वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-26, verse-6

अथ चापि महाप्राज्ञ ब्राह्मणानां मया श्रुतम् ।
पुरा पितृगृहे सत्यं वस्तव्यं किल मे वने ॥६॥

6. atha cāpi mahāprājña brāhmaṇānāṃ mayā śrutam ,
purā pitṛgṛhe satyaṃ vastavyaṃ kila me vane.

6. atha ca api mahāprājña brāhmaṇānām mayā śrutam
purā pitṛgṛhe satyam vastavyam kila me vane

6. atha ca api mahāprājña mayā brāhmaṇānām purā
pitṛgṛhe śrutam satyam me vane vastavyam kila

6. Now, moreover, O highly wise one, I also heard from Brahmins long ago, when I was in my father's house, that I was truly destined to dwell in the forest.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O highly wise one

• ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the Brahmins

• मया (mayā) - by me

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, long ago, in former times

• पितृगृहे (pitṛgṛhe) - in the father's house

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truly, indeed, certainly

• वस्तव्यम् (vastavyam) - to be dwelt, must dwell

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, as if

• मे (me) - by me (for me)

• वने (vane) - in the forest

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O highly wise one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - very wise, profoundly learned

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• prājña – wise, discerning, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the Brahmins

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (singular)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verbal root √śru.

Root: śru (class 5)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, long ago, in former times

(indeclinable)

पितृगृहे (pitṛgṛhe) - in the father's house

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pitṛgṛha

pitṛgṛha - father's house, paternal home

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+gṛha)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• gṛha – house, home, dwelling
  noun (neuter)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truly, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

वस्तव्यम् (vastavyam) - to be dwelt, must dwell

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastavya

vastavya - to be dwelt, fit to be inhabited, to be resided

Gerundive

Derived from verbal root √vas with the suffix -tavya.

Root: vas (class 1)

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, as if

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - by me (for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (singular)

Note: Used in an agentive sense with the gerundive 'vastavyam'.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

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