वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-58, verse-54

निवृत्तवनवासं तमयोध्यां पुनरागतम् ।
द्रक्ष्यन्ति सुखिनो रामं शुक्रं मार्गगतं यथा ॥५४॥

54. nivṛttavanavāsaṃ tamayodhyāṃ punarāgatam ,
drakṣyanti sukhino rāmaṃ śukraṃ mārgagataṃ yathā.

54. nivṛttavanavāsam tam ayodhyām punaḥ āgatam
drakṣyanti sukhinaḥ rāmam śukram mārgagatam yathā

54. sukhinah nivṛttavanavāsam punaḥ ayodhyām āgatam
tam rāmam mārgagatam śukram yathā drakṣyanti

54. The fortunate ones will see Rama, who has completed his forest exile and returned to Ayodhya, just as one sees the planet Venus (Śukra) moving in its celestial path.

Words meanings summery:

• निवृत्तवनवासम् (nivṛttavanavāsam) - having completed his forest exile

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - to Ayodhya (the city)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

• आगतम् (āgatam) - having arrived, returned

• द्रक्ष्यन्ति (drakṣyanti) - they will see

• सुखिनः (sukhinaḥ) - the fortunate ones, happy ones

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• शुक्रम् (śukram) - Venus (the planet)

• मार्गगतम् (mārgagatam) - moving in its path, following its course

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

निवृत्तवनवासम् (nivṛttavanavāsam) - having completed his forest exile

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nivṛttavanavāsa

nivṛttavanavāsa - one whose forest dwelling/exile has ceased/completed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nivṛtta+vanavāsa)

• nivṛtta – returned, ceased, completed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛt with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• vanavāsa – forest dwelling, exile in the forest
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifying 'rāmam'.

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to Rama, object of 'drakṣyanti'.

अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - to Ayodhya (the city)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ayodhyā

ayodhyā - Ayodhya (name of a city)

Note: Indicates destination, governed by 'āgatam'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes return.

आगतम् (āgatam) - having arrived, returned

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, returned

Past Passive Participle

From root gam with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifying 'rāmam'.

द्रक्ष्यन्ति (drakṣyanti) - they will see

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of dṛś

Future Tense

3rd person plural, future active

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'sukhinah'.

सुखिनः (sukhinaḥ) - the fortunate ones, happy ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sukhin

sukhin - happy, joyful, fortunate

Note: Subject of 'drakṣyanti'.

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper noun), charming

Note: Object of 'drakṣyanti'.

शुक्रम् (śukram) - Venus (the planet)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śukra

śukra - bright, white, clear; the planet Venus; semen

Note: Object of comparison with Rama.

मार्गगतम् (mārgagatam) - moving in its path, following its course

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mārgagata

mārgagata - gone along a path, moving in a course

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mārga+gata)

• mārga – path, road, course
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, arrived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifying 'śukram'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

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