṇaḥ) - Refers to Rāma being accompanied by his brother Lakṣmaṇa. (with Lakṣmaṇa, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa)

• प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation (clockwise), respectfully

• मुनिम् (munim) - Refers to the sage Agastya or similar. (the sage, the ascetic)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• प्रस्थातुम् (prasthātum) - to set out, to depart

• उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - he began, he undertook

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

past passive participle

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Kākutstha (Rāma).

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - marks the preceding 'tathā' as a direct quote. (thus, so (quotation marker))

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root vac with suffix -tvā

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Describes an action completed before the main verb 'upacakrame'.

काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Refers to Rāma. (descendant of Kakutstha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha; a name for Rāma

patronymic from Kakutstha

सहलक्ष्मणः (sahalakṣmaṇaḥ) - Refers to Rāma being accompanied by his brother Lakṣmaṇa. (with Lakṣmaṇa, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahalakṣmaṇa

sahalakṣmaṇa - accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa

Bahuvrīhi compound: saha (with) + lakṣmaṇa (Lakṣmaṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+lakṣmaṇa)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)

प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation (clockwise), respectfully

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pradakṣiṇa

pradakṣiṇa - circumambulating with the right side towards the object (an auspicious gesture), clockwise, respectful

from pra (forward, before) + dakṣiṇa (right, southern)

Note: Acts as the object of the action 'kṛtvā'.

मुनिम् (munim) - Refers to the sage Agastya or similar. (the sage, the ascetic)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, saint, inspired one

Root: man (class 8)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā' (indirectly, as in 'having done a pradakṣiṇa to the muni').

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root kṛ with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Describes an action completed before the main verb.

प्रस्थातुम् (prasthātum) - to set out, to depart

(indeclinable)

infinitive

from root sthā (to stand) with prefix pra, and suffix -tum

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose or intention.

उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - he began, he undertook

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of upakram

perfect tense (liṭ), middle voice, 3rd person singular

reduplicated perfect form of root kram with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)