वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-23, verse-27

सेयं पन्थानमावार्य वसत्यत्यर्धयोजने ।
अत एव च गन्तव्यं ताटकाया वनं यतः ॥२७॥

27. seyaṃ panthānamāvārya vasatyatyardhayojane ,
ata eva ca gantavyaṃ tāṭakāyā vanaṃ yataḥ.

27. sā iyam panthānam āvārya vasati atyardhayojane
ataḥ eva ca gantavyam tāṭakāyāḥ vanam yataḥ

27. sā iyam panthānam āvārya atyardhayojane vasati
ataḥ eva ca yataḥ tāṭakāyāḥ vanam gantavyam

27. She, having blocked the path, resides at a distance of half a yojana (about four miles). For this very reason, we must proceed to Taṭakā's forest.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she (Taṭakā) (she, that (feminine))

• इयम् (iyam) - this (Taṭakā) (this (feminine))

• पन्थानम् (panthānam) - the path, the road (path, road)

• आवार्य (āvārya) - having obstructed (having obstructed, having covered, having surrounded)

• वसति (vasati) - dwells (dwells, resides)

• अत्यर्धयोजने (atyardhayojane) - at a distance of half a yojana (about four miles) (at (a distance of) more than half a yojana, or at half a yojana)

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (hence, therefore, from this)

• एव (eva) - very (reason) (only, indeed, just, very)

• च (ca) - and

• गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - must be gone (we must go) (to be gone, must be gone, ought to be gone)

• ताटकायाः (tāṭakāyāḥ) - of Taṭakā

• वनम् (vanam) - the forest (forest, wood)

• यतः (yataḥ) - because (of her presence there) (because, since, from which)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she (Taṭakā) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to Taṭakā

इयम् (iyam) - this (Taṭakā) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Emphasizes 'she', 'this very one'

पन्थानम् (panthānam) - the path, the road (path, road)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

Note: Object of āvārya

आवार्य (āvārya) - having obstructed (having obstructed, having covered, having surrounded)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

from ā-√vṛ (to cover, obstruct) with suffix -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

वसति (vasati) - dwells (dwells, resides)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vasati

Present active

from √vas (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

अत्यर्धयोजने (atyardhayojane) - at a distance of half a yojana (about four miles) (at (a distance of) more than half a yojana, or at half a yojana)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of atyardhayojana

atyardhayojana - exceeding half a yojana, at half a yojana

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+ardhayojana)

• ati – beyond, over, excessively, at
  indeclinable
  prefix
• ardhayojana – half a yojana (a measure of distance, approx. 4 miles)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative case indicates location 'at' this distance.

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (hence, therefore, from this)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - very (reason) (only, indeed, just, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - must be gone (we must go) (to be gone, must be gone, ought to be gone)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gantavya

gantavya - to be gone, fit to be gone

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

from √gam (to go) with suffix -tavya

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used impersonally, 'it must be gone (to the forest)'

ताटकायाः (tāṭakāyāḥ) - of Taṭakā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tāṭakā

tāṭakā - name of a female demoness

Note: Possessive case for 'vanam'

वनम् (vanam) - the forest (forest, wood)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Object of the implied 'going'

यतः (yataḥ) - because (of her presence there) (because, since, from which)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates reason