वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-48

शिंशपामलकी जम्बूर्याश्चान्याः कानने लताः ।
प्रमदा विग्रहं कृत्वा भरद्वाजाश्रमे ऽवसन् ॥४८॥

48. śiṃśapāmalakī jambūryāścānyāḥ kānane latāḥ ,
pramadā vigrahaṃ kṛtvā bharadvājāśrame'vasan.

48. śiṃśapā amalakī jambūḥ yāḥ ca anyāḥ kānane latāḥ
pramadāḥ vigrahaṃ kṛtvā bharadvājāśrame avasan

48. śiṃśapā amalakī jambūḥ ca yāḥ anyāḥ latāḥ kānane
pramadāḥ vigrahaṃ kṛtvā bharadvājāśrame avasan

48. The Shimsapa, Amalaki, Jambu, and other creepers in the forest, having assumed the forms of beautiful women, resided in Bharadvaja's hermitage.

Words meanings summery:

• शिंशपा (śiṁśapā) - Shimsapa tree (Dalbergia sissoo) (Shimsapa tree)

• अमलकी (amalakī) - Amalaki tree (Emblica officinalis) (Amalaki tree)

• जम्बूः (jambūḥ) - Jambu tree (Syzygium cumini, Java plum) (Jambu tree)

• याः (yāḥ) - whatever (which, whatever (feminine plural))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other (other, different)

• कानने (kānane) - in the forest (in the forest, in the garden, in the grove)

• लताः (latāḥ) - creepers (creepers, vines, plants)

• प्रमदाः (pramadāḥ) - beautiful women (beautiful women, women, intoxicated women)

• विग्रहं (vigrahaṁ) - a body, form (body, form, embodiment, battle, separation)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having assumed / made (having done, having made, having performed)

• भरद्वाजाश्रमे (bharadvājāśrame) - in Bharadvaja's hermitage

• अवसन् (avasan) - resided (resided, lived, dwelt)

Words meanings and morphology

शिंशपा (śiṁśapā) - Shimsapa tree (Dalbergia sissoo) (Shimsapa tree)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śiṃśapā

śiṁśapā - Shimsapa tree (Dalbergia sissoo), a kind of dark wood tree

अमलकी (amalakī) - Amalaki tree (Emblica officinalis) (Amalaki tree)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of amalakī

amalakī - Amalaki tree (Emblica officinalis), Indian gooseberry

जम्बूः (jambūḥ) - Jambu tree (Syzygium cumini, Java plum) (Jambu tree)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jambū

jambū - Jambu tree (Syzygium cumini, Java plum), rose apple

याः (yāḥ) - whatever (which, whatever (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, whatever, who

Note: Refers to `latāḥ`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other (other, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with `latāḥ`.

कानने (kānane) - in the forest (in the forest, in the garden, in the grove)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, garden, wood

लताः (latāḥ) - creepers (creepers, vines, plants)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of latā

latā - creeper, vine, plant, branch

प्रमदाः (pramadāḥ) - beautiful women (beautiful women, women, intoxicated women)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pramadā

pramadā - beautiful woman, woman, intoxicated woman

Derived from pra-mad (to be intoxicated, to rejoice)

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Refers to the form assumed by the creepers.

विग्रहं (vigrahaṁ) - a body, form (body, form, embodiment, battle, separation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vigraha

vigraha - body, form, shape; battle, war; separation; definition

Derived from vi-grah (to divide, separate, assume a form)

Prefix: vi

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Object of `kṛtvā`.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having assumed / made (having done, having made, having performed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Absolutive (ktvā) of the root kṛ (8th class).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb.

भरद्वाजाश्रमे (bharadvājāśrame) - in Bharadvaja's hermitage

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bharadvājāśrama

bharadvājāśrama - Bharadvaja's hermitage

Tatpurusha compound: Bharadvāja + āśrama.

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharadvāja+āśrama)

• bharadvāja – name of an ancient Vedic sage
  proper noun (masculine)
• āśrama – hermitage, ascetic's abode; a stage of life
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)

अवसन् (avasan) - resided (resided, lived, dwelt)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vas

Imperfect Active Third Person Plural

Imperfect (laṅ-lakāra), active voice, 3rd person, plural of the root vas (1st class).

Root: vas (class 1)

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