वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-2, verse-18

किं तु पूर्वं गतास्म्येका महर्षेर्भावितात्मनः ।
पुलस्त्यस्याश्रमं दिव्यमन्वेष्टुं स्वसखीजनम् ॥१८॥

18. kiṃ tu pūrvaṃ gatāsmyekā maharṣerbhāvitātmanaḥ ,
pulastyasyāśramaṃ divyamanveṣṭuṃ svasakhījanam.

18. kim tu pūrvam gatā asmi ekā maharṣeḥ bhāvitātmanaḥ
pulastyasya āśramam divyam anveṣṭum sva-sakhī-janam

18. However, earlier I went alone to the divine hermitage of the great sage Pulastya, whose inner self (ātman) is pure, to search for my companions.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - however, but (what, why, but, however)

• तु (tu) - emphasizing the preceding 'kim' (but, indeed, yet)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - earlier (before, formerly, earlier)

• गता (gatā) - gone (I have gone) (gone, went)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• एका (ekā) - alone (alone, one)

• महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage Pulastya (of the great sage)

• भावितात्मनः (bhāvitātmanaḥ) - whose inner self (ātman) is pure (whose self is purified, whose mind is cultivated)

• पुलस्त्यस्य (pulastyasya) - of the sage Pulastya (of Pulastya)

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - to the hermitage (hermitage, retreat)

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine (hermitage) (divine, heavenly, wonderful)

• अन्वेष्टुम् (anveṣṭum) - to search for (to search for, to seek)

• स्व-सखी-जनम् (sva-sakhī-janam) - my own female friends (one's own female friends)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - however, but (what, why, but, however)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - emphasizing the preceding 'kim' (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - earlier (before, formerly, earlier)

(indeclinable)

Can function as an indeclinable (adverb) when meaning 'formerly'.

Root: pṛ

गता (gatā) - gone (I have gone) (gone, went)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, gone to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'I' (feminine speaker).

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present

1st person singular, active voice, Pāṇinian dhātupāṭha class 2

Root: as (class 2)

एका (ekā) - alone (alone, one)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, alone, single, sole

महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage Pulastya (of the great sage)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, exalted seer

Compound of 'mahā' (great) + 'ṛṣi' (sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Stem form of 'mahat'
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Governs 'bhāvitātmanaḥ' and 'pulastyasya'.

भावितात्मनः (bhāvitātmanaḥ) - whose inner self (ātman) is pure (whose self is purified, whose mind is cultivated)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāvitātman

bhāvitātman - whose self is cultivated/developed, pure-minded

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'bhāvita' (cultivated, purified) + 'ātman' (self, soul).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāvita+ātman)

• bhāvita – cultivated, purified, developed, caused to be
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be) in causal form ('bhāvayati')
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'maharṣeḥ'.

पुलस्त्यस्य (pulastyasya) - of the sage Pulastya (of Pulastya)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pulastya

pulastya - Name of a great sage, one of the ten Prajāpatis

Note: Agrees with 'maharṣeḥ'.

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - to the hermitage (hermitage, retreat)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, retreat, monastic dwelling

Derived from root śram (to toil, exert oneself) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Object of motion implied by 'gatā'.

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine (hermitage) (divine, heavenly, wonderful)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial, wonderful

Derived from 'div' (heaven)

Root: div

Note: Agrees with 'āśramam'.

अन्वेष्टुम् (anveṣṭum) - to search for (to search for, to seek)

(indeclinable)

infinitive (tumun)

From prefix 'anu' + root 'iṣ' (to seek, to go)

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Purpose of going.

स्व-सखी-जनम् (sva-sakhī-janam) - my own female friends (one's own female friends)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sva-sakhī-jana

sva-sakhī-jana - one's own female friends or companions, group of one's female friends

Compound: 'sva' (own) + 'sakhī' (female friend) + 'jana' (people/group).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+sakhī+jana)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun
• sakhī – female friend, companion
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine form of 'sakhi'
  Root: sak
• jana – person, people, community, group
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of 'anveṣṭum'.