वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-79, verse-16

स आश्रमं समुपागम्य चतस्रः प्रमदास्ततः ।
शब्दापयत धर्मात्मा ताश्चैनं च ववन्दिरे ॥१६॥

16. sa āśramaṃ samupāgamya catasraḥ pramadāstataḥ ,
śabdāpayata dharmātmā tāścainaṃ ca vavandire.

16. saḥ āśramam samupāgamya catasraḥ pramadāḥ tataḥ
śabdāpayat dharmātmā tāḥ ca enam ca vavandire

16. The righteous one (dharmātman) approached that hermitage and then summoned four women. And they, in turn, reverenced him.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage, dwelling, abode

• समुपागम्य (samupāgamya) - having approached, having arrived at

• चतस्रः (catasraḥ) - four

• प्रमदाः (pramadāḥ) - women, young women

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• शब्दापयत् (śabdāpayat) - he summoned, he called forth

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the righteous one, a person whose nature (ātman) is righteousness (dharma)

• ताः (tāḥ) - they (feminine)

• च (ca) - and

• एनम् (enam) - him

• च (ca) - and

• ववन्दिरे (vavandire) - they reverenced, they paid homage

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage, dwelling, abode

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, monastic retreat, stage of life (āśrama)

समुपागम्य (samupāgamya) - having approached, having arrived at

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

prefix 'sam-', 'upa-', root 'gam' with gerund suffix '-ya'

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: gam (class 1)

चतस्रः (catasraḥ) - four

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of catasṛ

catasṛ - four

प्रमदाः (pramadāḥ) - women, young women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pramadā

pramadā - a young woman, a lady

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

शब्दापयत् (śabdāpayat) - he summoned, he called forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of śabdāpay

causative

causative of 'śabd' (to sound/call)

Root: śabd

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the righteous one, a person whose nature (ātman) is righteousness (dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - a righteous person, virtuous soul

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, constitution, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, nature, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adjectivally in apposition to the implied subject 'he'

ताः (tāḥ) - they (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, him, her, it (proximate demonstrative pronoun)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ववन्दिरे (vavandire) - they reverenced, they paid homage

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of vand

Root: vand (class 1)