वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-104, verse-23

प्रणम्य देवताभ्यश्च ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च मैथिली ।
बद्धाञ्जलिपुटा चेदमुवाचाग्निसमीपतः ॥२३॥

23. praṇamya devatābhyaśca brāhmaṇebhyaśca maithilī ,
baddhāñjalipuṭā cedamuvācāgnisamīpataḥ.

23. praṇamya devatābʰyaḥ ca brāhmaṇebʰyaḥ ca maithilī
baddhāñjalipuṭā ca idam uvāca agnisamīpataḥ

23. maithilī devatābʰyaḥ ca brāhmaṇebʰyaḥ ca praṇamya
baddhāñjalipuṭā ca agnisamīpataḥ idam uvāca

23. Having bowed to the deities and also to the brahmins, Maithili, with folded hands, spoke these words from near the fire.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed down, having saluted

• देवताब्ʰयः (devatābʰyaḥ) - to the deities, for the gods

• च (ca) - and, also

• ब्राह्मणेब्ʰयः (brāhmaṇebʰyaḥ) - to the brahmins, for the brahmins

• च (ca) - and, also

• मैथिली (maithilī) - Sita, daughter of Janaka, king of Mithila (Maithili (Sita), princess of Mithila)

• बद्धाञ्जलिपुटा (baddhāñjalipuṭā) - with folded hands, having joined the palms

• च (ca) - and, also

• इदम् (idam) - these words (referring to the subsequent declaration) (this)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अग्निसमीपतः (agnisamīpataḥ) - from near the fire, from the vicinity of the fire

Words meanings and morphology

प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed down, having saluted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from pra- + nam with -ya suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

देवताब्ʰयः (devatābʰyaḥ) - to the deities, for the gods

(noun)

Dative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, godhead, divinity

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणेब्ʰयः (brāhmaṇebʰyaḥ) - to the brahmins, for the brahmins

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, one belonging to the brahmin class

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मैथिली (maithilī) - Sita, daughter of Janaka, king of Mithila (Maithili (Sita), princess of Mithila)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - Sita (daughter of the king of Mithila)

बद्धाञ्जलिपुटा (baddhāñjalipuṭā) - with folded hands, having joined the palms

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of baddhāñjalipuṭa

baddhāñjalipuṭa - with hands joined in salutation

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (baddha+añjali+puṭa)

• baddha – bound, tied, joined
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bandh
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• añjali – the hollow formed by joining the palms of the hands
  noun (masculine)
• puṭa – a fold, a cup-like cavity (formed by folding)
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - these words (referring to the subsequent declaration) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect tense

Root √vac, class 2, form uvāca is 3rd person singular perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

अग्निसमीपतः (agnisamīpataḥ) - from near the fire, from the vicinity of the fire

(indeclinable)

-tas suffix indicates ablative sense 'from'

Compound type : Tatpurusha (agni+samīpa)

• agni – fire, sacred fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• samīpa – near, proximity, vicinity
  noun (neuter)

Note: The suffix '-tas' adds an ablative sense 'from' or 'from the side of' to the noun.