वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-46, verse-1

अथ नावं सुविस्तीर्णां नैषादीं राघवानुजः ।
आरुरोह समायुक्तां पूर्वमारोप्य मैथिलीम् ॥१॥

1. atha nāvaṃ suvistīrṇāṃ naiṣādīṃ rāghavānujaḥ ,
āruroha samāyuktāṃ pūrvamāropya maithilīm.

1. atha nāvam suvistīrṇām naiṣādīm rāghavānujah
ārūroha samāyuktām pūrvam āropya maithilīm

1. atha rāghavānujah maithilīm pūrvam āropya
suvistīrṇām naiṣādīm samāyuktām nāvam ārūroha

1. Then, Rāma's younger brother (Laksmana) boarded the very spacious and well-equipped boat of the Niṣāda, after first helping Sītā (Maithilī) to board.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now, next)

• नावम् (nāvam) - the boat (boat, ship, vessel)

• सुविस्तीर्णाम् (suvistīrṇām) - the very spacious (very spacious, very wide, extensive)

• नैषादीम् (naiṣādīm) - belonging to the Niṣāda (ferryman) (belonging to a Niṣāda (ferryman), of a hunter)

• राघवानुजह् (rāghavānujah) - Rāma's younger brother (Laksmana) (Rāghava's younger brother, Lakṣmaṇa)

• आरूरोह (ārūroha) - he boarded (he ascended, he climbed, he mounted)

• समायुक्ताम् (samāyuktām) - the well-equipped (well-equipped, connected, joined, endowed)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (first, before, previously)

• आरोप्य (āropya) - after first helping to board (having caused to ascend, having placed upon, having seated)

• मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Sītā (Sītā (daughter of Mithila))

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now, next)

(indeclinable)

नावम् (nāvam) - the boat (boat, ship, vessel)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship, vessel

सुविस्तीर्णाम् (suvistīrṇām) - the very spacious (very spacious, very wide, extensive)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of suvistīrṇa

suvistīrṇa - very spacious, very wide, extensive, broad

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'su' (good, well, very) and 'vistīrṇa' (spread out, spacious), which is the Past Passive Participle of root 'stṛ' (to spread) with prefix 'vi'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+vistīrṇa)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• vistīrṇa – spread out, expanded, spacious, wide
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'stṛ' (to spread) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'nāvam'.

नैषादीम् (naiṣādīm) - belonging to the Niṣāda (ferryman) (belonging to a Niṣāda (ferryman), of a hunter)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of naiṣādī

naiṣādī - belonging to a Niṣāda, a Niṣāda woman, a boat

Derived from 'niṣāda' (a hunter, a particular caste, often associated with boatmen) with the feminine suffix 'ī' and secondary suffix 'aṇ' for belonging.

Note: Agrees with 'nāvam'.

राघवानुजह् (rāghavānujah) - Rāma's younger brother (Laksmana) (Rāghava's younger brother, Lakṣmaṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghavānuja

rāghavānuja - Rāghava's younger brother, Lakṣmaṇa

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rāghava+anuja)

• rāghava – descendant of Raghu, Rāma
  proper noun (masculine)
  Derived from Raghu, referring to Rāma.
• anuja – younger brother
  noun (masculine)
  From 'anu' (after) + root 'jan' (to be born).
  Prefix: anu
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the verb 'ārūroha'.

आरूरोह (ārūroha) - he boarded (he ascended, he climbed, he mounted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of ārūh

Perfect (Lit) tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Form of root 'ruh' (to climb) with prefix 'ā', in the Perfect (Lit) tense.

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

समायुक्ताम् (samāyuktām) - the well-equipped (well-equipped, connected, joined, endowed)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of samāyukta

samāyukta - well-equipped, connected, joined, endowed, fit, appropriate

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'yuj' (to join) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'nāvam'.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (first, before, previously)

(indeclinable)

आरोप्य (āropya) - after first helping to board (having caused to ascend, having placed upon, having seated)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of the causative of root 'ruh' (to climb) with prefix 'ā'. Causative stem: 'ropay'.

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Sītā (Sītā (daughter of Mithila))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - Sītā, daughter of Mithila

Feminine form of 'maithila', referring to Sītā as the princess of Mithila.

Note: Object of the action implied by 'āropya'.