Shloka 1.17Unverified draft

मूलं पुष्पं फलं वन्यमाश्रमं च महात्मनः । निवेदयित्वा धर्मज्ञास्ततः प्राञ्जलयोऽब्रुवन् ।।3.1.17।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
mūlaṃमूलंrootsaccusative object
puṣpaṃपुष्पंflowersaccusative object
phalaṃफलंfruitaccusative object
vanyamवन्यम्forest produceaccusative object
āśramaṃआश्रमंthe hermitageaccusative object
caचandconjunction
mahātmanaḥमहात्मनःof the great-souled one (Rāma's)genitive
nivedayitvāनिवेदयित्वाhaving offered/presentedgerund
dharmajñāsधर्मज्ञास्those who know dharmanominative subject
tataḥततःthenadverb
prāñjalayoप्राञ्जलयोwith joined palmsnominative adjective
abruvanअब्रुवन्they saidverb

Reference: 3.1.17 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa