वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-50, verse-3

तमाश्रमं महातेजाः पिता ते सुमहायशाः ।
पुरोधसं महात्मानं दिदृक्षुरगमत् स्वयम् ॥३॥

3. tamāśramaṃ mahātejāḥ pitā te sumahāyaśāḥ ,
purodhasaṃ mahātmānaṃ didṛkṣuragamat svayam.

3. tam āśramam mahātejāḥ pitā te sumahāyaśāḥ
purodhasam mahātmānam didṛkṣuḥ agamat svayam

3. te mahātejāḥ sumahāyaśāḥ pitā svayam mahātmānam
purodhasam didṛkṣuḥ tam āśramam agamat

3. Your exceedingly radiant and greatly renowned father himself went to that hermitage (āśrama), desiring to see the great-souled chief priest.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (hermitage) (him, that)

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - the hermitage (of Vasiṣṭha) (hermitage, retreat, stage of life)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - (father) who is exceedingly radiant (very effulgent, greatly glorious)

• पिता (pitā) - father

• ते (te) - your (referring to the addressee of the narration) (your, by you, to you)

• सुमहायशाः (sumahāyaśāḥ) - (father) who is greatly renowned (very famous, exceedingly illustrious)

• पुरोधसम् (purodhasam) - chief priest, spiritual advisor

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - great-souled, noble, magnanimous person

• दिदृक्षुः (didṛkṣuḥ) - desirous of seeing, wishing to see

• अगमत् (agamat) - went

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, himself, herself, itself

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (hermitage) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to āśramam.

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - the hermitage (of Vasiṣṭha) (hermitage, retreat, stage of life)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, monastic retreat; a stage of life (e.g., student, householder)

Root: śram (class 4)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - (father) who is exceedingly radiant (very effulgent, greatly glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, highly effulgent, greatly glorious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  indeclinable
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power, semen
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'pitā'.

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

ते (te) - your (referring to the addressee of the narration) (your, by you, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of the genitive singular.

सुमहायशाः (sumahāyaśāḥ) - (father) who is greatly renowned (very famous, exceedingly illustrious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahāyaśas

sumahāyaśas - exceedingly famous, very illustrious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+mahā+yaśas)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  indeclinable
• yaśas – fame, glory, reputation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'pitā'.

पुरोधसम् (purodhasam) - chief priest, spiritual advisor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purodhas

purodhas - chief priest, one placed in front, spiritual advisor

Prefix: puras

Root: dhā (class 3)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - great-souled, noble, magnanimous person

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous person, a great being

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'purodhasam'.

दिदृक्षुः (didṛkṣuḥ) - desirous of seeing, wishing to see

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of didṛkṣu

didṛkṣu - desirous of seeing

Desiderative participle

From root dṛś (to see), desiderative stem didṛkṣa- + u suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'pitā'.

अगमत् (agamat) - went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of gam

Aorist

Root aorist, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: gam (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, himself, herself, itself

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that the father went personally.