वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-83, verse-2

ऋत्विग्भिर्लक्ष्मणं सार्धमश्वे च विनियुज्य सः ।
ततो ऽभ्यगच्छत् काकुत्स्थः सह सैन्येन नैमिषम् ॥२॥

2. ṛtvigbhirlakṣmaṇaṃ sārdhamaśve ca viniyujya saḥ ,
tato'bhyagacchat kākutsthaḥ saha sainyena naimiṣam.

2. ṛtvigbhiḥ lakṣmaṇam sārdham aśve ca viniyujya saḥ
tataḥ abhyagacchat kākutsthaḥ saha sainyena naimiṣam

2. saḥ kākutsthaḥ ṛtvigbhiḥ sārdham lakṣmaṇam aśve ca
viniyujya tataḥ sainyena saha naimiṣam abhyagacchat

2. Having appointed Lakṣmaṇa, together with the priests, to attend to the horse, he, Kākutstha (Rama), then proceeded with his army to Naimiṣa.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋत्विग्भिः (ṛtvigbhiḥ) - by the Vedic ritual priests (by the priests)

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa (Rama's brother) (Lakṣmaṇa)

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with (together with, along with)

• अश्वे (aśve) - to attend to the horse (or, on the horse path) (on the horse, regarding the horse)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• विनियुज्य (viniyujya) - having appointed (Lakṣmaṇa) (having appointed, having engaged, having employed)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Rama) (he)

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

• अभ्यगच्छत् (abhyagacchat) - he proceeded towards (he went towards, approached)

• काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Rama (Kākutstha (descendant of Kakutstha, i.e., Rama))

• सह (saha) - with (with, along with)

• सैन्येन (sainyena) - with the army (by the army, with the army)

• नैमिषम् (naimiṣam) - to Naimiṣa forest (a sacred place) (to Naimiṣa)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋत्विग्भिः (ṛtvigbhiḥ) - by the Vedic ritual priests (by the priests)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - officiating priest, Vedic ritualist

Formed with 'ṛt' (season, order) and 'vij' (to distinguish, discern).

Root: ṛj (class 6)

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa (Rama's brother) (Lakṣmaṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of Lakṣmaṇa

Lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rama's brother)

Note: Object of 'viniyujya'.

सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with (together with, along with)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'sārdha' (with, together).

अश्वे (aśve) - to attend to the horse (or, on the horse path) (on the horse, regarding the horse)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aśva

aśva - horse

Root: aś (class 5)

Note: Denotes the object of attention for the appointment.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

विनियुज्य (viniyujya) - having appointed (Lakṣmaṇa) (having appointed, having engaged, having employed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund) with 'ya' suffix.

From root 'yuj' with prefixes 'vi' and 'ni', 'lyap' absolutive.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Precedes the main verb.

सः (saḥ) - he (Rama) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative singular masculine form.

Note: Refers to Kākutstha/Rama.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there)

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' + 'tas' suffix.

अभ्यगच्छत् (abhyagacchat) - he proceeded towards (he went towards, approached)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense (laṅ)

From root 'gam' with 'abhi' prefix, 3rd person singular imperfect.

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Rama (Kākutstha (descendant of Kakutstha, i.e., Rama))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha (epithet of Rama)

Patronymic.

Note: Subject.

सह (saha) - with (with, along with)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/postposition governing instrumental.

सैन्येन (sainyena) - with the army (by the army, with the army)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, host, military force

Derived from 'senā' (army).

नैमिषम् (naimiṣam) - to Naimiṣa forest (a sacred place) (to Naimiṣa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of Naimiṣa

Naimiṣa - Naimiṣa (name of a forest and a sacred place)

Note: Destination of motion.