वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-63, verse-8

समुद्रं लङ्घयित्वाहं शतयोजनमायतम् ।
अगच्छं जानकीं सीतां मार्गमाणो दिदृक्षया ॥८॥

8. samudraṃ laṅghayitvāhaṃ śatayojanamāyatam ,
agacchaṃ jānakīṃ sītāṃ mārgamāṇo didṛkṣayā.

8. samudraṃ laṅghayitvā aham śatayojanam āyatam
agaccham jānakīṃ sītāṃ mārgamāṇaḥ didṛkṣayā

8. aham āyatam śatayojanam samudraṃ laṅghayitvā
didṛkṣayā jānakīṃ sītāṃ mārgamāṇaḥ agaccham

8. Having traversed the ocean, which spanned a hundred yojanas, I went, searching for Jānakī (Sītā) with the desire to see her.

Words meanings summery:

• समुद्रं (samudraṁ) - ocean, sea

• लङ्घयित्वा (laṅghayitvā) - having crossed, having jumped over, having traversed

• अहम् (aham) - Hanuman as the speaker (I)

• शतयोजनम् (śatayojanam) - a distance of one hundred yojanas (a hundred yojanas)

• आयतम् (āyatam) - extensive, long, stretched

• अगच्छम् (agaccham) - I went

• जानकीं (jānakīṁ) - Janaki (Sita)

• सीतां (sītāṁ) - Sita

• मार्गमाणः (mārgamāṇaḥ) - searching for Sītā (searching, seeking)

• दिदृक्षया (didṛkṣayā) - with the desire to see

Words meanings and morphology

समुद्रं (samudraṁ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Note: Object of `laṅghayitvā`.

लङ्घयित्वा (laṅghayitvā) - having crossed, having jumped over, having traversed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from causative of root `lagh` (to move swiftly) with suffix `ktvā`

Root: lagh (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - Hanuman as the speaker (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject of `agaccham`.

शतयोजनम् (śatayojanam) - a distance of one hundred yojanas (a hundred yojanas)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śatayojana

śatayojana - a hundred yojanas

Compound type : dvigu (śata+yojana)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• yojana – a measure of distance (approx. 8-15 km)
  noun (neuter)
  From root `yuj` (to join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Adverbial accusative, indicating the extent of the ocean.

आयतम् (āyatam) - extensive, long, stretched

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyata

āyata - stretched, extended, long, extensive, broad

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `yam` (to stretch) with prefix `ā`

Prefix: ā

Root: yam (class 1)

अगच्छम् (agaccham) - I went

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Imperfect Active

Imperfect tense (laṅ) form of root `gam` (Class 1)

Root: gam (class 1)

जानकीं (jānakīṁ) - Janaki (Sita)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jānakī

jānakī - Janaki (epithet of Sita, daughter of Janaka)

Note: Object of `mārgamāṇaḥ`.

सीतां (sītāṁ) - Sita

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (wife of Rama)

Note: Appositive to `jānakīṃ`.

मार्गमाणः (mārgamāṇaḥ) - searching for Sītā (searching, seeking)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārgamāṇa

mārgamāṇa - searching, seeking, following, pursuing

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root `mārg` (to seek, search) with suffix `śānac` (Class 10)

Root: mārg (class 10)

Note: Implies 'while I was searching'.

दिदृक्षया (didṛkṣayā) - with the desire to see

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of didṛkṣā

didṛkṣā - desire to see

Desiderative Noun

From desiderative stem of root `dṛś` (to see) + suffix `ā`

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Indicates the purpose of going.