वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-14, verse-10

अयं देशः समः श्रीमान्पुष्पितैर् तरुभिर्वृतः ।
इहाश्रमपदं सौम्य यथावत् कर्तुमर्हसि ॥१०॥

10. ayaṃ deśaḥ samaḥ śrīmānpuṣpitair tarubhirvṛtaḥ ,
ihāśramapadaṃ saumya yathāvat kartumarhasi.

10. ayam deśaḥ samaḥ śrīmān puṣpitaiḥ tarubhiḥ vṛtaḥ
iha āśramapadam saumya yathāvat kartum arhasi

10. saumya ayam deśaḥ samaḥ śrīmān puṣpitaiḥ tarubhiḥ
vṛtaḥ iha yathāvat āśramapadam kartum arhasi

10. This place is level, glorious, and surrounded by flowering trees. O gentle Lakshmana, you ought to establish an ashram (āśrama) site here properly.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this (place) (this, here, he)

• देशः (deśaḥ) - place (place, region, country)

• समः (samaḥ) - level (even, level, equal, similar)

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, beautiful (glorious, beautiful, prosperous, fortunate)

• पुष्पितैः (puṣpitaiḥ) - with flowering (trees) (with flowering, blossomed)

• तरुभिः (tarubhiḥ) - by trees (by trees, with trees)

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, covered, chosen)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

• आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - an ashram (āśrama) site (site for a hermitage/ashram)

• सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle Lakshmana (gentle, mild, benevolent, O gentle one)

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly (properly, as it should be, exactly, according to)

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to establish, to make (to do, to make, to perform)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (to do) (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this (place) (this, here, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'deśaḥ'

देशः (deśaḥ) - place (place, region, country)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, spot

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Subject of the sentence

समः (samaḥ) - level (even, level, equal, similar)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - even, level, equal, similar, tranquil

Root: śam (class 1)

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, beautiful (glorious, beautiful, prosperous, fortunate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, beautiful, prosperous, fortunate, blessed

possessive suffix 'mat' added to 'śrī' (splendor, beauty, prosperity)

पुष्पितैः (puṣpitaiḥ) - with flowering (trees) (with flowering, blossomed)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puṣpita

puṣpita - flowered, blossomed, bearing flowers

Past Passive Participle

from root 'puṣp' (to flower) + 'ita' suffix

Root: puṣp (class 4)

तरुभिः (tarubhiḥ) - by trees (by trees, with trees)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of taru

taru - tree, plant

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Agent/means by which the place is covered.

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, covered, chosen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - covered, surrounded, chosen, enclosed, selected

Past Passive Participle

from root 'vṛ' (to cover, enclose, choose)

Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective.

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - an ashram (āśrama) site (site for a hermitage/ashram)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āśramapada

āśramapada - a place for a hermitage, an ashram (āśrama) site

compound of 'āśrama' (hermitage) and 'pada' (place, site)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśrama+pada)

• āśrama – hermitage, monastic retreat, a stage of life (āśrama)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)
• pada – step, foot, place, position, site
  noun (neuter)
  from root 'pad' (to go)
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of 'kartum'

सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle Lakshmana (gentle, mild, benevolent, O gentle one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, benevolent, agreeable; son of Soma

derived from 'soma' (moon), meaning moon-like, gentle

Note: masculine vocative singular, refers to Lakshmana

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly (properly, as it should be, exactly, according to)

(indeclinable)

formed from 'yathā' (as) + suffix 'vat'

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to establish, to make (to do, to make, to perform)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

from root 'kṛ' (to do), 8th class verb

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses purpose.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (to do) (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of arh

Present Active Indicative, 2nd person singular

from root 'arh' (to be worthy), 1st class verb

Root: arh (class 1)

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