वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-102, verse-9

नानावृष्टिर्बभूवास्मिन्न दुर्भिक्षं सतां वरे ।
अनरण्ये महाराजे तस्करो वापि कश्चन ॥९॥

9. nānāvṛṣṭirbabhūvāsminna durbhikṣaṃ satāṃ vare ,
anaraṇye mahārāje taskaro vāpi kaścana.

9. nānāvṛṣṭiḥ babhūva asmin na durbhikṣam satām
vare anaraṇye mahārāje taskaraḥ vā api kaścana

9. asmin satām vare mahārāje anaraṇye nānāvṛṣṭiḥ
babhūva na durbhikṣam vā api kaścana taskaraḥ

9. During the reign of this great King Anaraṇya, who was excellent among the virtuous, there were abundant rains, no famine, nor was there ever any thief.

Words meanings summery:

• नानावृष्टिः (nānāvṛṣṭiḥ) - abundant rains (abundant rains, various rains)

• बभूव (babhūva) - there were (there was, it came to be, he/she/it became)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (king's reign) (in this, on this)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• दुर्भिक्षम् (durbhikṣam) - famine (famine, scarcity)

• सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous (of the good, of the virtuous)

• वरे (vare) - among the excellent (referring to the king) (in the best, in the excellent one)

• अनरण्ये (anaraṇye) - in Anaraṇya

• महाराजे (mahārāje) - in the great king

• तस्करः (taskaraḥ) - thief, robber

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• कश्चन (kaścana) - any (in a negative sense, 'not any') (any, some)

Words meanings and morphology

नानावृष्टिः (nānāvṛṣṭiḥ) - abundant rains (abundant rains, various rains)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nānāvṛṣṭi

nānāvṛṣṭi - various kinds of rain, abundant rain

Compound type : karma_dhāraya (nānā+vṛṣṭi)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

बभूव (babhūva) - there were (there was, it came to be, he/she/it became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (king's reign) (in this, on this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

दुर्भिक्षम् (durbhikṣam) - famine (famine, scarcity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durbhikṣa

durbhikṣa - famine, scarcity, distress, difficulty in begging

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+bhikṣa)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  prefix
• bhikṣa – begging, alms
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhikṣ (class 1)

सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous (of the good, of the virtuous)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, wise man

present active participle

from root as (to be), used substantively

Root: as (class 2)

वरे (vare) - among the excellent (referring to the king) (in the best, in the excellent one)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice, boon, bridegroom

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with anaraṇye and mahārāje.

अनरण्ये (anaraṇye) - in Anaraṇya

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anaraṇya

anaraṇya - name of a king

महाराजे (mahārāje) - in the great king

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karma_dhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

तस्करः (taskaraḥ) - thief, robber

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taskara

taskara - thief, robber, plunderer

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Followed by api to form vā api meaning 'or even'.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

कश्चन (kaścana) - any (in a negative sense, 'not any') (any, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścana

kaścana - someone, anyone, some, any

indefinite pronoun formed from kim and cana

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