वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-48, verse-23

एकान्ते पश्य भगवन्नाश्रमस्थानमुत्तमम् ।
रमते यत्र वैदेही सुखार्हा जनकात्मजा ॥२३॥

23. ekānte paśya bhagavannāśramasthānamuttamam ,
ramate yatra vaidehī sukhārhā janakātmajā.

23. ekānte paśya bhagavan āśramasthānam uttamam
ramate yatra vaidehī sukhārhā janakātmajā

23. bhagavan paśya uttamam āśramasthānam ekānte
yatra vaidehī janakātmajā sukhārhā ramate

23. O revered one, behold this excellent hermitage site in a secluded spot, where Vaidehī, Janaka's daughter, who is deserving of happiness, finds delight.

Words meanings summery:

• एकान्ते (ekānte) - in a secluded place, in solitude

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, look

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O lord, O venerable one

• आश्रमस्थानम् (āśramasthānam) - hermitage place, dwelling of ascetics, an ascetic abode

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme, highest

• रमते (ramate) - delights, enjoys, sports

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• वैदेही (vaidehī) - Sītā (Vaidehī (Janaka's daughter, Sītā))

• सुखार्हा (sukhārhā) - deserving of happiness, worthy of comfort

• जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - Sītā (Janaka's daughter (Sītā))

Words meanings and morphology

एकान्ते (ekānte) - in a secluded place, in solitude

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ekānta

ekānta - secluded place, solitude, privacy

Compound type : tatpurusha (eka+anta)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral/adjective (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, vicinity, proximity
  noun (masculine)

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, look

(verb)

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

Present Imperative, 2nd person singular

From root dṛś, takes 'paśya' stem in the present system.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O lord, O venerable one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, divine, revered; a possessor of divine attributes

Root: bhag

आश्रमस्थानम् (āśramasthānam) - hermitage place, dwelling of ascetics, an ascetic abode

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āśramasthāna

āśramasthāna - hermitage place, ascetic dwelling

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśrama+sthāna)

• āśrama – hermitage, ascetic's dwelling, a stage of life (āśrama)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 1)
• sthāna – place, stand, position, site
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

Superlative form from 'ud' (up) + 'tama' suffix.

रमते (ramate) - delights, enjoys, sports

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ram

Present Indicative, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada

Root ram, 1st class, Ātmanepada.

Root: ram (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

वैदेही (vaidehī) - Sītā (Vaidehī (Janaka's daughter, Sītā))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - Princess of Videha (Janaka's kingdom); Sītā

Feminine of Videha, referring to the kingdom.

सुखार्हा (sukhārhā) - deserving of happiness, worthy of comfort

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sukhārha

sukhārha - deserving of happiness, worthy of pleasure/comfort

Compound type : tatpurusha (sukha+arha)

• sukha – happiness, joy, comfort, pleasure
  noun (neuter)
• arha – deserving, worthy, fit
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Root: arh (class 1)

जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - Sītā (Janaka's daughter (Sītā))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka; Sītā

Compound type : tatpurusha (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – father, progenitor; King Janaka
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ātmajā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

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