वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-4, verse-16

अहो गीतस्य माधुर्यं श्लोकानां च विशेषतः ।
चिरनिर्वृत्तमप्येतत् प्रत्यक्षमिव दर्शितम् ॥१६॥

16. aho gītasya mādhuryaṃ ślokānāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ ,
ciranirvṛttamapyetat pratyakṣamiva darśitam.

16. aho gītasya mādhuryaṃ ślokānām ca viśeṣataḥ |
ciranirvṛttam api etat pratyakṣam iva darśitam

16. aho gītasya ślokānām ca viśeṣataḥ mādhuryaṃ
ciranirvṛttam api etat pratyakṣam iva darśitam

16. Oh, the sweetness of the song, especially of its verses! Even though this event occurred long ago, it was presented as if seen directly.

Words meanings summery:

• अहो (aho) - Oh! Alas! Ah!

• गीतस्य (gītasya) - of the song, of what is sung

• माधुर्यं (mādhuryaṁ) - sweetness, charm

• श्लोकानाम् (ślokānām) - of the verses, of the stanzas

• च (ca) - and, also

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly, in particular

• चिरनिर्वृत्तम् (ciranirvṛttam) - long past, long elapsed, having occurred long ago

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - directly visible, perceptible to the senses, eyewitness

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• दर्शितम् (darśitam) - shown, made visible, displayed

Words meanings and morphology

अहो (aho) - Oh! Alas! Ah!

(indeclinable)

गीतस्य (gītasya) - of the song, of what is sung

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of gīta

gīta - song, singing, what is sung

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √gai (to sing)

Root: gai (class 1)

माधुर्यं (mādhuryaṁ) - sweetness, charm

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mādhurya

mādhurya - sweetness, pleasantness, charm, grace

Derived from 'madhura' (sweet) with suffix '-ya'

श्लोकानाम् (ślokānām) - of the verses, of the stanzas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śloka

śloka - verse, stanza, fame, sound

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly, in particular

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -tas from viśeṣa

चिरनिर्वृत्तम् (ciranirvṛttam) - long past, long elapsed, having occurred long ago

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ciranirvṛtta

ciranirvṛtta - having occurred long ago, long-past, completed a long time ago

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (cira+nirvṛtta)

• cira – for a long time, long-lasting
  indeclinable
• nirvṛtta – happened, completed, finished, ceased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √vṛt (to be, to exist, to turn) with upasarga 'nis'
  Prefix: nis
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (proximate demonstrative pronoun)

प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - directly visible, perceptible to the senses, eyewitness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratyakṣa

pratyakṣa - perceptible to the senses, visible, direct perception, evidence

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (prati+akṣa)

• prati – towards, against, in front of, with respect to
  indeclinable
• akṣa – eye, sense organ, axis
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

दर्शितम् (darśitam) - shown, made visible, displayed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of darśita

darśita - shown, displayed, made visible

Past Passive Participle (causative)

Derived from the causative of the root √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)