वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-87, verse-13

ततो मध्यं जनौघानां प्रविश्य मुनिपुंगवः ।
सीतासहायो वाल्मीकिरिति होवाच राघवम् ॥१३॥

13. tato madhyaṃ janaughānāṃ praviśya munipuṃgavaḥ ,
sītāsahāyo vālmīkiriti hovāca rāghavam.

13. tataḥ madhyam jana-oghānām praviśya muni-puṅgavaḥ
sītā-sahāyaḥ vālmīkiḥ iti hovāca rāghavam

13. tataḥ muni-puṅgavaḥ vālmīkiḥ sītā-sahāyaḥ
jana-oghānām madhyam praviśya rāghavam iti hovāca

13. Then, having entered the midst of the multitudes of people, the chief of sages, Vālmīki, accompanied by Sītā, spoke thus to Rāma.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thence, from that)

• मध्यम् (madhyam) - the midst (middle, center, midst)

• जन-ओघानाम् (jana-oghānām) - of the multitudes of people

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

• मुनि-पुङ्गवः (muni-puṅgavaḥ) - the chief of sages (chief of sages, excellent sage)

• सीता-सहायः (sītā-sahāyaḥ) - accompanied by Sītā

• वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - Vālmīki (proper noun) (Vālmīki)

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

• होवाच (hovāca) - spoke (he said, spoke)

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - to Rāma (to Rāma (descendant of Raghu))

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

मध्यम् (madhyam) - the midst (middle, center, midst)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, central, neutral; midst, interior

जन-ओघानाम् (jana-oghānām) - of the multitudes of people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jana-ogha

jana-ogha - multitude of people

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+ogha)

• jana – person, people, creature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ogha – flood, stream, multitude, heap, quantity
  noun (masculine)

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root viś with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

मुनि-पुङ्गवः (muni-puṅgavaḥ) - the chief of sages (chief of sages, excellent sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni-puṅgava

muni-puṅgava - eminent sage, best among sages

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+puṅgava)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull; chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

सीता-सहायः (sītā-sahāyaḥ) - accompanied by Sītā

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sītā-sahāya

sītā-sahāya - having Sītā as a companion, accompanied by Sītā

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sītā+sahāya)

• sītā – Sītā (proper noun), furrow
  proper noun (feminine)
• sahāya – companion, helper, accompanying
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with muni-puṅgavaḥ

वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - Vālmīki (proper noun) (Vālmīki)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālmīki

vālmīki - Name of a famous sage, author of the Rāmāyaṇa

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

(indeclinable)

होवाच (hovāca) - spoke (he said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense

root vac, perfect 3rd singular, with reduplication and vṛddhi

Root: vac (class 2)

राघवम् (rāghavam) - to Rāma (to Rāma (descendant of Raghu))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma