वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-12, verse-11

किं तु व्यादिश मे देशं सोदकं बहुकाननम् ।
यत्राश्रमपदं कृत्वा वसेयं निरतः सुखम् ॥११॥

11. kiṃ tu vyādiśa me deśaṃ sodakaṃ bahukānanam ,
yatrāśramapadaṃ kṛtvā vaseyaṃ nirataḥ sukham.

11. kim tu vyādiśa me deśam sodakam bahukānanam
yatra āśramapadam kṛtvā vaseyam nirataḥ sukham

11. kim tu me sodakam bahukānanam deśam vyādiśa
yatra āśramapadam kṛtvā nirataḥ sukham vaseyam

11. However, please indicate to me a region with water and abundant forests, where, having established an hermitage (āśramapada), I may dwell devotedly and happily.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - however (particle expressing a mild objection/request) (what, but, however, indeed)

• तु (tu) - but, however (but, indeed, yet, however)

• व्यादिश (vyādiśa) - please indicate/command (imperative) (command, point out, indicate, instruct)

• मे (me) - to me (my, for me, to me)

• देशम् (deśam) - region, place (country, region, place, land)

• सोदकम् (sodakam) - with water (with water, watery)

• बहुकाननम् (bahukānanam) - with abundant forests (having many forests, full of many forests)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

• आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - an hermitage (āśramapada) (hermitage, ascetic's dwelling)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having established, having made (having done, having made)

• वसेयम् (vaseyam) - I may dwell (I may dwell, I should dwell)

• निरतः (nirataḥ) - devotedly (as an ascetic, engaged in spiritual practice) (devoted, absorbed, engaged in)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happily (happily, pleasantly, comfortably, joy)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - however (particle expressing a mild objection/request) (what, but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative/exclamatory particle, or used to introduce a request.

Note: Used here to introduce a polite request, similar to 'but'.

तु (tu) - but, however (but, indeed, yet, however)

(indeclinable)

व्यादिश (vyādiśa) - please indicate/command (imperative) (command, point out, indicate, instruct)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of diś

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular

Prefix `vi-ā` with root `diś`.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: diś (class 6)

मे (me) - to me (my, for me, to me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

Enclitic form of asmad.

देशम् (deśam) - region, place (country, region, place, land)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - country, region, place, land

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of `vyādiśa`.

सोदकम् (sodakam) - with water (with water, watery)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sodaka

sodaka - with water, watery

Bahuvrīhi compound: `sa` (with) + `udaka` (water). Describes the land.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+udaka)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix `sa` (same, together with).
• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)
  From root `und` (to flow, moisten).
  Root: und (class 7)

Note: Adjective for `deśam`.

बहुकाननम् (bahukānanam) - with abundant forests (having many forests, full of many forests)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahukānana

bahukānana - having many forests

Compound: `bahu` (many) + `kānana` (forest).

Note: Adjective for `deśam`.

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem `ya`.

आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - an hermitage (āśramapada) (hermitage, ascetic's dwelling)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āśramapada

āśramapada - hermitage, ascetic's dwelling, a place for an āśrama

Compound: `āśrama` (hermitage) + `pada` (place, foot).

Note: Object of `kṛtvā`.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having established, having made (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed from root `kṛ` with suffix `tvā`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वसेयम् (vaseyam) - I may dwell (I may dwell, I should dwell)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vas

Optative mood, 1st person singular

Root `vas`.

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Expresses a wish or possibility.

निरतः (nirataḥ) - devotedly (as an ascetic, engaged in spiritual practice) (devoted, absorbed, engaged in)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirata

nirata - devoted, absorbed, engaged in, attached to

Past Passive Participle

From `ni` (prefix) + root `ram` (to delight, stop). Here, 'fixed, engaged'.

Prefix: ni

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'I' (Rama).

सुखम् (sukham) - happily (happily, pleasantly, comfortably, joy)

(indeclinable)

Often used as an adverb in accusative singular neuter.

Note: Used adverbially to modify `vaseyam`.

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