वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-10, verse-16

ताश्चैवाप्सरसः पञ्चमुनेः पत्नीत्वमागताः ।
तटाके निर्मितं तासामस्मिन्नन्तर्हितं गृहम् ॥१६॥

16. tāścaivāpsarasaḥ pañcamuneḥ patnītvamāgatāḥ ,
taṭāke nirmitaṃ tāsāmasminnantarhitaṃ gṛham.

16. tāḥ ca eva apsarasaḥ pañca muneḥ patnītvam āgatāḥ
taṭāke nirmitam tāsām asmin antarhitam gṛham

16. tāḥ eva ca pañca apsarasaḥ muneḥ patnītvam āgatāḥ;
tāsām antarhitam gṛham asmin taṭāke nirmitam

16. And those five Apsaras indeed became the sage's wives. Their house, concealed within this very lake, was constructed for them.

Words meanings summery:

• ताः (tāḥ) - those

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अप्सरसः (apsarasaḥ) - Apsaras, celestial nymphs

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage

• पत्नीत्वम् (patnītvam) - wifehood, state of being a wife

• आगताः (āgatāḥ) - having come, arrived, attained

• तटाके (taṭāke) - in the lake, in the pond

• निर्मितम् (nirmitam) - built, constructed, created

• तासाम् (tāsām) - of them, for them

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• अन्तर्हितम् (antarhitam) - hidden, concealed, disappeared

• गृहम् (gṛham) - house, home

Words meanings and morphology

ताः (tāḥ) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the Apsaras.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

अप्सरसः (apsarasaḥ) - Apsaras, celestial nymphs

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of apsaras

apsaras - Apsara, celestial nymph, fairy

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(adjective)

Nominative, plural of pañcan

pañcan - five

Note: Agrees with 'apsarasaḥ'.

मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint

पत्नीत्वम् (patnītvam) - wifehood, state of being a wife

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of patnītva

patnītva - wifehood, state of being a wife

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (patnī+tva)

• patnī – wife, mistress of a house
  noun (feminine)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, -hood, -ness
  suffix (neuter)

आगताः (āgatāḥ) - having come, arrived, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'gam' (to go) with the prefix 'ā-' and the past passive participle suffix '-ta'.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'apsarasaḥ'.

तटाके (taṭāke) - in the lake, in the pond

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of taṭāka

taṭāka - lake, pond, pool

निर्मितम् (nirmitam) - built, constructed, created

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirmita

nirmita - made, built, constructed, created, formed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'mā' (to measure, to make, to build) with the prefix 'nis-' and the past passive participle suffix '-ita'.

Prefix: nis

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'gṛham'.

तासाम् (tāsām) - of them, for them

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the Apsaras.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Agrees with 'taṭāke'.

अन्तर्हितम् (antarhitam) - hidden, concealed, disappeared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antarhita

antarhita - hidden, concealed, disappeared, covered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'dhā' (to place) with the prefix 'antar-' and the past passive participle suffix '-ita'.

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'gṛham'.

गृहम् (gṛham) - house, home

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling, residence