वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-98, verse-11

ततो विसृज्य राजानं वैदिशे शत्रुघातिनम् ।
जगाम त्वरितो ऽयोध्यां रथेनैकेन राघवः ॥११॥

11. tato visṛjya rājānaṃ vaidiśe śatrughātinam ,
jagāma tvarito'yodhyāṃ rathenaikena rāghavaḥ.

11. tataḥ visṛjya rājānam vaidiśe śatrughātinam
jagāma tvaritaḥ ayodhyām rathena ekena rāghavaḥ

11. tataḥ rāghavaḥ vaidiśe śatrughātinam rājānam
visṛjya tvaritaḥ ekena rathena ayodhyām jagāma

11. Then, having dismissed King Shatrughna in Vidisha, Rama, the descendant of Raghu, swiftly went to Ayodhya with a single chariot.

Words meanings summery:

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

• विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having sent away, having dismissed, having left

• राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

• वैदिशे (vaidiśe) - in Vidisha

• शत्रुघातिनम् (śatrughātinam) - King Shatrughna (Shatrughna, the slayer of enemies)

• जगाम (jagāma) - went

• त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - swift, quick, hastened

• अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - to Ayodhya (city name)

• रथेन (rathena) - by chariot

• एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (Rama, descendant of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having sent away, having dismissed, having left

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from vi- + √sṛj (to release, to let go)

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Object of visṛjya.

वैदिशे (vaidiśe) - in Vidisha

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vaidiśa

vaidiśa - Vidisha (city name)

Note: Indicates location.

शत्रुघातिनम् (śatrughātinam) - King Shatrughna (Shatrughna, the slayer of enemies)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śatrughātin

śatrughātin - slayer of enemies; Shatrughna (proper name)

compound of śatru (enemy) and ghātin (slayer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+ghātin)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• ghātin – slayer, killer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  from √han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies rājānam.

जगाम (jagāma) - went

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject is rāghavaḥ.

त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - swift, quick, hastened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvarita

tvarita - hastened, quick, swift, agile

past passive participle

from √tvar (to hurry)

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Qualifies rāghavaḥ.

अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - to Ayodhya (city name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ayodhyā

ayodhyā - Ayodhya (city name)

Note: Indicates destination.

रथेन (rathena) - by chariot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, carriage

Root: ram

Note: Indicates means of travel.

एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single

(numeral)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (Rama, descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; Rama

Derived from Raghu with the taddhita suffix 'aṇ' to denote a descendant.

Note: Subject of jagāma.

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