वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-2, verse-7

ततः सुग्रीवसचिवा दृष्ट्वा परमधन्विनौ ।
जग्मुर्गिरितटात्तस्मादन्यच्छिखरमुत्तमम् ॥७॥

7. tataḥ sugrīvasacivā dṛṣṭvā paramadhanvinau ,
jagmurgiritaṭāttasmādanyacchikharamuttamam.

7. tataḥ sugrīvasacivāḥ dṛṣṭvā paramadhanvinau
jagmuḥ giritaṭāt tasmāt anyat śikharam uttamam

7. tataḥ sugrīvasacivāḥ paramadhanvinau dṛṣṭvā
tasmāt giritaṭāt anyat uttamam śikharam jagmuḥ

7. Then, Sugriva's ministers, having seen those two supremely skilled archers, moved from that mountain cliff to another, excellent peak.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• सुग्रीवसचिवाः (sugrīvasacivāḥ) - Sugriva's ministers

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• परमधन्विनौ (paramadhanvinau) - two excellent archers, two supreme archers

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went

• गिरितटात् (giritaṭāt) - from the mountain slope, from the mountain side

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore

• अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other, different

• शिखरम् (śikharam) - peak, summit, top

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best, excellent, highest

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' (that) + 'tas' suffix

सुग्रीवसचिवाः (sugrīvasacivāḥ) - Sugriva's ministers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sugrīvasaciva

sugrīvasaciva - Sugriva's minister

Compound of 'Sugrīva' (proper noun) and 'saciva' (minister)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sugrīva+saciva)

• sugrīva – Sugriva
  proper noun (masculine)
• saciva – minister, companion
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sac' (to accompany) + 'iva' suffix
  Root: sac

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From √dṛś (to see) + 'ktvā' suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Absolutives are indeclinable verb forms

परमधन्विनौ (paramadhanvinau) - two excellent archers, two supreme archers

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of paramadhanvin

paramadhanvin - supreme archer, excellent bowman

Compound of 'parama' (supreme) and 'dhanvin' (archer)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+dhanvin)

• parama – supreme, highest
  adjective (masculine)
• dhanvin – archer, bowman
  noun (masculine)
  From 'dhanus' (bow) + 'vin' suffix

Note: Used as a noun here, 'the two supreme archers.'

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form of √gam

Root: gam (class 1)

गिरितटात् (giritaṭāt) - from the mountain slope, from the mountain side

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of giritaṭa

giritaṭa - mountain slope, mountain side, cliff

Compound of 'giri' (mountain) and 'taṭa' (slope, bank)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (giri+taṭa)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
  From √gṛ (to swallow, also to rise)
  Root: gṛ
• taṭa – slope, bank, shore, side
  noun (masculine)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Ablative singular of 'tad'

Note: Refers to 'giritaṭāt'

अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other, different

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

शिखरम् (śikharam) - peak, summit, top

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śikhara

śikhara - peak, summit, top, crest

Root: śik

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, highest, last

Superlative of 'ud' (up)