वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-16, verse-25

सप्त सप्त च वर्षाणि दण्डकारण्यमाश्रितः ।
अभिषेकमिमं त्यक्त्वा जटाचीरधरो वस ॥२५॥

25. sapta sapta ca varṣāṇi daṇḍakāraṇyamāśritaḥ ,
abhiṣekamimaṃ tyaktvā jaṭācīradharo vasa.

25. sapta sapta ca varṣāṇi daṇḍakāraṇyam āśritaḥ
abhiṣekam imam tyaktvā jaṭācīradharaḥ vasa

25. imam abhiṣekam tyaktvā ca jaṭācīradharaḥ
sapta sapta varṣāṇi daṇḍakāraṇyam āśritaḥ vasa

25. Abandoning this coronation and wearing matted hair and bark garments, you must reside for seven and seven years in the Daṇḍaka forest.

Words meanings summery:

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years (years, rains)

• दण्डकारण्यम् (daṇḍakāraṇyam) - the specific Daṇḍaka forest (Daṇḍaka forest)

• आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - having resided (in the forest) (resorted to, taken refuge in, dwelling in)

• अभिषेकम् (abhiṣekam) - this coronation (as king) (anointment, consecration, coronation)

• इमम् (imam) - this, these

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having forsaken, having left

• जटाचीरधरः (jaṭācīradharaḥ) - dressed as an ascetic for forest dwelling (wearing matted hair and bark garments)

• वस (vasa) - dwell, reside, live

Words meanings and morphology

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(numeral)

Note: Adjective to `varṣāṇi`.

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(numeral)

Note: Adjective to `varṣāṇi`.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years (years, rains)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain, rainy season

Note: Duration of time, hence accusative.

दण्डकारण्यम् (daṇḍakāraṇyam) - the specific Daṇḍaka forest (Daṇḍaka forest)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daṇḍakāraṇya

daṇḍakāraṇya - Daṇḍaka forest

Compound type : karmadhāraya (daṇḍaka+araṇya)

• daṇḍaka – Daṇḍaka (name of a forest/region)
  proper noun (neuter)
• araṇya – forest, wilderness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Governed by `āśritaḥ`.

आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - having resided (in the forest) (resorted to, taken refuge in, dwelling in)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, depending on, dwelling in, taken refuge in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śri' (to resort to, serve) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Refers to Rāma (implied subject).

अभिषेकम् (abhiṣekam) - this coronation (as king) (anointment, consecration, coronation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhiṣeka

abhiṣeka - anointing, consecration, coronation, sprinkling

Derived from root 'sic' (to sprinkle) with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Object of `tyaktvā`.

इमम् (imam) - this, these

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Agrees with `abhiṣekam`.

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having forsaken, having left

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of the root 'tyaj'.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

जटाचीरधरः (jaṭācīradharaḥ) - dressed as an ascetic for forest dwelling (wearing matted hair and bark garments)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaṭācīradhara

jaṭācīradhara - wearing matted hair and bark garments

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jaṭā+cīra+dhara)

• jaṭā – matted hair, tangled hair
  noun (feminine)
• cīra – bark garment, ragged garment
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearer, wearer, holding
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to bear, hold).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Rāma (implied subject).

वस (vasa) - dwell, reside, live

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)