वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-12, verse-22

ततः स्थलमुपारुह्य पर्वतस्याविदूरतः ।
ख्यातः पञ्चवटीत्येव नित्यपुष्पितकाननः ॥२२॥

22. tataḥ sthalamupāruhya parvatasyāvidūrataḥ ,
khyātaḥ pañcavaṭītyeva nityapuṣpitakānanaḥ.

22. tataḥ sthalam upāruhja parvatasya avidūrataḥ
khyātaḥ pañcavaṭī iti eva nityapuṣpitakānanaḥ

22. tataḥ parvatasya avidūrataḥ sthalam upāruhja,
pañcavaṭī iti eva khyātaḥ nityapuṣpitakānanaḥ

22. Then, having ascended an elevated spot not far from the mountain, there is a celebrated grove known as Pañcavaṭī, which is always in bloom.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• स्थलम् (sthalam) - elevated spot, high ground (spot, ground, place)

• उपारुह्ज (upāruhja) - having ascended, having climbed

• पर्वतस्य (parvatasya) - of the mountain

• अविदूरतः (avidūrataḥ) - not far from, in the vicinity, near

• ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - known as, famous, celebrated

• पञ्चवटी (pañcavaṭī) - name of a sacred grove (Pañcavaṭī)

• इति (iti) - indicates the designation or name 'Pañcavaṭī' (thus, so)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• नित्यपुष्पितकाननः (nityapuṣpitakānanaḥ) - a grove always flowering, an ever-blooming forest

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

स्थलम् (sthalam) - elevated spot, high ground (spot, ground, place)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthala

sthala - place, spot, ground, dry land

उपारुह्ज (upāruhja) - having ascended, having climbed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root ruh- 'to grow, to ascend' with prefixes upa- and ā-

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

पर्वतस्य (parvatasya) - of the mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

अविदूरतः (avidūrataḥ) - not far from, in the vicinity, near

(indeclinable)

from dūra with negative prefix a- and suffix -tas

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+dūratas)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• dūratas – from afar, far off
  indeclinable
  from dūra with suffix -tas

ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - known as, famous, celebrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khyāta

khyāta - known, famous, celebrated, called

Past Passive Participle

from root khyā- 'to be known'

Root: khyā (class 2)

पञ्चवटी (pañcavaṭī) - name of a sacred grove (Pañcavaṭī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pañcavaṭī

pañcavaṭī - Pañcavaṭī (name of a sacred grove, lit. 'five banyan trees')

Compound type : dvigu (pañcan+vaṭī)

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

इति (iti) - indicates the designation or name 'Pañcavaṭī' (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

नित्यपुष्पितकाननः (nityapuṣpitakānanaḥ) - a grove always flowering, an ever-blooming forest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nityapuṣpitakānana

nityapuṣpitakānana - a grove where flowers always bloom

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nitya+puṣpita+kānana)

• nitya – constant, eternal, always, perpetual
  adjective
• puṣpita – flowering, in bloom, having flowers
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root puṣp- 'to flower'
  Root: puṣp (class 10)
• kānana – grove, forest, garden
  noun (neuter)

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