वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-113, verse-9

मैथिल्यन्वेषणं चैव यथा चाधिगता त्वया ।
लङ्घयित्वा महातोयमापगापतिमव्ययम् ॥९॥

9. maithilyanveṣaṇaṃ caiva yathā cādhigatā tvayā ,
laṅghayitvā mahātoyamāpagāpatimavyayam.

9. maithilī anveṣaṇam ca eva yathā ca adhigatā
tvayā laṅghayitvā mahātoyam āpagāpatim avyayam

9. tvayā avyayam mahātoyam āpagāpatim laṅghayitvā
maithilī anveṣaṇam ca eva yathā ca adhigatā

9. And the search for Maithili (Sītā), and how she was found by you after you had leaped over the vast waters of the immense ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• मैथिली (maithilī) - Sītā, the princess of Mithila (relating to Mithila, a princess of Mithila)

• अन्वेषणम् (anveṣaṇam) - the search (for Sītā) (search, investigation)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• एव (eva) - indeed, also (for emphasis) (indeed, just, only, truly)

• यथा (yathā) - how (how, as, in which way)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अधिगता (adhigatā) - found, discovered (Sītā) (obtained, reached, found, understood)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you (referring to Hanumān, likely) (by you)

• लङ्घयित्वा (laṅghayitvā) - having leaped over, having crossed (having leaped, having crossed over)

• महातोयम् (mahātoyam) - the vast waters (of the ocean) (having great water, watery, vast water)

• आपगापतिम् (āpagāpatim) - the ocean (lord of rivers, ocean)

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - the immense, vast (ocean) (imperishable, undecaying, unchanging)

Words meanings and morphology

मैथिली (maithilī) - Sītā, the princess of Mithila (relating to Mithila, a princess of Mithila)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - a princess of Mithila, Sītā

Feminine form derived from Mithila

अन्वेषणम् (anveṣaṇam) - the search (for Sītā) (search, investigation)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anveṣaṇa

anveṣaṇa - searching, investigation, pursuit

Derived from anu-iṣ root

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter. Context implies accusative (object of an implicit discussion).

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, also (for emphasis) (indeed, just, only, truly)

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - how (how, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अधिगता (adhigatā) - found, discovered (Sītā) (obtained, reached, found, understood)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adhigata

adhigata - obtained, reached, found, acquired, understood

Past Passive Participle

Derived from adhi-gam root. Feminine ending.

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to Maithilī.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you (referring to Hanumān, likely) (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvam

yuṣmad - you

Third person pronoun, stem tvad

Note: Instrumental case, referring to the agent.

लङ्घयित्वा (laṅghayitvā) - having leaped over, having crossed (having leaped, having crossed over)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from causative of laṅgh (root) + ktvā suffix.

Root: laṅgh (class 1)

Note: Used to indicate an action completed before another main action.

महातोयम् (mahātoyam) - the vast waters (of the ocean) (having great water, watery, vast water)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātoya

mahātoya - having great water, full of water, vast water

Compound of mahā (great) and toya (water).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+toya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• toya – water
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root tu (to grow, to be strong), or alternatively from toya (a verb meaning to make water)
  Root: tu (class 1)

Note: Qualifies āpagāpatim.

आपगापतिम् (āpagāpatim) - the ocean (lord of rivers, ocean)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āpagāpati

āpagāpati - lord of rivers, ocean

Compound of āpagā (river) and pati (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āpagā+pati)

• āpagā – river
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from ā-gam, 'to come, approach,' often feminine 'āpagā' for a river
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct object of laṅghayitvā.

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - the immense, vast (ocean) (imperishable, undecaying, unchanging)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, undecaying, unchangeable, immense

Derived from a (not) + vi (apart) + i (to go, perish).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vyaya – perishing, decay, expense, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from vi-i, 'to go apart, perish'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies āpagāpatim.