वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-12, verse-17

अतश्च त्वामहं ब्रूमि गच्छ पञ्चवटीमिति ।
स हि रम्यो वनोद्देशो मैथिली तत्र रंस्यते ॥१७॥

17. ataśca tvāmahaṃ brūmi gaccha pañcavaṭīmiti ,
sa hi ramyo vanoddeśo maithilī tatra raṃsyate.

17. ataḥ ca tvām aham brūmi gaccha pañcavaṭīm iti
saḥ hi ramyaḥ vanoddeśaḥ maithilī tatra raṃsyate

17. ataḥ ca aham tvām pañcavaṭīm gaccha iti brūmi
saḥ vanoddeśaḥ hi ramyaḥ maithilī tatra raṃsyate

17. Therefore, I tell you, 'Go to Panchavati.' Indeed, that forest region is delightful, and Maithili will enjoy herself there.

Words meanings summery:

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this, hence

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• अहम् (aham) - I

• ब्रूमि (brūmi) - I say, I tell

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go, proceed

• पञ्चवटीम् (pañcavaṭīm) - to Panchavati (name of a place)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (marker for quotation)

• सः (saḥ) - that (forest region) (that, he)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• रम्यः (ramyaḥ) - charming, delightful, beautiful

• वनोद्देशः (vanoddeśaḥ) - forest region, part of a forest

• मैथिली (maithilī) - Sita, wife of Rama (Maithili (Sita))

• तत्र (tatra) - in Panchavati (there, in that place)

• रंस्यते (raṁsyate) - will delight, will enjoy, will revel

Words meanings and morphology

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this, hence

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Object of the verb 'brūmi'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

Note: Subject of the verb 'brūmi'.

ब्रूमि (brūmi) - I say, I tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū

Present tense, active voice

1st person singular, present indicative, Parasmaipada

Root: brū (class 2)

गच्छ (gaccha) - go, proceed

(verb)

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

Imperative mood, active voice

2nd person singular, present imperative, Parasmaipada

Root: gam (class 1)

पञ्चवटीम् (pañcavaṭīm) - to Panchavati (name of a place)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pañcavaṭī

pañcavaṭī - Panchavati (a specific forest region with five banyan trees)

Compound type : dvigu (pañcan+vaṭī)

• pañcan – five
  numeral
• vaṭī – banyan tree, fig tree
  noun (feminine)

Note: Indicates destination with verb of motion.

इति (iti) - thus, so, (marker for quotation)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (forest region) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'vanoddeśaḥ'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Particle of affirmation or cause.

रम्यः (ramyaḥ) - charming, delightful, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ramya

ramya - charming, delightful, beautiful, pleasant

Gerundive / Potential Passive Participle

Derived from root ram (to delight) with suffix -ya.

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vanoddeśaḥ'.

वनोद्देशः (vanoddeśaḥ) - forest region, part of a forest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vanoddeśa

vanoddeśa - forest region, part of a forest

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+uddeśa)

• vana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)
• uddeśa – region, part, place, mention
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root diś with prefix ud-.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Subject of implied 'asti'.

मैथिली (maithilī) - Sita, wife of Rama (Maithili (Sita))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - Maithili, princess of Mithila, name of Sita

Note: Subject of 'raṃsyate'.

तत्र (tatra) - in Panchavati (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun tad.

रंस्यते (raṁsyate) - will delight, will enjoy, will revel

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of ram

Future tense, middle voice

3rd person singular, future indicative, Atmanepada

Root: ram (class 1)

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