वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-57, verse-8

स तु भुक्त्वा महाबाहुर्महर्षिं तमुवाच ह ।
पूर्वं यज्ञविभूतीयं कस्याश्रमसमीपतः ॥८॥

8. sa tu bhuktvā mahābāhurmaharṣiṃ tamuvāca ha ,
pūrvaṃ yajñavibhūtīyaṃ kasyāśramasamīpataḥ.

8. saḥ tu bhuktvā mahābāhuḥ maharṣim tam uvāca ha
pūrvam yajñavibhūtīyam kasya āśramasamīpataḥ

8. But that mighty-armed (mahābāhu) one, having eaten, then spoke to the great sage (maharṣi): 'Whose hermitage (āśrama) was this place associated with the glorious manifestation of a past Vedic ritual (yajña) situated near formerly?'

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Rama) (he, that)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, and, indeed, yet)

• भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having eaten (having eaten, having enjoyed)

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed (Rama) (great-armed, mighty-armed, strong-armed)

• महर्षिम् (maharṣim) - the great sage (Valmiki) (great sage, great seer)

• तम् (tam) - him (the great sage) (him, that)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (he said, he spoke)

• ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly (formerly, previously, before, in front)

• यज्ञविभूतीयम् (yajñavibhūtīyam) - related to the glorious manifestation of a Vedic ritual (yajña) (relating to the prosperity/glory of a Vedic ritual (yajña))

• कस्य (kasya) - whose (whose, of whom)

• आश्रमसमीपतः (āśramasamīpataḥ) - near whose hermitage (āśrama) (from the vicinity of the hermitage (āśrama), near the hermitage)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Rama) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rama.

तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, and, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis or slight contrast/transition.

भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having eaten (having eaten, having enjoyed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From √bhuj 'to eat, enjoy'.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb.

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed (Rama) (great-armed, mighty-armed, strong-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - great-armed, mighty-armed (an epithet of powerful heroes like Rama)

Compound of mahā (great) and bāhu (arm).

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rama.

महर्षिम् (maharṣim) - the great sage (Valmiki) (great sage, great seer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, great seer, a class of divine sages

Compound of mahā (great) and ṛṣi (sage).

Compound type : Karmadharaya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of uvāca. Refers to Valmiki.

तम् (tam) - him (the great sage) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Valmiki.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect

Perfect form of √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly (formerly, previously, before, in front)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

यज्ञविभूतीयम् (yajñavibhūtīyam) - related to the glorious manifestation of a Vedic ritual (yajña) (relating to the prosperity/glory of a Vedic ritual (yajña))

(adjective)

neuter, singular of yajñavibhūtīya

yajñavibhūtīya - related to the prosperity, power, or glory of a Vedic ritual (yajña)

Derived from yajñavibhūti (glory of yajña).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (yajña+vibhūti)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• vibhūti – prosperity, power, glory, manifestation, superhuman power
  noun (feminine)
  From vi- + √bhū 'to be'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'place' or 'thing'.

कस्य (kasya) - whose (whose, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Pertains to āśramasamīpataḥ.

आश्रमसमीपतः (āśramasamīpataḥ) - near whose hermitage (āśrama) (from the vicinity of the hermitage (āśrama), near the hermitage)

(indeclinable)

Compound of āśrama (hermitage) and samīpa (near, vicinity).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (āśrama+samīpa)

• āśrama – hermitage, abode, stage of life
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)
• samīpa – near, vicinity, proximity
  noun (neuter)
  From sa- (with) + mīpa.