वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-75

इत्येवं रममाणानां देवानामिव नन्दने ।
भरद्वाजाश्रमे रम्ये सा रात्रिर्व्यत्यवर्तत ॥७५॥

75. ityevaṃ ramamāṇānāṃ devānāmiva nandane ,
bharadvājāśrame ramye sā rātrirvyatyavartata.

75. iti evam ramamāṇānām devānām iva nandane
bharadvāja-āśrame ramye sā rātriḥ vyatyavartata

75. iti evam ramamāṇānām devānām iva nandane ramye
bharadvāja-āśrame sā rātriḥ vyatyavartata

75. While they enjoyed themselves in Bharadvāja's charming hermitage (āśrama), like gods in the Nandana garden, that night passed.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

• रममाणानाम् (ramamāṇānām) - of those delighting, of those enjoying themselves

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• नन्दने (nandane) - in the Nandana, the celestial garden of Indra (in the Nandana garden (paradise))

• भरद्वाज-आश्रमे (bharadvāja-āśrame) - in Bharadvāja's hermitage

• रम्ये (ramye) - charming, beautiful, delightful

• सा (sā) - that

• रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night

• व्यत्यवर्तत (vyatyavartata) - passed, elapsed

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

रममाणानाम् (ramamāṇānām) - of those delighting, of those enjoying themselves

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ramamāṇa

ramamāṇa - delighting, enjoying oneself, sporting

Present Middle Participle

From root 'ram' (to delight) with suffix '-māṇa'.

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Refers to the people enjoying themselves.

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Comparative genitive with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

नन्दने (nandane) - in the Nandana, the celestial garden of Indra (in the Nandana garden (paradise))

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nandana

nandana - rejoicing, delighting, a son, Nandana (name of Indra's paradise)

From root 'nand' (to rejoice).

Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Location of comparison.

भरद्वाज-आश्रमे (bharadvāja-āśrame) - in Bharadvāja's hermitage

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bharadvāja-āśrama

bharadvāja-āśrama - Bharadvāja's hermitage (āśrama)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharadvāja+āśrama)

• bharadvāja – Bharadvāja (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• āśrama – hermitage, abode of ascetics, stage of life
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'śram' with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 1)

Note: Location where the night passed.

रम्ये (ramye) - charming, beautiful, delightful

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ramya

ramya - charming, beautiful, delightful, pleasing

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root 'ram' with suffix '-ya'.

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Adjective for 'bharadvāja-āśrame'.

सा (sā) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun for 'rātriḥ'.

रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

Note: Subject of 'vyatyavartata'.

व्यत्यवर्तत (vyatyavartata) - passed, elapsed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (Laṅ) of vṛt

Imperfect Middle third person singular

Root 'vṛt' with prefixes 'vi-ati'. Middle voice, Imperfect tense, third person singular.

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Finite verb.

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