वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-2, verse-27

इत्येवं कपिराजेन संदिष्टो मारुतात्मजः ।
चकार गमने बुद्धिं यत्र तौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ॥२७॥

27. ityevaṃ kapirājena saṃdiṣṭo mārutātmajaḥ ,
cakāra gamane buddhiṃ yatra tau rāmalakṣmaṇau.

27. iti evam kapirājena saṃdiṣṭaḥ mārutātmajaḥ |
cakāra gamane buddhim yatra tau rāmalakṣmaṇau

27. kapi-rājena iti evam saṃdiṣṭaḥ mārutātmajaḥ
yatra tau rāmalakṣmaṇau gamane buddhim cakāra

27. Thus, having been instructed by the king of monkeys (kapirāja), the son of the wind-god (mārutātmaja) resolved to go to where those two, Rama and Lakshmana, were.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

• कपिराजेन (kapirājena) - by Sugriva (by the king of monkeys)

• संदिष्टः (saṁdiṣṭaḥ) - instructed, commanded, sent

• मारुतात्मजः (mārutātmajaḥ) - Hanuman (the son of Maruta, son of the wind-god)

• चकार (cakāra) - did, made, performed

• गमने (gamane) - in going, for the purpose of going

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - mind, intellect, intention, decision

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

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

• रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rama and Lakshmana

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

कपिराजेन (kapirājena) - by Sugriva (by the king of monkeys)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kapirāja

kapirāja - king of monkeys, monkey-king

Compound type : tatpurusha (kapi+rāja)

• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'saṃdiṣṭaḥ'.

संदिष्टः (saṁdiṣṭaḥ) - instructed, commanded, sent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃdiṣṭa

saṁdiṣṭa - instructed, commanded, sent, announced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from sam-diś (to command, instruct) + -ta

Prefix: sam

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'mārutātmajaḥ'.

मारुतात्मजः (mārutātmajaḥ) - Hanuman (the son of Maruta, son of the wind-god)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārutātmaja

mārutātmaja - son of Maruta (the wind-god), son of the wind

Compound type : tatpurusha (māruta+ātmaja)

• māruta – wind, wind-god
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, offspring, born of oneself
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From ātman + jan (to produce) + ḍa
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the verb 'cakāra'.

चकार (cakāra) - did, made, performed

(verb)

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

perfect tense

Perfect active, 3rd person singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Often used idiomatically with 'buddhim' to mean 'made up one's mind'.

गमने (gamane) - in going, for the purpose of going

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gamana

gamana - going, motion, journey

From root gam (to go) + -ana (suffix)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose or sphere of action.

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - mind, intellect, intention, decision

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, discernment, intention, decision

From root budh (to know, perceive) + -ti

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'cakāra'.

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the two individuals (Rama and Lakshmana).

रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rama and Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rāmalakṣmaṇa

rāmalakṣmaṇa - Rama and Lakshmana

Compound type : dvandva (rāma+lakṣmaṇa)

• rāma – Rama (proper name), pleasing, black, dark
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakshmana (proper name), having marks or signs
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the brothers Rama and Lakshmana.