वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-60, verse-3

पश्चिमायां विशालायां पुष्करेषु महात्मनः ।
सुखं तपश्चरिष्यामः परं तद्धि तपोवनम् ॥३॥

3. paścimāyāṃ viśālāyāṃ puṣkareṣu mahātmanaḥ ,
sukhaṃ tapaścariṣyāmaḥ paraṃ taddhi tapovanam.

3. paścimāyām viśālāyām puṣkareṣu mahātmanaḥ
sukham tapaḥ cariṣyāmaḥ param tat hi tapovanam

3. paścimāyām viśālāyām puṣkareṣu mahātmanaḥ
sukham tapaḥ cariṣyāmaḥ; hi tat param tapovanam

3. In the spacious western region, at Puṣkara, which is associated with great-souled (mahātman) beings, we shall happily perform penance (tapas). For that indeed is a supreme forest of austerity (tapovanam).

Words meanings summery:

• पश्चिमायाम् (paścimāyām) - in the western region (in the western)

• विशालायाम् (viśālāyām) - in the spacious (region) (in the spacious, in the wide)

• पुष्करेषु (puṣkareṣu) - at Puṣkara (a holy place, likely referring to the region of Pushkar lakes) (in Puṣkara, in lotus ponds)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - associated with great-souled (mahātman) beings (of the great-souled one, of Brahma)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happily (happily, comfortably, easily)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - penance (tapas) (penance, austerity, heat, spiritual fervor)

• चरिष्यामः (cariṣyāmaḥ) - we shall perform (we shall perform, we shall practice, we shall wander)

• परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, excellent, highest)

• तत् (tat) - that

• हि (hi) - for indeed (indeed, for, because)

• तपोवनम् (tapovanam) - forest of austerity (tapovanam) (forest of austerity, hermitage)

Words meanings and morphology

पश्चिमायाम् (paścimāyām) - in the western region (in the western)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of paścima

paścima - western, hindmost, last

Note: Qualifies an implied 'diśi' (in the direction)

विशालायाम् (viśālāyām) - in the spacious (region) (in the spacious, in the wide)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of viśāla

viśāla - spacious, wide, extensive, large, magnificent

Note: Qualifies an implied 'diśi' (in the direction)

पुष्करेषु (puṣkareṣu) - at Puṣkara (a holy place, likely referring to the region of Pushkar lakes) (in Puṣkara, in lotus ponds)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of puṣkara

puṣkara - lotus, blue lotus; water; sky; name of a sacred lake/region (Pushkar)

Note: Refers to the sacred place Puṣkara

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - associated with great-souled (mahātman) beings (of the great-souled one, of Brahma)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble; a great person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Could refer to Brahma or generally to great sages; here taken as qualifying the sanctity of Puṣkara.

सुखम् (sukham) - happily (happily, comfortably, easily)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

तपः (tapaḥ) - penance (tapas) (penance, austerity, heat, spiritual fervor)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - penance, austerity, asceticism, heat, spiritual fervor

Note: Object of 'cariṣyāmaḥ'

चरिष्यामः (cariṣyāmaḥ) - we shall perform (we shall perform, we shall practice, we shall wander)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of car

Root verb, class 1

Root: car (class 1)

परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, excellent, highest)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, another, supreme, highest, excellent

Note: Qualifies 'tapovanam'

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to Puṣkara

हि (hi) - for indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

तपोवनम् (tapovanam) - forest of austerity (tapovanam) (forest of austerity, hermitage)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapovanam

tapovanam - forest of austerity, hermitage, sacred grove where ascetics perform penance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapas+vana)

• tapas – penance, austerity, asceticism
  noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)