वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-33, verse-9

दिव्या पुण्योदका रम्या हिमवन्तमुपाश्रिता ।
लोकस्य हितकामार्थं प्रवृत्ता भगिनी मम ॥९॥

9. divyā puṇyodakā ramyā himavantamupāśritā ,
lokasya hitakāmārthaṃ pravṛttā bhaginī mama.

9. divyā puṇyodakā ramyā himavantam upāśritā
lokasya hitakāmārtham pravṛttā bhaginī mama

9. mama bhaginī divyā puṇyodakā ramyā himavantam
upāśritā lokasya hitakāmārtham pravṛttā

9. Divine, with sacred (puṇya) waters, beautiful, and situated at the foot of the Himalayas, my sister flowed forth for the sake of the world's welfare.

Words meanings summery:

• दिव्या (divyā) - divine, celestial, heavenly

• पुण्योदका (puṇyodakā) - having sacred waters

• रम्या (ramyā) - delightful, beautiful, charming

• हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - to the Himalayas

• उपाश्रिता (upāśritā) - situated near, abiding by (resorted to, situated in, dependent on)

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, for the world

• हितकामार्थम् (hitakāmārtham) - for the sake of the world's welfare (for the sake of the desire for welfare, for the purpose of doing good)

• प्रवृत्ता (pravṛttā) - flowed forth, originated, appeared

• भगिनी (bhaginī) - sister

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

दिव्या (divyā) - divine, celestial, heavenly

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, supernatural

पुण्योदका (puṇyodakā) - having sacred waters

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṇyodaka

puṇyodaka - having sacred or pure waters

Compound formed by 'puṇya' (sacred) and 'udaka' (water). The 'o' is due to internal sandhi (a+u=o).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṇya+udaka)

• puṇya – sacred, holy, pure, meritorious
  adjective (neuter)
• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)

रम्या (ramyā) - delightful, beautiful, charming

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ramya

ramya - delightful, beautiful, pleasant, charming

Gerundive/Passive Participle

Derived from root ram (to delight, to be pleased).

Root: ram (class 1)

हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - to the Himalayas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - Himalayas (lit. 'having snow')

Derived from 'hima' (snow) with the possessive suffix -vat.

उपाश्रिता (upāśritā) - situated near, abiding by (resorted to, situated in, dependent on)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upāśrita

upāśrita - resorted to, approached, dependent on, connected with, situated near

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śri (to resort to, serve) with upasarga upa (near, to).

Prefix: upa

Root: śri (class 1)

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, for the world

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, community

हितकामार्थम् (hitakāmārtham) - for the sake of the world's welfare (for the sake of the desire for welfare, for the purpose of doing good)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hitakāmārtha

hitakāmārtha - for the sake of wishing well, for the purpose of desiring benefit

Compound formed by 'hita' (welfare), 'kāma' (desire), and 'artha' (purpose).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hita+kāma+artha)

• hita – beneficial, salutary, welfare, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhā (to place, to put).
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• kāma – desire, wish, longing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• artha – purpose, aim, object, sake, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of'.

प्रवृत्ता (pravṛttā) - flowed forth, originated, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - flowed forth, originated, started, appeared, turned into

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to turn, to be, to exist) with upasarga pra (forth, forward).

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

भगिनी (bhaginī) - sister

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhaginī

bhaginī - sister

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I