वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-12, verse-17

बाढमित्येव तं राम दशग्रीवो ऽभ्यभाषत ।
प्रज्वाल्य तत्र चैवाग्निमकरोत् पाणिसंग्रहम् ॥१७॥

17. bāḍhamityeva taṃ rāma daśagrīvo'bhyabhāṣata ,
prajvālya tatra caivāgnimakarot pāṇisaṃgraham.

17. bāḍham iti eva tam rāma daśagrīvaḥ abhyabhāṣata
prajvālya tatra ca eva agnim akarot pāṇisaṃgraham

17. rāma bāḍham iti eva daśagrīvaḥ tam abhyabhāṣata
ca tatra agnim prajvālya pāṇisaṃgraham akarot

17. Saying, 'So be it!', O Rāma, Daśagrīva then spoke to him. Having kindled a fire there, he performed the ritual of 'taking the hand' (marriage).

Words meanings summery:

• बाढम् (bāḍham) - very well, certainly, indeed, 'so be it'

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• तम् (tam) - him (Maya) (him, that)

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma (the listener of the narration) (O Rāma)

• दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) (Daśagrīva (one with ten necks))

• अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - he spoke to, he addressed

• प्रज्वाल्य (prajvālya) - having kindled, having lit

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

• अकरोत् (akarot) - he did, he performed, he made

• पाणिसंग्रहम् (pāṇisaṁgraham) - the marriage ritual of 'taking the hand' (the taking of the hand (marriage ritual), wedding)

Words meanings and morphology

बाढम् (bāḍham) - very well, certainly, indeed, 'so be it'

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form

Note: Expresses agreement.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

Marks the end of a quote or explanation

Note: Used as a quotative particle.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Emphatic particle.

तम् (tam) - him (Maya) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to Maya.

राम (rāma) - O Rāma (the listener of the narration) (O Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a deity and epic hero)

Note: The narrator addresses Rāma.

दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) (Daśagrīva (one with ten necks))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - one with ten necks, Daśagrīva (name of Rāvaṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśa+grīva)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• grīva – neck, throat
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of `abhyabhāṣata`.

अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - he spoke to, he addressed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhibhāṣ

Imperfect Third Person Singular, Middle Voice

From root √bhāṣ (to speak) with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

प्रज्वाल्य (prajvālya) - having kindled, having lit

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root √jval (to burn) with prefix pra-, using the -ya suffix for absolutive with prefixes

Prefix: pra

Root: jval (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Emphatic particle.

अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god of fire

Note: Object of `prajvālya` and `akarot`.

अकरोत् (akarot) - he did, he performed, he made

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ

Imperfect Third Person Singular

From root √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पाणिसंग्रहम् (pāṇisaṁgraham) - the marriage ritual of 'taking the hand' (the taking of the hand (marriage ritual), wedding)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāṇisaṃgraha

pāṇisaṁgraha - taking of the hand (a marriage ritual), wedding

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇi+saṃgraha)

• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)
• saṃgraha – taking, grasping, collection
  noun (masculine)
  From root √grah (to seize) with prefix saṃ-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Object of `akarot`.