रामायणम्
Shloka 2.4Unverified draft

स तु तीरं समासाद्य तमसाया महामुनि: । शिष्यमाह स्थितं पार्श्वे दृष्ट्वा तीर्थमकर्दमम् ।।1.2.4।।

Meaning

Reaching the bank of the Tamasa and seeing a clear, mud-free descent into the water, the great sage spoke to the disciple standing beside him.

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
saḥ tuस तुhe indeedSubject — nominative singular
tīramतीरम्the bankObject — accusative singular
samāsādyaसमासाद्यhaving reachedAbsolutive
tamasāyāḥतमसायाःof the TamasaGenitive singular
mahāmuniḥमहामुनिःthe great sageSubject — nominative singular
śiṣyamशिष्यम्to the discipleAccusative — addressee
āhaआहsaidMain verb — defective perfect, 3rd sg
sthitamस्थितम्standingParticiple qualifying śiṣyam
pārśveपार्श्वेat his sideLocative of place
dṛṣṭvāदृष्ट्वाhaving seenAbsolutive
tīrthamतीर्थम्the bathing-fordObject of dṛṣṭvā — accusative
akardamamअकर्दमम्free of mud, unmuddiedAdjective qualifying tīrtham

Scholar commentary

valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary

Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes

(Part of the journey-to-the-river passage, shlokas 3-8 -- see the fuller note at shloka 8.)

1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.

Reference: 1.2.4 · Bāla Kāṇḍa