वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-49, verse-16

ततस्तस्मिन्बिले दुर्गे नानापादपसंकुले ।
अन्योन्यं संपरिष्वज्य जग्मुर्योजनमन्तरम् ॥१६॥

16. tatastasminbile durge nānāpādapasaṃkule ,
anyonyaṃ saṃpariṣvajya jagmuryojanamantaram.

16. tataḥ tasmin bile durge nānāpādapasaṅkule
anyonyam saṃpariṣvajya jagmuḥ yojanam antaram

16. tataḥ tasmin durge nānāpādapasaṅkule bile,
anyonyam saṃpariṣvajya,
yojanam antaram jagmuḥ

16. Then, in that cavern, which was difficult to traverse and crowded with various trees, they proceeded for a distance of a yojana, embracing one another.

Words meanings summery:

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

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• बिले (bile) - in the cave, in the hole

• दुर्गे (durge) - difficult to access/traverse, inaccessible

• नानापादपसङ्कुले (nānāpādapasaṅkule) - crowded with various trees

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• संपरिष्वज्य (saṁpariṣvajya) - embracing, having embraced

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went

• योजनम् (yojanam) - a yojana (distance)

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - distance, interval

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बिले (bile) - in the cave, in the hole

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bila

bila - cave, hole, cavern

दुर्गे (durge) - difficult to access/traverse, inaccessible

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of durga

durga - difficult of access, inaccessible, fortress

नानापादपसङ्कुले (nānāpādapasaṅkule) - crowded with various trees

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nānāpādapasaṅkula

nānāpādapasaṅkula - crowded/filled with various trees

Bahuvrīhi compound (nānā pādapaiḥ saṅkulam)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+pādapa+saṅkula)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• pādapa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• saṅkula – crowded, filled, confused
  adjective

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual, reciprocal

From anya + anya (one another)

Note: Used adverbially here.

संपरिष्वज्य (saṁpariṣvajya) - embracing, having embraced

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Gerund of root ṣvaj/svaj (to embrace) with upasargas sam and pari

Prefixes: sam+pari

Root: ṣvaj (class 1)

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went

(verb)

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

Root gam (class 1)

Root: gam (class 1)

योजनम् (yojanam) - a yojana (distance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yojana

yojana - a measure of distance (approx. 8-10 miles)

अन्तरम् (antaram) - distance, interval

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interval, distance, interior, difference

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