वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-94, verse-39

अदेवमातृको रम्यः श्वापदैः परिवर्जितः ।
कच्चिज्जनपदः स्फीतः सुखं वसति राघव ॥३९॥

39. adevamātṛko ramyaḥ śvāpadaiḥ parivarjitaḥ ,
kaccijjanapadaḥ sphītaḥ sukhaṃ vasati rāghava.

39. a-deva-mātṛkaḥ ramyaḥ śvāpadaiḥ parivarjitaḥ
kaccit janapadaḥ sphītaḥ sukham vasati rāghava

39. rāghava kaccit janapadaḥ a-deva-mātṛkaḥ ramyaḥ
śvāpadaiḥ parivarjitaḥ sphītaḥ sukham vasati

39. Rāghava, I hope that the region (janapada) is not solely dependent on rain (a-deva-mātṛka), is charming, free from wild beasts, prosperous, and dwells in comfort.

Words meanings summery:

• अ-देव-मातृकः (a-deva-mātṛkaḥ) - not dependent on rain, having no god for a mother (irrigated)

• रम्यः (ramyaḥ) - charming, delightful, beautiful

• श्वापदैः (śvāpadaiḥ) - by wild beasts, by carnivorous animals

• परिवर्जितः (parivarjitaḥ) - free from, devoid of

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that; is it that

• जनपदः (janapadaḥ) - country, region, populated area

• स्फीतः (sphītaḥ) - prosperous, thriving, swollen

• सुखम् (sukham) - happily, comfortably

• वसति (vasati) - dwells, lives

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

अ-देव-मातृकः (a-deva-mātṛkaḥ) - not dependent on rain, having no god for a mother (irrigated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of a-deva-mātṛka

a-deva-mātṛka - not dependent on rain, having no god for a mother (irrigated)

Negative Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+deva+mātṛka)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• deva – god
  noun (masculine)
• mātṛka – having as a mother, dependent on
  adjective (masculine)
  From mātṛ + ika (taddhita suffix)

रम्यः (ramyaḥ) - charming, delightful, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ramya

ramya - charming, delightful, beautiful

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root ram 'to delight, to be pleased'

Root: ram (class 1)

श्वापदैः (śvāpadaiḥ) - by wild beasts, by carnivorous animals

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śvāpada

śvāpada - wild beast, carnivorous animal

Compound: śvan (dog) + pada (foot) - 'having feet like a dog' i.e. a beast of prey.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śvan+pada)

• śvan – dog
  noun (masculine)
• pada – foot, step
  noun (neuter)

परिवर्जितः (parivarjitaḥ) - free from, devoid of

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parivarjita

parivarjita - free from, devoid of, avoided

Past Passive Participle

From pari-vṛj 'to avoid, to shun'

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛj (class 1)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that; is it that

(indeclinable)

जनपदः (janapadaḥ) - country, region, populated area

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janapada

janapada - country, region, populated area

Compound: jana (people) + pada (foot, place)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+pada)

• jana – people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pada – place, abode
  noun (neuter)

स्फीतः (sphītaḥ) - prosperous, thriving, swollen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sphīta

sphīta - prosperous, thriving, swollen, increased

Past Passive Participle

From root sphāy 'to swell, grow'

Root: sphāy (class 1)

सुखम् (sukham) - happily, comfortably

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage of neuter accusative singular

वसति (vasati) - dwells, lives

(verb)

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

Root: vas (class 1)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

Patronymic from Raghu

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