वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-100, verse-8

समृद्धायामयोध्यायामात्मानमभिषेचय ।
एकवेणीधरा हि त्वां नगरी संप्रतीक्षते ॥८॥

8. samṛddhāyāmayodhyāyāmātmānamabhiṣecaya ,
ekaveṇīdharā hi tvāṃ nagarī saṃpratīkṣate.

8. samṛddhāyām ayodhyāyām ātmānam abhiṣecaya
| ekaveṇīdharā hi tvām nagarī sampratīkṣate

8. abhiṣecaya ātmānam samṛddhāyām ayodhyāyām
hi ekaveṇīdharā nagarī tvām sampratīkṣate

8. Anoint yourself (ātman) in prosperous Ayodhyā. For the city, with its single braid, is indeed awaiting you.

Words meanings summery:

• समृद्धायाम् (samṛddhāyām) - in the prosperous, in the flourishing

• अयोध्यायाम् (ayodhyāyām) - in Ayodhyā

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self, soul, spirit

• अभिषेचय (abhiṣecaya) - anoint, consecrate, sprinkle

• एकवेणीधरा (ekaveṇīdharā) - The city (Ayodhyā) personified as wearing a single braid, indicating its distress over Rāma's absence. (wearing a single braid (as a sign of distress or mourning))

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

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• नगरी (nagarī) - city, town

• सम्प्रतीक्षते (sampratīkṣate) - awaits, expects

Words meanings and morphology

समृद्धायाम् (samṛddhāyām) - in the prosperous, in the flourishing

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of samṛddha

samṛddha - prosperous, flourishing, abundant, successful, perfect

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √ṛdh (to prosper, grow) with the prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: √ṛdh (class 4)

अयोध्यायाम् (ayodhyāyām) - in Ayodhyā

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of ayodhyā

ayodhyā - Ayodhyā (name of a city)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self, soul, spirit

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, mind, body

अभिषेचय (abhiṣecaya) - anoint, consecrate, sprinkle

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of abhi-ṣic

Imperative 2nd person singular, active voice. Formed from root √sic with prefix abhi-.

Prefix: abhi

Root: √sic (class 6)

एकवेणीधरा (ekaveṇīdharā) - The city (Ayodhyā) personified as wearing a single braid, indicating its distress over Rāma's absence. (wearing a single braid (as a sign of distress or mourning))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ekaveṇīdhara

ekaveṇīdhara - wearing a single braid (especially a woman in mourning or distress)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+veṇī+dhara)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral
• veṇī – braid, plaited hair, stream
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – holding, carrying, bearing; a holder, wearer
  nominal stem (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective from root
  Derived from the root √dhṛ (to hold, wear) with the suffix -a.
  Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

नगरी (nagarī) - city, town

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nagarī

nagarī - city, town

सम्प्रतीक्षते (sampratīkṣate) - awaits, expects

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sam-prati-īkṣ

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada). Formed from root √īkṣ (to see, look) with prefixes sam- and prati-.

Prefixes: sam+prati

Root: √īkṣ (class 1)

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