वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-10, verse-29

अस्मिन्नरण्ये भगवन्नगस्त्यो मुनिसत्तमः ।
वसतीति मया नित्यं कथाः कथयतां श्रुतम् ॥२९॥

29. asminnaraṇye bhagavannagastyo munisattamaḥ ,
vasatīti mayā nityaṃ kathāḥ kathayatāṃ śrutam.

29. asmin araṇye bhagavan agastyaḥ munisattamaḥ |
vasati iti mayā nityam kathāḥ kathayatām śrutam

29. bhagavan asmin araṇye munisattamaḥ agastyaḥ
vasati iti mayā nityam kathayatām kathāḥ śrutam

29. O reverend sir, I have constantly heard from narrators that Agastya, the foremost among sages (muni), resides in this forest.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• अरण्ये (araṇye) - in this forest (in the forest, in the wilderness)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O reverend sir (addressing Sutikshna) (O Lord, O venerable one, O blessed one)

• अगस्त्यः (agastyaḥ) - Agastya (Agastya (name of a prominent Vedic sage))

• मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - foremost among sages (muni) (best among sages, foremost sage)

• वसति (vasati) - resides (he dwells, he lives, he resides)

• इति (iti) - that (introducing a reported statement) (thus, so, (quotation marker))

• मया (mayā) - by me

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, constantly, perpetually)

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, narrations (stories, tales, narrations)

• कथयताम् (kathayatām) - from narrators (literally 'of those who narrate') (of those who narrate, of the storytellers)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard (heard, listened, understood)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

अरण्ये (araṇye) - in this forest (in the forest, in the wilderness)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness, desert

From root ṛ (to go), with prefix a- and suffix -ṇya.

Root: ṛ (class 1)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O reverend sir (addressing Sutikshna) (O Lord, O venerable one, O blessed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, venerable, Lord

Possessive adjective formed with suffix -vat.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Addressing Sutikshna.

अगस्त्यः (agastyaḥ) - Agastya (Agastya (name of a prominent Vedic sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agastya

agastya - Agastya (a famous Rishi, often associated with the Vindhya mountains and spreading Sanskrit culture to the South)

Note: The subject of the embedded clause.

मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - foremost among sages (muni) (best among sages, foremost sage)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munisattama

munisattama - best among sages, most excellent sage

Compound of muni (sage) and sattama (superlative of sat, good).

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+sattama)

• muni – sage, ascetic, saint (muni)
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, most virtuous
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree from sat (good).

वसति (vasati) - resides (he dwells, he lives, he resides)

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular

Laṭ lakāra.

Root: vas (class 1)

इति (iti) - that (introducing a reported statement) (thus, so, (quotation marker))

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun.

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative of nitya.

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, narrations (stories, tales, narrations)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narration, conversation

From root kath (to tell).

Root: kath (class 10)

कथयताम् (kathayatām) - from narrators (literally 'of those who narrate') (of those who narrate, of the storytellers)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kathayat

kathayat - narrating, telling a story

Present Active Participle

From root kath (to tell, narrate).

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Used here like a noun, 'of those who narrate'.

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard (heard, listened, understood)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed (e.g., in Vedas), famous

Past Passive Participle

From root śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Refers to the 'hearing' of the news.