वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-17, verse-36

तदद्भुतमिदं विप्र पवित्रं परमं मम ।
शुभक्षेत्रगतश्चाहं तव संदर्शनात् प्रभो ॥३६॥

36. tadadbhutamidaṃ vipra pavitraṃ paramaṃ mama ,
śubhakṣetragataścāhaṃ tava saṃdarśanāt prabho.

36. tat adbhutam idam vipra pavitram paramam mama
śubhakṣetragataḥ ca aham tava saṃdarśanāt prabho

36. vipra prabho tat idam mama adbhutam paramam
pavitram ca aham tava saṃdarśanāt śubhakṣetragataḥ

36. O Brahmin, this is truly a wondrous, supremely purifying experience for me. Moreover, O Lord, by merely seeing you, I feel as if I have arrived at a sacred place.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wondrous, amazing, marvellous

• इदम् (idam) - this

• विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin, O priest

• पवित्रम् (pavitram) - purifying, sacred, holy

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, excellent, highest

• मम (mama) - my, to me, for me

• शुभक्षेत्रगतः (śubhakṣetragataḥ) - having gone to an auspicious place, having reached a sacred place

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• संदर्शनात् (saṁdarśanāt) - from seeing, by the sight of

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O master

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wondrous, amazing, marvellous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, astonishing, marvellous, strange

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin, O priest

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, priest, inspired, wise

Root: √vip

पवित्रम् (pavitram) - purifying, sacred, holy

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pavitra

pavitra - pure, holy, sacred, purifying

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, excellent, chief

मम (mama) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my (first person pronoun)

शुभक्षेत्रगतः (śubhakṣetragataḥ) - having gone to an auspicious place, having reached a sacred place

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śubhakṣetragata

śubhakṣetragata - gone to an auspicious place

Compound type : tatpurusha (śubhakṣetra+gata)

• śubha – auspicious, propitious, sacred
  adjective (neuter)
• kṣetra – field, place, sacred spot
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, reached, attained
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root gam (to go)
  Root: √gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my (first person pronoun)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, your (second person pronoun)

संदर्शनात् (saṁdarśanāt) - from seeing, by the sight of

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of saṃdarśana

saṁdarśana - seeing, sight, vision, appearance

Derived from the root dṛś (to see) with the prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, ruler, mighty

Prefix: pra

Root: √bhū (class 1)

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