वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-93, verse-17

एवं स विलपंस्तस्मिन् वने दशरथात्मजः ।
ददर्श महतीं पुण्यां पर्णशालां मनोरमाम् ॥१७॥

17. evaṃ sa vilapaṃstasmin vane daśarathātmajaḥ ,
dadarśa mahatīṃ puṇyāṃ parṇaśālāṃ manoramām.

17. evam saḥ vilapan tasmin vane daśarathātmajaḥ
dadarśa mahatīm puṇyām parṇaśālām manoramām

17. evam vilapan saḥ daśarathātmajaḥ tasmin vane
mahatīm puṇyām manoramām parṇaśālām dadarśa

17. Thus lamenting in that forest, the son of Daśaratha saw a large, sacred, and delightful leaf-hut.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

• सः (saḥ) - he

• विलपन् (vilapan) - lamenting, weeping

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• दशरथात्मजः (daśarathātmajaḥ) - son of Daśaratha

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw

• महतीम् (mahatīm) - great, large

• पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - sacred, pure, auspicious

• पर्णशालाम् (parṇaśālām) - hut of leaves, hermitage

• मनोरमाम् (manoramām) - delightful, charming

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विलपन् (vilapan) - lamenting, weeping

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vilapat

vilapat - lamenting, wailing, crying

Present Active Participle

From √lap (to speak) with prefix vi + śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: lap (class 1)

Note: Functions adjectivally, modifying 'saḥ' (he).

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

दशरथात्मजः (daśarathātmajaḥ) - son of Daśaratha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśarathātmaja

daśarathātmaja - son of Daśaratha (an epithet of Rama)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daśaratha+ātmaja)

• daśaratha – Daśaratha (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, self-born, born from oneself
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ātman (self) and √jan (to be born) + ḍa suffix.
  Root: jan (class 4)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महतीम् (mahatīm) - great, large

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, noble

पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - sacred, pure, auspicious

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, pure, virtuous, auspicious, meritorious

पर्णशालाम् (parṇaśālām) - hut of leaves, hermitage

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parṇaśālā

parṇaśālā - leaf-hut, hermitage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parṇa+śālā)

• parṇa – leaf, feather
  noun (neuter)
• śālā – house, hut, hall, shelter
  noun (feminine)

मनोरमाम् (manoramām) - delightful, charming

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of manorama

manorama - delightful, charming, pleasing to the mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+rama)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• rama – pleasing, delightful
  adjective
  From √ram (to delight, to be pleased) + a suffix.
  Root: ram (class 1)

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