वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-65, verse-8

तत्र रम्ये वने वासं कृत्वासौ प्राङ्मुखो ययौ ।
उद्यानमुज्जिहानायाः प्रियका यत्र पादपाः ॥८॥

8. tatra ramye vane vāsaṃ kṛtvāsau prāṅmukho yayau ,
udyānamujjihānāyāḥ priyakā yatra pādapāḥ.

8. tatra ramye vane vāsam kṛtvā asau prāṅmukhaḥ
yayau udyānam ujjihānāyāḥ priyakā yatra pādapāḥ

8. asau tatra ramye vane vāsam kṛtvā prāṅmukhaḥ
yayau yatra ujjihānāyāḥ udyānam priyakā pādapāḥ

8. Having made a stay in that charming forest, he (Bharata) went facing east, to the garden of Ujjihānā, where Priyaka trees grew.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place, then)

• रम्ये (ramye) - charming (charming, beautiful, pleasant)

• वने (vane) - in the forest (in the forest, in the grove)

• वासम् (vāsam) - a stay (dwelling, stay, abode)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (having done, having made)

• असौ (asau) - he (Bharata) (that (one), he/she/it)

• प्राङ्मुखः (prāṅmukhaḥ) - facing east (facing east, eastward-faced)

• ययौ (yayau) - went (went, proceeded)

• उद्यानम् (udyānam) - the garden (garden, park, pleasure-grove)

• उज्जिहानायाः (ujjihānāyāḥ) - of Ujjihānā (a place or region) (of the one rising/emerging; of Ujjihānā (place name))

• प्रियका (priyakā) - Priyaka trees

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

• पादपाः (pādapāḥ) - trees

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place, then)

(indeclinable)

रम्ये (ramye) - charming (charming, beautiful, pleasant)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ramya

ramya - charming, beautiful, pleasant, lovely

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root 'ram' with suffix '-ya'

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vane'.

वने (vane) - in the forest (in the forest, in the grove)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

वासम् (vāsam) - a stay (dwelling, stay, abode)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, stay, abode, residence

Root: vas (class 1)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from root 'kṛ'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Often takes an object in accusative.

असौ (asau) - he (Bharata) (that (one), he/she/it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

प्राङ्मुखः (prāṅmukhaḥ) - facing east (facing east, eastward-faced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṅmukha

prāṅmukha - facing east, having the face turned eastward

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāc+mukha)

• prāc – east, eastern
  adjective (feminine)
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'asau'.

ययौ (yayau) - went (went, proceeded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of yā

Perfect

3rd singular perfect active form of 'yā'

Root: yā (class 2)

उद्यानम् (udyānam) - the garden (garden, park, pleasure-grove)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of udyāna

udyāna - garden, park, pleasure-grove

From ud-yā (to go up, rise)

Prefix: ud

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'went to'.

उज्जिहानायाः (ujjihānāyāḥ) - of Ujjihānā (a place or region) (of the one rising/emerging; of Ujjihānā (place name))

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of ujjihānā

ujjihānā - Ujjihānā (a proper name for a place or region)

Contextually understood as a proper noun, a place name.

प्रियका (priyakā) - Priyaka trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of priyaka

priyaka - Priyaka tree (often associated with sala trees, Dalbergia oojeinensis or Pterocarpus marsupium)

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

(indeclinable)

पादपाः (pādapāḥ) - trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pādapa

pādapa - tree (lit. 'drinking with roots')

Derived from 'pāda' (foot/root) and 'pa' (drinking)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot, root, ray
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinking, guarding
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root 'pā' (to drink)
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Implicit 'are' (santi) links Priyaka trees and other trees.

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