वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-47, verse-21

विचितं तु ततः कृत्वा सर्वे ते काननं पुनः ।
अन्यदेवापरं घोरं विविशुर्गिरिगह्वरम् ॥२१॥

21. vicitaṃ tu tataḥ kṛtvā sarve te kānanaṃ punaḥ ,
anyadevāparaṃ ghoraṃ viviśurgirigahvaram.

21. vicitaṃ tu tataḥ kṛtvā sarve te kānanaṃ punaḥ
| anyat eva aparaṃ ghoraṃ viviśuḥ girigahvaram

21. sarve te tataḥ punaḥ kānanaṃ vicitaṃ kṛtvā
anyat eva aparaṃ ghoraṃ girigahvaram viviśuḥ

21. Having thoroughly searched that entire forest again, all of them then entered yet another dreadful mountain-cave.

Words meanings summery:

• विचितं (vicitaṁ) - searched, explored, investigated

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, then

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

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• ते (te) - they

• काननं (kānanaṁ) - forest, grove

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अपरं (aparaṁ) - another, other, subsequent

• घोरं (ghoraṁ) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

• विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - they entered

• गिरिगह्वरम् (girigahvaram) - mountain cave

Words meanings and morphology

विचितं (vicitaṁ) - searched, explored, investigated

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vicita

vicita - searched, investigated, explored; wonderful, varied, diverse

Past Passive Participle

From vi-√ci (to seek, investigate) + -ta suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: cī (class 5)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, then

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverb from 'tad'

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root kṛ (to do, make) + -tvā suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative plural

काननं (kānanaṁ) - forest, grove

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, wood

From root kan (to shine, be pleased) + -ana suffix

Root: kan (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other

(adjective)

neuter, singular of anya

anya - another, other, different

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अपरं (aparaṁ) - another, other, subsequent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apara

apara - another, other, subsequent, western

घोरं (ghoraṁ) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

From root ghur (to be terrible)

Root: ghur (class 1)

विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - they entered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of viś

Perfect Active

From root viś (to enter), 3rd plural, Perfect active

Root: viś (class 6)

गिरिगह्वरम् (girigahvaram) - mountain cave

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of girigahvara

girigahvara - mountain cave, mountain cavern

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+gahvara)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• gahvara – deep, profound; cave, cavern
  noun (neuter)
  From root gah (to be deep)
  Root: gah (class 1)