वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-48, verse-15

तं दृष्ट्वा मुनिमायान्तं वैदेह्यानुगतं तदा ।
उपाजग्मुर्मुदा युक्ता वचनं चेदमब्रुवन् ॥१५॥

15. taṃ dṛṣṭvā munimāyāntaṃ vaidehyānugataṃ tadā ,
upājagmurmudā yuktā vacanaṃ cedamabruvan.

15. tam dṛṣṭvā munim āyāntam vaidehyā anugatam tadā
upājagmuḥ mudā yuktāḥ vacanam ca idam abruvan

15. tadā tam vaidehyā anugatam āyāntam munim dṛṣṭvā
mudā yuktāḥ upājagmuḥ ca idam vacanam abruvan

15. Then, seeing that the sage (muni) was approaching, accompanied by Vaidehi (Sita), they, filled with joy, drew near and spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - referring to the sage (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• मुनिम् (munim) - sage, ascetic

• आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - coming, approaching

• वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - by Vaidehi, by Sita

• अनुगतम् (anugatam) - followed, accompanied

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• उपाजग्मुः (upājagmuḥ) - they approached

• मुदा (mudā) - with joy, happily

• युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - filled with joy (joined, endowed with, possessed of, filled with)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• इदम् (idam) - this, these

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - referring to the sage (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'munim'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from the root dṛś (to see) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मुनिम् (munim) - sage, ascetic

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, holy person, saint

आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - coming, approaching

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āyānt

āyānt - coming, approaching

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root yā (to go) with the prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'munim'.

वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - by Vaidehi, by Sita

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - Vaidehi (princess of Videha, a name for Sita)

अनुगतम् (anugatam) - followed, accompanied

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anugata

anugata - followed, accompanied, gone after

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root gam (to go) with the prefix anu-.

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'munim'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

उपाजग्मुः (upājagmuḥ) - they approached

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of upa-ā-gam

perfect

Root gam (to go) with prefixes upa- and ā-. Perfect 3rd person plural.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

मुदा (mudā) - with joy, happily

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mud

mud - joy, delight, pleasure

युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - filled with joy (joined, endowed with, possessed of, filled with)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yukta

yukta - joined, united, endowed with, fit, proper, engaged, concentrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root yuj (to join, connect).

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with implied 'tāpasyaḥ'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

Derived from the root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this, these

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'.

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

imperfect

Root brū (to speak). Imperfect 3rd person plural.

Root: brū (class 2)

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