वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-50, verse-16

तूष्णींभूते मुनौ तस्मिन् राजा दशरथस्तदा ।
अभिवाद्य महात्मानौ पुनरायात् पुरोत्तमम् ॥१६॥

16. tūṣṇīṃbhūte munau tasmin rājā daśarathastadā ,
abhivādya mahātmānau punarāyāt purottamam.

16. tūṣṇīmbhūte munau tasmin rājā daśarathaḥ tadā
abhivādya mahātmānau punaḥ āyāt puruttamam

16. When that (muni) sage became silent, King Daśaratha then, having paid homage to the two great souls (ātman), returned again to the excellent city.

Words meanings summery:

• तूष्णीम्भूते (tūṣṇīmbhūte) - having become silent, having fallen silent

• मुनौ (munau) - in the sage, when the sage

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, when that

• राजा (rājā) - king

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Daśaratha (name of the king)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having paid homage to

• महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - to the two sages (to the two great souls, to the two exalted persons)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back

• आयात् (āyāt) - came, returned

• पुरुत्तमम् (puruttamam) - to Ayodhya (to the best city)

Words meanings and morphology

तूष्णीम्भूते (tūṣṇīmbhūte) - having become silent, having fallen silent

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of tūṣṇīmbhūta

tūṣṇīmbhūta - silent, quiet, having become silent

past passive participle

formed from tūṣṇīm (silently) + bhū (to be, become) + kta (ppl)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tūṣṇīm+bhūta)

• tūṣṇīm – silently, quietly
  indeclinable
• bhūta – become, been, past
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction.

मुनौ (munau) - in the sage, when the sage

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

Note: Part of locative absolute construction.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, when that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'munau'. Part of locative absolute construction.

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Subject of 'āyāt'.

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Daśaratha (name of the king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Daśaratha (name of a king, father of Rama)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having paid homage to

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root vad (to speak) with prefixes abhi + ā

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: vad (class 1)

महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - to the two sages (to the two great souls, to the two exalted persons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, exalted person, a great being

compound of mahā (great) and ātman (soul)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – soul, self, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'abhivādya'. Refers to two sages.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of repetition.

आयात् (āyāt) - came, returned

(verb)

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

imperfect past tense

from root yā (to go) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

पुरुत्तमम् (puruttamam) - to Ayodhya (to the best city)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puruttama

puruttama - best of cities, excellent city

Compound of pura (city) and uttama (best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pura+uttama)

• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Object of motion with 'āyāt'.