वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-49, verse-6

स पन्थाश्चित्रकूटस्य गतः सुबहुशो मया ।
रम्यो मार्दवयुक्तश्च वनदावैर्विवर्जितः ।
इति पन्थानमावेद्य महर्षिः स न्यवर्तत ॥६॥

6. sa panthāścitrakūṭasya gataḥ subahuśo mayā ,
ramyo mārdavayuktaśca vanadāvairvivarjitaḥ ,
iti panthānamāvedya maharṣiḥ sa nyavartata.

6. saḥ panthāḥ citrakūṭasya gataḥ
subahuśaḥ mayā ramyaḥ mārdavayuktaḥ ca
vanadāvaiḥ vivarjitaḥ iti panthānam
āvedya maharṣiḥ saḥ nyavartata

6. saḥ citrakūṭasya panthāḥ mayā
subahuśaḥ gataḥ ramyaḥ mārdavayuktaḥ ca
vanadāvaiḥ vivarjitaḥ iti panthānam
āvedya saḥ maharṣiḥ nyavartata

6. That path to Citrakūṭa has been traversed by me very many times. It is delightful, endowed with softness, and free from forest fires. Having thus described the path, that great sage then departed.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path, road, way

• चित्रकूटस्य (citrakūṭasya) - of Citrakūṭa (a mountain range)

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, traversed, reached

• सुबहुशः (subahuśaḥ) - very often, very many times

• मया (mayā) - by me

• रम्यः (ramyaḥ) - delightful, pleasing, charming

• मार्दवयुक्तः (mārdavayuktaḥ) - endowed with softness, smooth, gentle

• च (ca) - and, also

• वनदावैः (vanadāvaiḥ) - by forest fires, from forest conflagrations

• विवर्जितः (vivarjitaḥ) - devoid of, free from, excluded

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks end of a quote or description)

• पन्थानम् (panthānam) - the path, the road

• आवेद्य (āvedya) - having informed, having described, having announced

• महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - the great sage

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• न्यवर्तत (nyavartata) - turned back, departed, retreated

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path, road, way

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way, course

चित्रकूटस्य (citrakūṭasya) - of Citrakūṭa (a mountain range)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of citrakūṭa

citrakūṭa - Citrakūṭa (a mountain, often associated with Rama's exile)

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, traversed, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, moved, past, traversed, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

सुबहुशः (subahuśaḥ) - very often, very many times

(indeclinable)

Adverbial formation from su-bahu (very many)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I (first person pronoun)

रम्यः (ramyaḥ) - delightful, pleasing, charming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ramya

ramya - delightful, pleasing, charming, beautiful

Gerundive

Derived from root ram (to rejoice, delight)

Root: ram (class 1)

मार्दवयुक्तः (mārdavayuktaḥ) - endowed with softness, smooth, gentle

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārdavayukta

mārdavayukta - endowed with softness, smooth, gentle

Compound meaning 'joined with softness'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mārdava+yukta)

• mārdava – softness, gentleness, tenderness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from mṛdu (soft) with suffix -a
• yukta – joined, endowed with, possessed of, fit
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj (to join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वनदावैः (vanadāvaiḥ) - by forest fires, from forest conflagrations

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vanadāva

vanadāva - forest fire, jungle conflagration

Compound meaning 'fire of the forest'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+dāva)

• vana – forest, wood, grove; water
  noun (neuter)
• dāva – fire, conflagration, heat
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root du (to burn)
  Root: du (class 5)

विवर्जितः (vivarjitaḥ) - devoid of, free from, excluded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vivarjita

vivarjita - devoid of, free from, excluded, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root varj (to avoid, exclude) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: varj (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks end of a quote or description)

(indeclinable)

पन्थानम् (panthānam) - the path, the road

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way, course

आवेद्य (āvedya) - having informed, having described, having announced

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root vid (to know) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: vid (class 2)

महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - the great sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, exalted seer

Compound of mahā (great) and ṛṣi (sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 6)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

न्यवर्तत (nyavartata) - turned back, departed, retreated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vṛt

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Root vṛt, 1st class, middle voice, imperfect (laṅ) tense, with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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