वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-10, verse-17

तत्रैवाप्सरसः पञ्चनिवसन्त्यो यथासुखम् ।
रमयन्ति तपोयोगान्मुनिं यौवनमास्थितम् ॥१७॥

17. tatraivāpsarasaḥ pañcanivasantyo yathāsukham ,
ramayanti tapoyogānmuniṃ yauvanamāsthitam.

17. tatra eva apsarasaḥ pañca nivasantyaḥ yathāsukham
ramayanti tapoyogāt munim yauvanam āsthitam

17. tatra eva pañca apsarasaḥ yathāsukham nivasantyaḥ
tapoyogāt yauvanam āsthitam munim ramayanti

17. There, those five Apsaras, dwelling in comfort, delighted the sage, who had attained youth through the power of his penance (tapas) and yoga.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• अप्सरसः (apsarasaḥ) - Apsaras, celestial nymphs

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• निवसन्त्यः (nivasantyaḥ) - dwelling, residing

• यथासुखम् (yathāsukham) - comfortably, happily, as it pleases

• रमयन्ति (ramayanti) - they delight, cause to enjoy, cause to sport

• तपोयोगात् (tapoyogāt) - from/due to penance (tapas) and yoga

• मुनिम् (munim) - the sage

• यौवनम् (yauvanam) - youth, young age

• आस्थितम् (āsthitam) - attained, resorting to, being in a state of

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(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'.

निवसन्त्यः (nivasantyaḥ) - dwelling, residing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nivasat

nivasat - dwelling, residing, inhabiting

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of the root 'vas' (to dwell) with the prefix 'ni-'.

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'apsarasaḥ'.

यथासुखम् (yathāsukham) - comfortably, happily, as it pleases

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+sukham)

• yathā – as, like, according to, in which way
  indeclinable
• sukham – happiness, comfort, ease
  noun (neuter)

रमयन्ति (ramayanti) - they delight, cause to enjoy, cause to sport

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ram

Causative verb

Causative form (ram + ayati) of the root 'ram'.

Root: ram (class 1)

तपोयोगात् (tapoyogāt) - from/due to penance (tapas) and yoga

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tapoyoga

tapoyoga - practice of penance (tapas) and yoga, union with penance (tapas)

Compound type : dvandva (tapas+yoga)

• tapas – penance, asceticism, austerity, heat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• yoga – spiritual discipline, union, practice, yoga
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Indicates cause or source.

मुनिम् (munim) - the sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint

यौवनम् (yauvanam) - youth, young age

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yauvana

yauvana - youth, youthfulness, young age

आस्थितम् (āsthitam) - attained, resorting to, being in a state of

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - entered upon, attained, resorted to, standing, situated in

Past Passive Participle

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

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'munim'.