वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-10, verse-45

एतदेवाश्रमपदं नूनं तस्य महात्मनः ।
अगस्त्यस्य मुनेर्भ्रातुर्दृश्यते पुण्यकर्मणः ॥४५॥

45. etadevāśramapadaṃ nūnaṃ tasya mahātmanaḥ ,
agastyasya munerbhrāturdṛśyate puṇyakarmaṇaḥ.

45. etat eva āśrama-padam nūnam tasya mahā-ātmanaḥ |
agastyasya muneḥ bhrātuḥ dṛśyate puṇya-karmaṇaḥ

45. nūnam etat eva mahā-ātmanaḥ,
puṇya-karmaṇaḥ agastyasya muneḥ bhrātuḥ āśrama-padam dṛśyate.

45. Surely, this must be the hermitage of that great-souled (mahā-ātman) sage, Agastya's brother, who performs meritorious actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (place) (this)

• एव (eva) - indeed, exactly (indeed, just, only, exactly)

• आश्रम-पदम् (āśrama-padam) - hermitage, ascetic abode

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, undoubtedly (surely, certainly, indeed, probably)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (sage) (of that, his)

• महा-आत्मनः (mahā-ātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled, of the noble-minded

• अगस्त्यस्य (agastyasya) - of Agastya

• मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of Agastya's brother (Sutīkṣṇa) (of the brother)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is visible

• पुण्य-कर्मणः (puṇya-karmaṇaḥ) - of the one whose actions (karma) are virtuous (of the one whose deeds are meritorious, of the virtuous one)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (place) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this, that

Note: Agrees with 'āśrama-padam'.

एव (eva) - indeed, exactly (indeed, just, only, exactly)

(indeclinable)

आश्रम-पदम् (āśrama-padam) - hermitage, ascetic abode

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āśrama-pada

āśrama-pada - hermitage, ascetic abode, dwelling of ascetics

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśrama+pada)

• āśrama – hermitage, retreat, sacred dwelling
  noun (masculine)
• pada – place, foot, step, abode
  noun (neuter)

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, undoubtedly (surely, certainly, indeed, probably)

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (sage) (of that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'mahā-ātmanaḥ', 'agastyasya', 'muneḥ', 'bhrātuḥ', 'puṇya-karmaṇaḥ'.

महा-आत्मनः (mahā-ātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled, of the noble-minded

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahā-ātman

mahā-ātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted spirit (mahā-ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'muneḥ'.

अगस्त्यस्य (agastyasya) - of Agastya

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of agastya

agastya - Agastya (a revered Vedic sage)

मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, inspired one

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of Agastya's brother (Sutīkṣṇa) (of the brother)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Refers to Sutīkṣṇa, brother of Agastya, who was mentioned in the previous verse.

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is visible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (Laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive

3rd person singular, Present tense (Laṭ), middle voice (passive sense) of √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पुण्य-कर्मणः (puṇya-karmaṇaḥ) - of the one whose actions (karma) are virtuous (of the one whose deeds are meritorious, of the virtuous one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puṇya-karman

puṇya-karman - one whose deeds are meritorious, virtuous, righteous (karma)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (puṇya+karman)

• puṇya – meritorious, virtuous, good, sacred
  adjective
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'muneḥ' (the sage).