वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-62, verse-2

कन्दरात्तु विसर्पित्वा पर्वतस्य शनैः शनैः ।
अहं विन्ध्यं समारुह्य भवतः प्रतिपालये ॥२॥

2. kandarāttu visarpitvā parvatasya śanaiḥ śanaiḥ ,
ahaṃ vindhyaṃ samāruhya bhavataḥ pratipālaye.

2. kandarāt tu visarpitvā parvatasya śanaiḥ śanaiḥ
aham vindhyam samāruhya bhavataḥ pratipālaye

2. aham kandarāt tu parvatasya śanaiḥ śanaiḥ
visarpitvā vindhyam samāruhya bhavataḥ pratipālaye

2. Having slowly emerged from the mountain cave, I ascended the Vindhya (mountain range) and now await you.

Words meanings summery:

• कन्दरात् (kandarāt) - from the cave

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• विसर्पित्वा (visarpitvā) - having moved, having emerged, having crept out

• पर्वतस्य (parvatasya) - of the mountain

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• अहम् (aham) - I

• विन्ध्यम् (vindhyam) - the Vindhya (mountains)

• समारुह्य (samāruhya) - having ascended, having climbed

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you, for you

• प्रतिपालये (pratipālaye) - I await, I wait for

Words meanings and morphology

कन्दरात् (kandarāt) - from the cave

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of kandarā

kandarā - cave, grotto

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

विसर्पित्वा (visarpitvā) - having moved, having emerged, having crept out

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from `vi-` prefix and root `sṛp` (to creep, move) with `ktvā` suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Root `sṛp` (to creep) + `ktvā`.

पर्वतस्य (parvatasya) - of the mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

Note: Qualifies `kandarāt`.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use, repeated for emphasis.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use, repeated for emphasis.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Subject of the sentence.

विन्ध्यम् (vindhyam) - the Vindhya (mountains)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vindhya

vindhya - Vindhya mountain range

Note: Object of `samāruhya`.

समारुह्य (samāruhya) - having ascended, having climbed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from `sam-ā-` prefixes and root `ruh` (to rise, ascend) with `ya` suffix

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you, for you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful)

Note: Genitive used with verb of waiting (often implies 'for the sake of you').

प्रतिपालये (pratipālaye) - I await, I wait for

(verb)

1st person , singular, ātmanepada, present (laṭ) of pratipāl

present indicative

from `prati-` prefix and root `pāl` (to protect, nourish), in present middle/ātmanepada form

Prefix: prati

Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Derived from `prati` + root `pāl`.