वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-38, verse-15

शोधयित्वा जनस्थानं प्रवृत्तिमुपलभ्य च ।
तीर्त्वा सागरमक्षोभ्यं भ्रातरौ गोष्पदे हतौ ॥१५॥

15. śodhayitvā janasthānaṃ pravṛttimupalabhya ca ,
tīrtvā sāgaramakṣobhyaṃ bhrātarau goṣpade hatau.

15. śodhayitvā janasthānam pravṛttim upalabhya ca
tīrtvā sāgaram akṣobhyam bhrātarau goṣpade hatau

15. After clearing Janasthana and gathering intelligence, and having crossed the immense ocean, the two brothers were slain as if in a mere cow's hoof-print (goṣpade).

Words meanings summery:

• शोधयित्वा (śodhayitvā) - having cleared (of demons) (having purified, having cleansed, having cleared)

• जनस्थानम् (janasthānam) - Janasthana (a specific forest region in the Rāmāyaṇa) (abode of people, inhabited region; Janasthana (a specific forest))

• प्रवृत्तिम् (pravṛttim) - (obtaining) intelligence/information (about Sita) (news, information, activity, origin)

• उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having obtained/gathered (information) (having obtained, having found, having perceived)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तीर्त्वा (tīrtvā) - having crossed (having crossed, having traversed)

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean (ocean, sea)

• अक्षोभ्यम् (akṣobhyam) - the immense (ocean) (unshakable, unagitated, immense, deep)

• भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - the two brothers (Rama and Lakshmana) (the two brothers)

• गोष्पदे (goṣpade) - in a mere cow's hoof-print (metaphorically, in a trivial spot) (in a cow's hoof-print)

• हतौ (hatau) - were slain (killed, slain, struck)

Words meanings and morphology

शोधयित्वा (śodhayitvā) - having cleared (of demons) (having purified, having cleansed, having cleared)

(indeclinable)

Causative stem from root 'śudh'

Causative verb 'śodhayati' (he purifies).

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Indicates a completed action prior to the main verb.

जनस्थानम् (janasthānam) - Janasthana (a specific forest region in the Rāmāyaṇa) (abode of people, inhabited region; Janasthana (a specific forest))

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of janasthāna

janasthāna - abode of people, inhabited place; a proper noun referring to a forest in the Rāmāyaṇa.

'jana' (people) + 'sthāna' (place)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+sthāna)

• jana – people, person, creature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sthāna – place, abode, position
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand), suffix 'ana'.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of 'śodhayitvā'.

प्रवृत्तिम् (pravṛttim) - (obtaining) intelligence/information (about Sita) (news, information, activity, origin)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pravṛtti

pravṛtti - news, information, intelligence, activity, tendency, origin

'pra' (forth) + root 'vṛt' (to turn) + 'ti' (suffix)

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of 'upalabhya'.

उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having obtained/gathered (information) (having obtained, having found, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

'upa' (near) + root 'labh' (to obtain, seize)

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Indicates a completed action prior to the main verb.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two absolutive clauses.

तीर्त्वा (tīrtvā) - having crossed (having crossed, having traversed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From root 'tṛ' (to cross) with suffix 'ktvā'.

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates a completed action prior to the main verb.

सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean (ocean, sea)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

Note: Object of 'tīrtvā'.

अक्षोभ्यम् (akṣobhyam) - the immense (ocean) (unshakable, unagitated, immense, deep)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akṣobhya

akṣobhya - unshakable, unagitated, not to be disturbed, immense, deep

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

'a' (negation) + root 'kṣubh' (to agitate) + suffix 'ya' (gerundive). 'Not to be agitated.'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣobhya)

• a – not, non, without
  indeclinable
• kṣobhya – to be agitated, capable of being agitated
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From root 'kṣubh' (to agitate) + suffix 'ya'.
  Root: kṣubh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sāgaram'.

भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - the two brothers (Rama and Lakshmana) (the two brothers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Subject of 'hatau'.

गोष्पदे (goṣpade) - in a mere cow's hoof-print (metaphorically, in a trivial spot) (in a cow's hoof-print)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of goṣpada

goṣpada - a cow's hoof-print, a small puddle of water, a trivial spot

'go' (cow) + 'pada' (footprint)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (go+pada)

• go – cow, ox
  noun (feminine)
• pada – foot, step, footprint
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Indicates location or circumstances of being slain.

हतौ (hatau) - were slain (killed, slain, struck)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck, injured

Past Passive Participle

From root 'han' (to strike, kill) with suffix 'kta', internal sandhi changes.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicate for 'bhrātarau'.