वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-14, verse-29

कं चित् कालं स धर्मात्मा सीतया लक्ष्मणेन च ।
अन्वास्यमानो न्यवसत् स्वर्गलोके यथामरः ॥२९॥

29. kaṃ cit kālaṃ sa dharmātmā sītayā lakṣmaṇena ca ,
anvāsyamāno nyavasat svargaloke yathāmaraḥ.

29. kam cit kālam sa dharmātmā sītayā lakṣmaṇena ca
anvāsyāmānaḥ nyavasat svargaloke yathā amaraḥ

29. sa dharmātmā sītayā lakṣmaṇena ca anvāsyāmānaḥ
kam cit kālam svargaloke amaraḥ yathā nyavasat

29. For some time, that righteous soul (dharmātmā), attended upon by Sita and Lakshmana, dwelt as if an immortal in the heavenly realm.

Words meanings summery:

• कम् (kam) - some (part of kam cit kālam) (what, which, some)

• चित् (cit) - some (part of kam cit kālam) (even, indeed, some, any)

• कालम् (kālam) - for a time, duration (time, season, duration)

• स (sa) - he (Rama) (he, that)

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - that righteous soul (Rama) (righteous soul, one whose ātman is dharma)

• सीतया (sītayā) - by Sita

• लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakshmana

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• अन्वास्यामानः (anvāsyāmānaḥ) - being attended upon (being attended upon, being served)

• न्यवसत् (nyavasat) - he dwelt (he dwelt, he lived)

• स्वर्गलोके (svargaloke) - in the heavenly realm (in the heavenly world, in heaven)

• यथा (yathā) - as if, like (as, just as, like)

• अमरः (amaraḥ) - an immortal (immortal, god)

Words meanings and morphology

कम् (kam) - some (part of kam cit kālam) (what, which, some)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, some

Interrogative/indefinite pronoun

Note: Used with cit to form an indefinite pronoun.

चित् (cit) - some (part of kam cit kālam) (even, indeed, some, any)

(indeclinable)

particle, used with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns

कालम् (kālam) - for a time, duration (time, season, duration)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, duration

Root: kal (class 1)

स (sa) - he (Rama) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: refers to Rama

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - that righteous soul (Rama) (righteous soul, one whose ātman is dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous soul, virtuous person, one whose nature (ātman) is dharma

derived from dharma (righteousness) + ātman (self/soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom
  noun (masculine)
  from root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: refers to Rama

सीतया (sītayā) - by Sita

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (name of Rama's wife)

Note: Agent of anvāsyāmānaḥ

लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rama's brother)

Note: Agent of anvāsyāmānaḥ

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अन्वास्यामानः (anvāsyāmānaḥ) - being attended upon (being attended upon, being served)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anvāsyāmāna

anvāsyāmāna - being waited on, being attended by, being surrounded by

Present Passive Participle (ātmanepada)

from root ās (to sit) with prefixes anu and ā

Prefixes: anu+ā

Root: ās (class 2)

न्यवसत् (nyavasat) - he dwelt (he dwelt, he lived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vas

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

स्वर्गलोके (svargaloke) - in the heavenly realm (in the heavenly world, in heaven)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svargaloka

svargaloka - heavenly world, abode of gods, heaven

compound of svarga (heaven) + loka (world)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+loka)

• svarga – heaven, abode of the gods, celestial region
  noun (masculine)
• loka – world, region, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  from root lok (to see)
  Root: lok (class 10)

यथा (yathā) - as if, like (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

अमरः (amaraḥ) - an immortal (immortal, god)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amara

amara - immortal, divine, god

a (not) + mara (mortal, from root mṛ to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Refers to Rama

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