वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-91, verse-11

वनवासमनुध्याय गृहाय प्रतिनेष्यति ।
इमां वाप्येश वैदेहीमत्यन्तसुखसेविनीम् ॥११॥

11. vanavāsamanudhyāya gṛhāya pratineṣyati ,
imāṃ vāpyeśa vaidehīmatyantasukhasevinīm.

11. vanavāsam anudhyāya gṛhāya pratineṣyati imām
vā api eṣa vaidehīm atyanta sukha sevinīm

11. vanavāsam anudhyāya,
(eṣaḥ) gṛhāya pratineṣyati vā api eṣaḥ imām atyanta sukha sevinīm vaidehīm (neṣyati)

11. Considering our forest exile, he will lead us back home. Or, he might take this Vaidehī (Sītā), who is accustomed to extreme comfort.

Words meanings summery:

• वनवासम् (vanavāsam) - forest exile (dwelling in the forest, forest exile)

• अनुध्याय (anudhyāya) - having considered/reflected upon (having considered, having reflected, having meditated upon)

• गृहाय (gṛhāya) - homeward, to home (for home, towards home)

• प्रतिनेष्यति (pratineṣyati) - he will lead back

• इमाम् (imām) - this (Vaidehī/Sītā) (this (feminine))

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• अपि (api) - also (emphasizing the alternative) (also, even, too, as well as)

• एष (eṣa) - he (Bharata) (this one, he)

• वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Sita (princess of Videha, Sita)

• अत्यन्त (atyanta) - extreme (excessive, extreme, very much)

• सुख (sukha) - comfort (happiness, comfort, ease)

• सेविनीम् (sevinīm) - accustomed to (serving, enjoying, accustomed to)

Words meanings and morphology

वनवासम् (vanavāsam) - forest exile (dwelling in the forest, forest exile)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vanavāsa

vanavāsa - dwelling in the forest, forest exile

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vana+vāsa)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• vāsa – dwelling, residing, residence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'anudhyāya'.

अनुध्याय (anudhyāya) - having considered/reflected upon (having considered, having reflected, having meditated upon)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root √dhyā with prefix anu-, and suffix -ya (for prefixed roots)

Prefix: anu

Root: dhyā (class 1)

गृहाय (gṛhāya) - homeward, to home (for home, towards home)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home

प्रतिनेष्यति (pratineṣyati) - he will lead back

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (Lṛṭ) of nī

Future active

From root √nī with prefix prati-, 3rd person singular

Prefix: prati

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied 'eṣaḥ' (Bharata).

इमाम् (imām) - this (Vaidehī/Sītā) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

अपि (api) - also (emphasizing the alternative) (also, even, too, as well as)

(indeclinable)

Particle

एष (eṣa) - he (Bharata) (this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to Bharata.

वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Sita (princess of Videha, Sita)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - a woman from Videha, a name for Sītā

Feminine form derived from Videha

Note: Object of implied verb (e.g., will take).

अत्यन्त (atyanta) - extreme (excessive, extreme, very much)

(adjective)

of atyanta

atyanta - excessive, extreme, very much

Prefix ati- (beyond, very) + anta (end)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (ati+anta)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of the compound 'atyantasukhasevinīm'.

सुख (sukha) - comfort (happiness, comfort, ease)

(noun)

neuter of sukha

sukha - pleasure, happiness, comfort, ease

Note: First part of the compound 'sukha-sevinī'.

सेविनीम् (sevinīm) - accustomed to (serving, enjoying, accustomed to)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sevinī

sevinī - female attendant, one who serves or enjoys

Derived from present active participle of √sev

From √sev (to serve, frequent, enjoy) + -inī suffix (feminine agent)

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound 'atyantasukhasevinīm'. The full compound 'atyantasukhasevinī' means 'one accustomed to extreme comfort'.

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