वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-80, verse-10

सो ऽपश्यत् सोमजं तत्र तप्यन्तं सलिलाशये ।
ऊर्ध्वबाहुं निरालम्बं तं राजा प्रत्यभाषत ॥१०॥

10. so'paśyat somajaṃ tatra tapyantaṃ salilāśaye ,
ūrdhvabāhuṃ nirālambaṃ taṃ rājā pratyabhāṣata.

10. saḥ apaśyat somajam tatra tapyantam salilāśaye
ūrdhvabāhum nirālambam tam rājā pratyabhāṣata

10. saḥ tatra salilāśaye ūrdhvabāhum nirālambam
somajam tapyantam apaśyat rājā tam pratyabhāṣata

10. He saw the son of Soma (Budha) there, performing austerities in a body of water, with arms raised and unsupported. The king then spoke to him.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Prajāpati's son) (he, that)

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw

• सोमजम् (somajam) - the son of Soma (Budha) (the son of Soma, Budha)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तप्यन्तम् (tapyantam) - performing austerities, heating oneself

• सलिलाशये (salilāśaye) - in the body of water, in the lake

• ऊर्ध्वबाहुम् (ūrdhvabāhum) - with raised arms, having uplifted arms

• निरालम्बम् (nirālambam) - unsupported, without support

• तम् (tam) - him (Budha) (him, that)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (Prajāpati's son) (the king)

• प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - spoke to, addressed

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Prajāpati's son) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw

(verb)

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

Present stem of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सोमजम् (somajam) - the son of Soma (Budha) (the son of Soma, Budha)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of somaja

somaja - born from Soma, son of Soma (a name for Budha)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (soma+ja)

• soma – moon, Soma (the deity/plant)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Root: jan (class 4)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

तप्यन्तम् (tapyantam) - performing austerities, heating oneself

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tapyat

tapyat - performing austerities, undergoing penance, heating oneself

Present Middle Participle

Root: tap (class 1)

सलिलाशये (salilāśaye) - in the body of water, in the lake

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of salilāśaya

salilāśaya - body of water, lake, pond

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (salila+āśaya)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
• āśaya – receptacle, abode, reservoir, intention
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)

ऊर्ध्वबाहुम् (ūrdhvabāhum) - with raised arms, having uplifted arms

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ūrdhvabāhu

ūrdhvabāhu - having uplifted arms (a posture of asceticism)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ūrdhva+bāhu)

• ūrdhva – upwards, high
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

निरालम्बम् (nirālambam) - unsupported, without support

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirālamba

nirālamba - without support, unsupported, independent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nis+ālamba)

• nis – out, without, away
  indeclinable
• ālamba – support, reliance, prop
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lamb (class 1)

तम् (tam) - him (Budha) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राजा (rājā) - the king (Prajāpati's son) (the king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - spoke to, addressed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of pratibhāṣ

Prefix: prati

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)