वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-43, verse-14

नात्यर्थमभिकाङ्क्षामि मृगयां सरयूवने ।
रतिर्ह्येषातुला लोके राजर्षिगणसंमता ॥१४॥

14. nātyarthamabhikāṅkṣāmi mṛgayāṃ sarayūvane ,
ratirhyeṣātulā loke rājarṣigaṇasaṃmatā.

14. na atyartham abhikāṅkṣāmi mṛgayām sarayūvane
ratiḥ hi eṣā atulā loke rājarṣigaṇasaṁmatā

14. aham sarayūvane mṛgayām atyartham na abhikāṅkṣāmi
hi eṣā atulā ratiḥ loke rājarṣigaṇasaṁmatā

14. I do not greatly desire hunting in the Sarayu forest, for this activity, incomparable in the world, is truly esteemed by assemblies of royal sages.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - excessively, greatly, very much

• अभिकाङ्क्षामि (abhikāṅkṣāmi) - I desire, I long for

• मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - hunting, for hunting

• सरयूवने (sarayūvane) - in the Sarayu forest

• रतिः (ratiḥ) - delight, pleasure, enjoyment

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• अतुला (atulā) - incomparable, unequalled

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• राजर्षिगणसंमता (rājarṣigaṇasaṁmatā) - approved by groups of royal sages

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - excessively, greatly, very much

(indeclinable)

formed from ati + artha

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+artha)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding, very
  prefix
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial use of neuter accusative singular

अभिकाङ्क्षामि (abhikāṅkṣāmi) - I desire, I long for

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of abhi-√kāṅkṣ

Present Tense

root kāṅkṣ (to desire) with prefix abhi; 1st person singular active

Prefix: abhi

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - hunting, for hunting

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛgayā

mṛgayā - hunting, chase, sport

सरयूवने (sarayūvane) - in the Sarayu forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sarayūvana

sarayūvana - forest of the Sarayu

compound of Sarayu and vana

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sarayū+vana)

• sarayū – the Sarayu river
  proper noun (feminine)
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)

रतिः (ratiḥ) - delight, pleasure, enjoyment

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - delight, pleasure, enjoyment, love, sexual union (rati)

from root ram (to delight)

Root: ram (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

अतुला (atulā) - incomparable, unequalled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atula

atula - unequalled, incomparable, matchless

compound of negation 'a' and 'tulā' (comparison)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tulā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• tulā – balance, scale, comparison, equality
  noun (feminine)

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

राजर्षिगणसंमता (rājarṣigaṇasaṁmatā) - approved by groups of royal sages

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rājarṣigaṇasaṁmata

rājarṣigaṇasaṁmata - esteemed/approved by groups of royal sages

compound of rājarṣigaṇa (royal sage group) and saṁmata (approved)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājarṣigaṇa+saṁmata)

• rājarṣi – royal sage, a king who is also a sage
  noun (masculine)
  compound of rājan (king) and ṛṣi (sage)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, assembly
  noun (masculine)
• saṁmata – approved, agreed, esteemed, consented
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root man (to think) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: man (class 4)

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