वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-85, verse-22

बाढमित्यब्रवीद् रामस्तौ चानुज्ञाप्य राघवम् ।
प्रहृष्टौ जग्मतुर्वासं यत्रासौ मुनिपुंगवः ॥२२॥

22. bāḍhamityabravīd rāmastau cānujñāpya rāghavam ,
prahṛṣṭau jagmaturvāsaṃ yatrāsau munipuṃgavaḥ.

22. bāḍham iti abravīt rāmaḥ tau ca anujñāpya rāghavam
prahṛṣṭau jagmatuḥ vāsam yatra asau munipuṅgavaḥ

22. rāmaḥ iti bāḍham abravīt ca tau rāghavam anujñāpya
prahṛṣṭau yatra asau munipuṅgavaḥ vāsam jagmatuḥ

22. Rāma said, 'Very well.' And those two, having taken leave of Rāghava, went highly delighted to the abode where that foremost of sages (muni-puṅgava) resided.

Words meanings summery:

• बाढम् (bāḍham) - very well, certainly, indeed

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• तौ (tau) - those two

• च (ca) - and, also

• अनुज्ञाप्य (anujñāpya) - having taken leave (having caused permission to be given, having taken leave)

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rāma (Rāghava (Rāma), descendant of Raghu)

• प्रहृष्टौ (prahṛṣṭau) - highly delighted, extremely pleased

• जग्मतुः (jagmatuḥ) - they two went

• वासम् (vāsam) - to the dwelling, abode

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• असौ (asau) - that one, he

• मुनिपुङ्गवः (munipuṅgavaḥ) - foremost of sages, excellent sage

Words meanings and morphology

बाढम् (bāḍham) - very well, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Quotative particle.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

imperfect 3rd person singular active voice

Augment 'a' + '√brū' (class 2) + 'īt' (imperfect 3rd singular active ending).

Root: brū (class 2)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a prominent deity and epic hero); pleasing, charming, black

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun stem.

Note: Subject of 'jagmatuḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two actions.

अनुज्ञाप्य (anujñāpya) - having taken leave (having caused permission to be given, having taken leave)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (causative)

From 'anu' (prefix) + '√jñā' (to know, permit) + causative suffix 'pi' + 'lyap' (gerund suffix).

Prefix: anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rāma (Rāghava (Rāma), descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (a name for Rāma); pertaining to Raghu

Patronymic 'raghu' + 'aṇ' suffix.

Note: Refers to Rāma.

प्रहृष्टौ (prahṛṣṭau) - highly delighted, extremely pleased

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prahṛṣṭa

prahṛṣṭa - very glad, delighted, thrilled, joyful

Past Passive Participle

From 'pra' (prefix) + '√hṛṣ' (to be excited, rejoice) + 'kta' (past passive participle suffix).

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

जग्मतुः (jagmatuḥ) - they two went

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect past (liṭ) of gam

perfect 3rd person dual active voice

Reduplicated stem of '√gam' (class 1) + 'atuḥ' (perfect 3rd dual active ending).

Root: gam (class 1)

वासम् (vāsam) - to the dwelling, abode

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, abode, residence, garment

From '√vas' (to dwell).

Root: vas (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal stem 'ya'.

असौ (asau) - that one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, yonder, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun stem.

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'is/resides'.

मुनिपुङ्गवः (munipuṅgavaḥ) - foremost of sages, excellent sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munipuṅgava

munipuṅgava - chief of sages, excellent ascetic, best among munis

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'muni' (sage, ascetic) and 'puṅgava' (bull, chief, excellent).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+puṅgava)

• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one, holy man (muni)
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate to 'asau'.

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