वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-73, verse-5

प्रभाते काल्यमुत्थाय कृत्वाह्निकमरिंदमः ।
ऋषिं समभिचक्राम गमनाय रघूत्तमः ॥५॥

5. prabhāte kālyamutthāya kṛtvāhnikamariṃdamaḥ ,
ṛṣiṃ samabhicakrāma gamanāya raghūttamaḥ.

5. prabhāte kālyam utthāya kṛtvā āhnikam ariṃdamaḥ
ṛṣim samabhicakrāma gamanāya raghūttamaḥ

5. ariṃdamaḥ raghūttamaḥ prabhāte kālyam utthāya
āhnikam kṛtvā gamanaāya ṛṣim samabhicakrāma

5. In the morning, having risen early and performed his daily rituals, Rama, the subduer of enemies (ariṃdama), the best of the Raghus (raghūttama), approached the sage (ṛṣi) to depart.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रभाते (prabhāte) - in the morning

• काल्यम् (kālyam) - early in the morning (early, at the proper time)

• उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen, having stood up

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

• आह्निकम् (āhnikam) - daily rituals, daily duties

• अरिंदमः (ariṁdamaḥ) - epithet for Rama (subduer of enemies)

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - to Agastya (to the sage)

• समभिचक्राम (samabhicakrāma) - approached

• गमनाय (gamanāya) - for departure, to go

• रघूत्तमः (raghūttamaḥ) - epithet for Rama, indicating his lineage and supreme status (best of the Raghus)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रभाते (prabhāte) - in the morning

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of prabhāta

prabhāta - dawn, morning, daybreak

काल्यम् (kālyam) - early in the morning (early, at the proper time)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kālya

kālya - timely, fit for time, early

Note: Used adverbially

उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen, having stood up

(indeclinable)

absolutive

gerund from root sthā with prefix ut

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

gerund from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आह्निकम् (āhnikam) - daily rituals, daily duties

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āhnika

āhnika - daily, relating to a day, daily ritual/duty

अरिंदमः (ariṁdamaḥ) - epithet for Rama (subduer of enemies)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ariṃdama

ariṁdama - subduer of enemies

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – subduing, taming
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dam (class 4)

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - to Agastya (to the sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

समभिचक्राम (samabhicakrāma) - approached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of sam-abhi-kram

perfect tense

third person singular, active voice, perfect tense

Prefixes: sam+abhi

Root: kram (class 1)

गमनाय (gamanāya) - for departure, to go

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of gamana

gamana - going, motion, departure

derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

रघूत्तमः (raghūttamaḥ) - epithet for Rama, indicating his lineage and supreme status (best of the Raghus)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of raghūttama

raghūttama - best of the Raghus, chief of the Raghu dynasty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+uttama)

• raghu – Raghu (a legendary king, ancestor of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

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