वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-87, verse-8

तथा समागतं सर्वमश्वभूतमिवाचलम् ।
श्रुत्वा मुनिवरस्तूर्णं ससीतः समुपागमत् ॥८॥

8. tathā samāgataṃ sarvamaśvabhūtamivācalam ,
śrutvā munivarastūrṇaṃ sasītaḥ samupāgamat.

8. tathā samāgataṃ sarvam aśvabhūtam iva acalam
śrutvā munivaraḥ tūrṇaṃ sasītaḥ samupāgamat

8. tathā aśvabhūtam iva acalam sarvam samāgatam
śrutvā sasītaḥ munivaraḥ tūrṇaṃ samupāgamat

8. Having heard that everyone had thus assembled, like a vast, unmoving mass, the best of sages (muni), accompanied by Sītā, quickly arrived.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• समागतं (samāgataṁ) - the assembled crowd (treated as neuter collective) (assembled, gathered)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire assembly (all, the whole)

• अश्वभूतम् (aśvabhūtam) - like a huge, dense, unmoving mass (as a crowd), associating 'aśva' with 'vast multitude' and 'bhūta' with 'become' (having become a horse; horse-like; like a mass of horses)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अचलम् (acalam) - unmoving, motionless; a mountain

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• मुनिवरः (munivaraḥ) - the best of sages

• तूर्णं (tūrṇaṁ) - quickly, swiftly

• ससीतः (sasītaḥ) - with Sītā, accompanied by Sītā

• समुपागमत् (samupāgamat) - he approached, he arrived

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

समागतं (samāgataṁ) - the assembled crowd (treated as neuter collective) (assembled, gathered)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samāgata

samāgata - arrived, assembled

Past Passive Participle

from gam (to go) with sam-ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the collective assembly.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire assembly (all, the whole)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to the collective assembly.

अश्वभूतम् (aśvabhūtam) - like a huge, dense, unmoving mass (as a crowd), associating 'aśva' with 'vast multitude' and 'bhūta' with 'become' (having become a horse; horse-like; like a mass of horses)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśvabhūta

aśvabhūta - horse-like, turned into a horse, (interpreted as) like a huge, dense mass (like a mountain when paired with `acalam`)

Past Passive Participle

from bhū (to become) with aśva

Compound type : karmadhāraya (aśva+bhūta)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: aś (class 5)
• bhūta – become, past, being, element
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Part of the simile describing the assembled crowd.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अचलम् (acalam) - unmoving, motionless; a mountain

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of acala

acala - immovable, fixed, a mountain

from cal (to move) with a (neg.)

Prefix: a

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Describes the assembled crowd as a vast, motionless entity.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

मुनिवरः (munivaraḥ) - the best of sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munivara

munivara - excellent sage, chief ascetic (muni)

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+vara)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• vara – excellent, best, boon
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

तूर्णं (tūrṇaṁ) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle (adverbial use)

from tvar (to hasten)

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage of neuter accusative singular.

ससीतः (sasītaḥ) - with Sītā, accompanied by Sītā

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sasīta

sasīta - accompanied by Sītā

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+sītā)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'with'
• sītā – Sītā (proper noun)
  proper noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to the munivara.

समुपागमत् (samupāgamat) - he approached, he arrived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of samupāgam

Imperfect Active

from gam (to go) with sam-upa-ā

Prefixes: sam+upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)