वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-54, verse-9

नगरोपवनं गत्वा यथा स्म रमते पुरा ।
तथैव रमते सीता निर्जनेषु वनेष्वपि ॥९॥

9. nagaropavanaṃ gatvā yathā sma ramate purā ,
tathaiva ramate sītā nirjaneṣu vaneṣvapi.

9. nagara-upavanam gatvā yathā sma ramate purā
tathā eva ramate sītā nirjaneṣu vaneṣu api

9. sītā purā nagara-upavanam gatvā yathā ramate sma,
tathā eva nirjaneṣu vaneṣu api ramate.

9. Just as she used to delight in the city parks in the past, so too Sītā delights even in solitary forests.

Words meanings summery:

• नगर-उपवनम् (nagara-upavanam) - city park, garden near a city

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• स्म (sma) - (indicates past action with present tense verb), indeed

• रमते (ramate) - she delights, she rejoices, she enjoys

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, in the past

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• एव (eva) - just, indeed, only, even

• रमते (ramate) - she delights, she rejoices, she enjoys

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā

• निर्जनेषु (nirjaneṣu) - in solitary, in deserted, in unfrequented

• वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in forests, in woods

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

Words meanings and morphology

नगर-उपवनम् (nagara-upavanam) - city park, garden near a city

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagara-upavana

nagara-upavana - city park, garden near a city

Compound: 'nagara' (city) + 'upavana' (garden, grove).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nagara+upavana)

• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• upavana – garden, grove, park
  noun (neuter)
  From 'upa' (near) + √van (to love, to gain).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: van (class 1)

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √gam (to go) with suffix -tvā.

Root: gam (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

स्म (sma) - (indicates past action with present tense verb), indeed

(indeclinable)

रमते (ramate) - she delights, she rejoices, she enjoys

(verb)

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

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Atmanepada form.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, in the past

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - just, indeed, only, even

(indeclinable)

रमते (ramate) - she delights, she rejoices, she enjoys

(verb)

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

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Atmanepada form.

सीता (sītā) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (daughter of Janaka, wife of Rāma)

निर्जनेषु (nirjaneṣu) - in solitary, in deserted, in unfrequented

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, plural of nirjana

nirjana - solitary, lonely, deserted, unfrequented

Compound: 'nir' (without) + 'jana' (people).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/avyayībhāva (nis+jana)

• nis – out, forth, without, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning 'out', 'away', 'without'.
• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
  From root √jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying 'vaneṣu'.

वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in forests, in woods

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)