वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-10, verse-76

स्निग्धपत्रा यथा वृक्षा यथा क्षान्ता मृगद्विजाः ।
आश्रमो नातिदूरस्थो महर्षेर्भावितात्मनः ॥७६॥

76. snigdhapatrā yathā vṛkṣā yathā kṣāntā mṛgadvijāḥ ,
āśramo nātidūrastho maharṣerbhāvitātmanaḥ.

76. snigdhapatrāḥ yathā vṛkṣāḥ yathā kṣāntāḥ mṛgadvijāḥ
āśramaḥ na atidūrasthaḥ maharṣeḥ bhāvitātmanaḥ

76. yathā vṛkṣāḥ snigdhapatrāḥ (santi),
yathā mṛgadvijāḥ kṣāntāḥ (santi),
(tathā) bhāvitātmanaḥ maharṣeḥ āśramaḥ na atidūrasthaḥ (asti).

76. The trees have glossy leaves, and the deer and birds are calm; thus, the hermitage (āśrama) of the great sage, whose self (ātman) is purified, is not very far away.

Words meanings summery:

• स्निग्धपत्राः (snigdhapatrāḥ) - having glossy leaves, with shining leaves

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

• वृक्षाः (vṛkṣāḥ) - trees

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)

• क्षान्ताः (kṣāntāḥ) - calm, patient, tranquil

• मृगद्विजाः (mṛgadvijāḥ) - deer and birds

• आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - hermitage, retreat

• न (na) - not, no

• अतिदूरस्थः (atidūrasthaḥ) - very far away (negated by 'na') (very distant, standing very far)

• महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage

• भावितात्मनः (bhāvitātmanaḥ) - of the purified self, of the concentrated self

Words meanings and morphology

स्निग्धपत्राः (snigdhapatrāḥ) - having glossy leaves, with shining leaves

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of snigdhapatra

snigdhapatra - having glossy or beautiful leaves

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'snigdhāni patrāṇi yeṣām' (those whose leaves are glossy).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (snigdha+patra)

• snigdha – glossy, smooth, soft, affectionate
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √snih (to be affectionate, to be greasy).
  Root: snih (class 4)
• patra – leaf, feather, letter
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'vṛkṣāḥ'.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

वृक्षाः (vṛkṣāḥ) - trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

Note: Subject of the first clause.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)

(indeclinable)

क्षान्ताः (kṣāntāḥ) - calm, patient, tranquil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣānta

kṣānta - patient, calm, tranquil, endured, forgiven

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √kṣam (to be patient, endure).

Root: kṣam (class 1)

मृगद्विजाः (mṛgadvijāḥ) - deer and birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛgadvija

mṛgadvija - deer and birds (a grouping of forest creatures)

Dvandva compound of 'mṛga' (deer) and 'dvija' (bird, lit. 'twice-born').

Compound type : dvandva (mṛga+dvija)

• mṛga – deer, animal
  noun (masculine)
• dvija – bird, brahmin, any 'twice-born' creature (e.g., snake, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
  Literally 'twice-born'. In context of nature, usually means bird.

Note: Subject of the second clause.

आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - hermitage, retreat

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, retreat, a stage of life (āśrama)

Derived from the root √śram (to toil, be weary) with the prefix ā-, referring to a place of spiritual exertion.

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 1)

Note: Subject of the main clause, (āśrama).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अतिदूरस्थः (atidūrasthaḥ) - very far away (negated by 'na') (very distant, standing very far)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atidūrastha

atidūrastha - standing very far, very distant

Compound of 'ati' (very), 'dūra' (far), and 'stha' (standing).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ati+dūra+stha)

• ati – very, exceedingly, beyond
  indeclinable
• dūra – far, distant
  adjective (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated
  adjective
  From the root √sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'āśramaḥ'.

महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage

Karmadhāraya compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ṛṣi' (sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates possession of the hermitage.

भावितात्मनः (bhāvitātmanaḥ) - of the purified self, of the concentrated self

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāvitātman

bhāvitātman - one whose self (ātman) is purified, whose mind is concentrated, whose thoughts are pure

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'bhāvitaḥ ātmā yena saḥ' (one by whom the self is purified).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāvita+ātman)

• bhāvita – purified, cultivated, thought about, pondered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √bhū (to be) in its causative sense ('to cause to be, to purify, to cultivate').
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

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