वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-14, verse-2

आगताः स्म यथोद्दिष्टममुं देशं महर्षिणा ।
अयं पञ्चवटी देशः सौम्य पुष्पितकाननः ॥२॥

2. āgatāḥ sma yathoddiṣṭamamuṃ deśaṃ maharṣiṇā ,
ayaṃ pañcavaṭī deśaḥ saumya puṣpitakānanaḥ.

2. āgatāḥ sma yathoddiṣṭam amum deśam maharṣiṇā
| ayam pañcavaṭī deśaḥ saumya puṣpitakānanaḥ

2. mahā-ṛṣiṇā yathoddiṣṭam amum deśam āgatāḥ sma
saumya ayam pañcavaṭī deśaḥ puṣpitakānanaḥ

2. "We have arrived at this region, just as it was indicated by the great sage. O gentle one, this region of Pañcavaṭī has blossoming groves."

Words meanings summery:

• आगताः (āgatāḥ) - arrived, come

• स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense

• यथोद्दिष्टम् (yathoddiṣṭam) - as indicated, as instructed

• अमुम् (amum) - this, that

• देशम् (deśam) - region, country, place

• महर्षिणा (maharṣiṇā) - by Sage Agastya (by the great sage)

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• पञ्चवटी (pañcavaṭī) - Pañcavaṭī

• देशः (deśaḥ) - region, country, place

• सौम्य (saumya) - Addressed to Lakṣmaṇa (O gentle one, O mild one)

• पुष्पितकाननः (puṣpitakānanaḥ) - having blossoming groves

Words meanings and morphology

आगताः (āgatāḥ) - arrived, come

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, returned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √gam (to go) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used as a predicate in conjunction with 'sma' to form a past tense 'we have arrived'.

स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense

(indeclinable)

यथोद्दिष्टम् (yathoddiṣṭam) - as indicated, as instructed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yathoddiṣṭa

yathoddiṣṭa - as shown, as pointed out, as indicated

Compound of yathā (as, according to) and uddiṣṭa (indicated).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+uddiṣṭa)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• uddiṣṭa – indicated, pointed out, mentioned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √diś (to point, show) with prefix ud.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: diś (class 6)

अमुम् (amum) - this, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - this (yonder), that

Note: Modifies 'deśam'.

देशम् (deśam) - region, country, place

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - region, country, place, spot

महर्षिणा (maharṣiṇā) - by Sage Agastya (by the great sage)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, eminent seer

Compound of mahā (great) and ṛṣi (sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

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

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Modifies 'deśaḥ'.

पञ्चवटी (pañcavaṭī) - Pañcavaṭī

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pañcavaṭī

pañcavaṭī - Pañcavaṭī (a forest region), a group of five banyan trees

Compound of pañca (five) and vaṭī (banyan tree).

Compound type : dvigu (pañcan+vaṭī)

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

Note: Used as an adjective to 'deśaḥ'.

देशः (deśaḥ) - region, country, place

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - region, country, place, spot

सौम्य (saumya) - Addressed to Lakṣmaṇa (O gentle one, O mild one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, pleasant, auspicious, a son of Soma

पुष्पितकाननः (puṣpitakānanaḥ) - having blossoming groves

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṣpitakānana

puṣpitakānana - having blossoming forests or groves, full of flowered woods

Compound of puṣpita (blossomed) and kānana (grove, forest).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṣpita+kānana)

• puṣpita – blossomed, flowered, blooming
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √puṣp (to blossom).
  Root: puṣp (class 1)
• kānana – forest, grove, wood
  noun (neuter)

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