वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-74, verse-7

अवृक्षेषु च देशेषु के चिद्वृक्षानरोपयन् ।
के चित् कुठारैष् टङ्कैश्च दात्रैश्छिन्दन् क्व चित् क्व चित् ॥७॥

7. avṛkṣeṣu ca deśeṣu ke cidvṛkṣānaropayan ,
ke cit kuṭhāraiṣ ṭaṅkaiśca dātraiśchindan kva cit kva cit.

7. avṛkṣeṣu ca deśeṣu ke cit vṛkṣān aropayan ke cit
kuṭhāraiḥ ṭaṅkaiḥ ca dātraiḥ chindan kva cit kva cit

7. ca avṛkṣeṣu deśeṣu ke cit vṛkṣān aropayan ke cit kva
cit kva cit kuṭhāraiḥ ca ṭaṅkaiḥ ca dātraiḥ chindan

7. In treeless regions, some planted trees. Others, here and there, cut down (vegetation) with axes, chisels, and sickles.

Words meanings summery:

• अवृक्षेषु (avṛkṣeṣu) - in treeless places, in places without trees

• च (ca) - and

• देशेषु (deśeṣu) - in regions, in countries

• के (ke) - some (persons)

• चित् (cit) - a particle used to make an indefinite pronoun or adverb

• वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees

• अरोपयन् (aropayan) - they planted

• के (ke) - some (persons)

• चित् (cit) - a particle used to make an indefinite pronoun or adverb

• कुठारैः (kuṭhāraiḥ) - with axes

• टङ्कैः (ṭaṅkaiḥ) - with chisels, with pickaxes

• च (ca) - and

• दात्रैः (dātraiḥ) - with sickles

• छिन्दन् (chindan) - cutting

• क्व (kva) - where, at some place

• चित् (cit) - a particle used to make an indefinite pronoun or adverb

• क्व (kva) - where, at some place

• चित् (cit) - a particle used to make an indefinite pronoun or adverb

Words meanings and morphology

अवृक्षेषु (avṛkṣeṣu) - in treeless places, in places without trees

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of avṛkṣa

avṛkṣa - treeless, devoid of trees

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+vṛkṣa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

देशेषु (deśeṣu) - in regions, in countries

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of deśa

deśa - place, region, country

के (ke) - some (persons)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which; some

चित् (cit) - a particle used to make an indefinite pronoun or adverb

(indeclinable)

वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree, wood

अरोपयन् (aropayan) - they planted

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ropay

causative

Causative of root 'ruh' (to grow)

Root: ruh (class 1)

के (ke) - some (persons)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which; some

चित् (cit) - a particle used to make an indefinite pronoun or adverb

(indeclinable)

कुठारैः (kuṭhāraiḥ) - with axes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuṭhāra

kuṭhāra - axe, hatchet

टङ्कैः (ṭaṅkaiḥ) - with chisels, with pickaxes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṭaṅka

ṭaṅka - chisel, pickaxe, hammer

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दात्रैः (dātraiḥ) - with sickles

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dātra

dātra - sickle, scythe

छिन्दन् (chindan) - cutting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of chid

chid - to cut, to cleave, to divide

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Present Active Participle, though grammatically singular, it refers to the plural 'ke cit' in context.

क्व (kva) - where, at some place

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - a particle used to make an indefinite pronoun or adverb

(indeclinable)

क्व (kva) - where, at some place

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - a particle used to make an indefinite pronoun or adverb

(indeclinable)