वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-2, verse-21

स तु विज्ञाय तं शापं महर्षेर्भावितात्मनः ।
गृहीत्वा तनयां गत्वा पुलस्त्यमिदमब्रवीत् ॥२१॥

21. sa tu vijñāya taṃ śāpaṃ maharṣerbhāvitātmanaḥ ,
gṛhītvā tanayāṃ gatvā pulastyamidamabravīt.

21. saḥ tu vijñāya tam śāpam maharṣeḥ bhāvitātmanaḥ
gṛhītvā tanayām gatvā pulastyam idam abravīt

21. Then, having understood that curse of the great sage who possessed a cultivated inner self (ātman), he took his daughter, went, and spoke this to Pulastya.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Tṛṇabindu (he, that)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, then

• विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having known, having understood

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• शापम् (śāpam) - curse, imprecation

• महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage

• भावितात्मनः (bhāvitātmanaḥ) - of one with a cultivated self (ātman), of a purified soul

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, seizing

• तनयाम् (tanayām) - daughter

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• पुलस्त्यम् (pulastyam) - to Pulastya

• इदम् (idam) - the following words (this)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Tṛṇabindu (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to Tṛṇabindu.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, then

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having known, having understood

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root jñā (to know) with prefix vi and suffix -ya (l-yap)

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, him

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Agrees with śāpam.

शापम् (śāpam) - curse, imprecation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation, oath

From root śap (to curse)

Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Object of vijñāya.

महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - a great sage, venerable seer

Karmadhāraya compound: mahat (great) + ṛṣi (sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ṛṣi)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (neuter)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, describing śāpam.

भावितात्मनः (bhāvitātmanaḥ) - of one with a cultivated self (ātman), of a purified soul

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāvitātman

bhāvitātman - one whose mind/self is purified, whose ātman is cultivated

Bahuvrīhi compound: bhāvita (cultivated, purified) + ātman (self, soul). "One whose self (ātman) is cultivated."

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāvita+ātman)

• bhāvita – cultivated, purified, developed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be) in causative sense (to cause to be, to cultivate) + suffix -ta
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with maharṣeḥ.

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, seizing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root grah (to take) with suffix -tvā

Root: grah (class 9)

तनयाम् (tanayām) - daughter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanayā

tanayā - daughter, female child

From tan (to stretch, to procreate)

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Object of gṛhītvā.

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root gam (to go) with suffix -tvā

Root: gam (class 1)

पुलस्त्यम् (pulastyam) - to Pulastya

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pulastya

pulastya - Name of a great sage, one of the mind-born sons of Brahmā

Note: Object of implied motion, recipient of speech.

इदम् (idam) - the following words (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this thing

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Object of abravīt.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect active

Root brū, imperfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: brū (class 2)