वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-20, verse-17

यैर्विवासस्तवारण्ये मिथो राजन् समर्थितः ।
अरण्ये ते विवत्स्यन्ति चतुर्दश समास्तथा ॥१७॥

17. yairvivāsastavāraṇye mitho rājan samarthitaḥ ,
araṇye te vivatsyanti caturdaśa samāstathā.

17. yaiḥ vivāsaḥ tava araṇye mithaḥ rājan samarthitaḥ
araṇye te vivatsyanti caturdaśa samāḥ tathā

17. O King, those by whom your exile (vivāsa) to the forest was mutually sanctioned, they themselves will similarly reside in the forest for fourteen years.

Words meanings summery:

• यैः (yaiḥ) - by whom

• विवासः (vivāsaḥ) - exile, residence abroad, banishment

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, secretly, together

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• समर्थितः (samarthitaḥ) - supported, sanctioned, approved, established

• अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest

• ते (te) - they, those

• विवत्स्यन्ति (vivatsyanti) - they will reside, they will dwell

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

• समाः (samāḥ) - years

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

Words meanings and morphology

यैः (yaiḥ) - by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who

Note: Refers to the persons who sanctioned the exile.

विवासः (vivāsaḥ) - exile, residence abroad, banishment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vivāsa

vivāsa - residence abroad, exile, banishment

Derived from vi-vas (to dwell apart, be exiled)

Prefix: vi

Root: vas (class 1)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yusmad

yusmad - you (singular)

अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, secretly, together

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

समर्थितः (samarthitaḥ) - supported, sanctioned, approved, established

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samarthita

samarthita - supported, established, confirmed, sanctioned, made able

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of sam-arth (to support, establish)

Prefix: sam

Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'vivāsaḥ'

अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the same persons mentioned by 'yaiḥ'.

विवत्स्यन्ति (vivatsyanti) - they will reside, they will dwell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of vivatsya

Future stem of vi-vas

Future tense (lṛṭ) 3rd person plural of vi-vas

Prefix: vi

Root: vas (class 1)

चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of caturdaśan

caturdaśan - fourteen

Note: Agrees with 'samāḥ'

समाः (samāḥ) - years

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of samā

samā - year, season

Note: Indicates duration of time

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)