वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-5, verse-8

वरप्राप्तिं पितुस्ते तु ज्ञात्वैश्वर्यं ततो महत् ।
तपस्तप्तुं गता मेरुं भ्रातरः कृतनिश्चयाः ॥८॥

8. varaprāptiṃ pituste tu jñātvaiśvaryaṃ tato mahat ,
tapastaptuṃ gatā meruṃ bhrātaraḥ kṛtaniścayāḥ.

8. varaprāptim pituḥ te tu jñātvā aiśvaryam tataḥ mahat
tapaḥ taptum gatāḥ merum bhrātaraḥ kṛtaniścayāḥ

8. tu kṛtaniścayāḥ bhrātaraḥ te pituḥ varaprāptim mahat
aiśvaryam jñātvā tataḥ merum tapaḥ taptum gatāḥ

8. But after learning of the boons their father had received and his great sovereignty, those determined brothers went to Mount Meru to perform austerities (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• वरप्राप्तिम् (varaprāptim) - the boons received (the acquisition of a boon, attainment of a blessing)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of their father (Sukeśa) (of the father)

• ते (te) - their (referring to the father of the brothers) (of them, those, their)

• तु (tu) - but (indicating a shift to the sons' actions) (but, indeed, yet, then)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - after learning (having known, having understood, having learned)

• ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty, dominion (sovereignty, power, dominion, wealth)

• ततः (tataḥ) - (from that time) then, therefore (then, thence, from that, therefore)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, mighty, large)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerities (tapas) (austerity, penance, heat)

• तप्तुम् (taptum) - to perform (spiritual) austerities (to heat, to burn, to perform austerities)

• गताः (gatāḥ) - went (gone, reached, attained)

• मेरुम् (merum) - to Mount Meru (Mount Meru (mythical mountain))

• भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - the brothers (Sukeśa's sons) (brothers)

• कृतनिश्चयाः (kṛtaniścayāḥ) - determined, having made a firm resolution (having made a firm decision, determined)

Words meanings and morphology

वरप्राप्तिम् (varaprāptim) - the boons received (the acquisition of a boon, attainment of a blessing)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of varaprāpti

varaprāpti - attainment of a boon

Compound type : tatpurusha (vara+prāpti)

• vara – boon, blessing, choice, excellent
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)
• prāpti – attainment, acquisition, obtaining
  noun (feminine)
  From 'pra-āp'.
  Prefixes: pra+ā
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Direct object of 'jñātvā'.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of their father (Sukeśa) (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Modifies 'varaprāptim'.

ते (te) - their (referring to the father of the brothers) (of them, those, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Possessive pronoun referring to the father.

तु (tu) - but (indicating a shift to the sons' actions) (but, indeed, yet, then)

(indeclinable)

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - after learning (having known, having understood, having learned)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix '-tvā'.

Root: jñā (class 9)

ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty, dominion (sovereignty, power, dominion, wealth)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aiśvarya

aiśvarya - sovereignty, supremacy, dominion, power, wealth

From 'īśvara' + 'ya' suffix.

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Direct object of 'jñātvā'.

ततः (tataḥ) - (from that time) then, therefore (then, thence, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'tad' + suffix 'tas'.

महत् (mahat) - great (great, mighty, large)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Present active participle

Participle used as an adjective. From root 'mah' (to be great).

Root: mah (class 1)

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerities (tapas) (austerity, penance, heat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, warmth, self-mortification, penance, austerity

From root 'tap' (to heat, to perform austerities).

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Object of 'taptum'.

तप्तुम् (taptum) - to perform (spiritual) austerities (to heat, to burn, to perform austerities)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of tap

Infinitive

Formed with suffix '-tum'.

Root: tap (class 1)

गताः (gatāḥ) - went (gone, reached, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, reached, passed, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam'.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the brothers.

मेरुम् (merum) - to Mount Meru (Mount Meru (mythical mountain))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - a mythical mountain, the center of the world

Note: Destination of the action 'gatāḥ'.

भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - the brothers (Sukeśa's sons) (brothers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

R-stem noun.

कृतनिश्चयाः (kṛtaniścayāḥ) - determined, having made a firm resolution (having made a firm decision, determined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtaniścaya

kṛtaniścaya - having made a firm decision, determined, resolved

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+niścaya)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛ'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• niścaya – certainty, decision, resolution
  noun (masculine)
  From 'nis-ci'.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Qualifies the brothers.