वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-89, verse-18

इमां हि रम्यां गजयूथलोलितां निपीततोयां गजसिंहवानरैः ।
सुपुष्पितैः पुष्पधरैरलंकृतां न सो ऽस्ति यः स्यान्न गतक्रमः सुखी ॥१८॥

18. imāṃ hi ramyāṃ gajayūthalolitāṃ nipītatoyāṃ gajasiṃhavānaraiḥ ,
supuṣpitaiḥ puṣpadharairalaṃkṛtāṃ na so'sti yaḥ syānna gatakramaḥ sukhī.

18. imām hi ramyām gajayūthalolitām
nipītatoyām gajasiṃhavānaraiḥ supuṣpitaiḥ
puṣpadharaiḥ alaṃkṛtām na saḥ
asti yaḥ syāt na gatakramaḥ sukhī

18. hi yaḥ imām ramyām gajayūthalolitām
gajasiṃhavānaraiḥ nipītatoyām
supuṣpitaiḥ puṣpadharaiḥ alaṃkṛtām na
gatakramaḥ saḥ na sukhī syāt na asti

18. Indeed, there is no one who would be happy without having visited this delightful place, which is frequented by herds of elephants, whose waters have been drunk by elephants, lions, and monkeys, and which is adorned with profusely blooming, flower-laden trees.

Words meanings summery:

• इमाम् (imām) - this (place/river) (this, her)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• रम्याम् (ramyām) - delightful (beautiful, delightful, pleasant)

• गजयूथलोलिताम् (gajayūthalolitām) - frequented by herds of elephants (agitated by herds of elephants, frequented by elephant herds)

• निपीततोयाम् (nipītatoyām) - whose waters have been drunk (whose water has been drunk, having consumed water)

• गजसिंहवानरैः (gajasiṁhavānaraiḥ) - by elephants, lions, and monkeys

• सुपुष्पितैः (supuṣpitaiḥ) - profusely blooming (well-flowered, profusely bloomed)

• पुष्पधरैः (puṣpadharaiḥ) - flower-laden (flower-bearing, flower-holding)

• अलंकृताम् (alaṁkṛtām) - adorned (adorned, decorated)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• सः (saḥ) - that one (person) (that, he)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be (would be, may be)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• गतक्रमः (gatakramaḥ) - one who has visited (it) (one whose steps have gone, one who has gone/visited)

• सुखी (sukhī) - happy (happy, joyful, comfortable)

Words meanings and morphology

इमाम् (imām) - this (place/river) (this, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

रम्याम् (ramyām) - delightful (beautiful, delightful, pleasant)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ramya

ramya - beautiful, delightful, pleasant

Gerundive

root ram + ya

Root: ram (class 1)

गजयूथलोलिताम् (gajayūthalolitām) - frequented by herds of elephants (agitated by herds of elephants, frequented by elephant herds)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gajayūthalolita

gajayūthalolita - agitated/stirred by elephant herds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gajayūtha+lolita)

• gajayūtha – herd of elephants
  noun (masculine)
• lolita – stirred, agitated, swayed
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: lul (class 1)

निपीततोयाम् (nipītatoyām) - whose waters have been drunk (whose water has been drunk, having consumed water)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nipītatoya

nipītatoya - whose water has been drunk

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nipīta+toya)

• nipīta – fully drunk, consumed
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: ni
  Root: pā (class 1)
• toya – water
  noun (neuter)

गजसिंहवानरैः (gajasiṁhavānaraiḥ) - by elephants, lions, and monkeys

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gajasiṃhavānara

gajasiṁhavānara - elephants, lions, and monkeys

Compound type : dvandva (gaja+siṃha+vānara)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)

सुपुष्पितैः (supuṣpitaiḥ) - profusely blooming (well-flowered, profusely bloomed)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of supuṣpita

supuṣpita - well-flowered, in full bloom

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: su

Root: puṣp (class 4)

पुष्पधरैः (puṣpadharaiḥ) - flower-laden (flower-bearing, flower-holding)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puṣpadhara

puṣpadhara - flower-bearing, holding flowers

agent noun from dhṛ

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+dhara)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, supporting
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  agent noun from root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अलंकृताम् (alaṁkṛtām) - adorned (adorned, decorated)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of alaṃkṛta

alaṁkṛta - adorned, decorated

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that one (person) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

स्यात् (syāt) - would be (would be, may be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

गतक्रमः (gatakramaḥ) - one who has visited (it) (one whose steps have gone, one who has gone/visited)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gatakrama

gatakrama - one whose steps have proceeded, one who has gone

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+krama)

• gata – gone, proceeded
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: gam (class 1)
• krama – step, course, sequence
  noun (masculine)

सुखी (sukhī) - happy (happy, joyful, comfortable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhin

sukhin - happy, possessing joy, comfortable

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