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

सर्वतश्चार्यतां दृष्टिः कानने निपुणो ह्यसि ।
आश्रमः कतरस्मिन्नो देशे भवति संमतः ॥३॥

3. sarvataścāryatāṃ dṛṣṭiḥ kānane nipuṇo hyasi ,
āśramaḥ katarasminno deśe bhavati saṃmataḥ.

3. sarvataḥ cāryatām dṛṣṭiḥ kānane nipuṇaḥ hi asi
| āśramaḥ katarasmin naḥ deśe bhavati saṃmataḥ

3. hi asi nipuṇaḥ kānane sarvataḥ dṛṣṭiḥ cāryatām
naḥ āśramaḥ katarasmin deśe saṃmataḥ bhavati

3. Direct your gaze everywhere, for you are skilled in the forest. In which region do you think a suitable hermitage (āśrama) would be for us?

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere

• चार्यताम् (cāryatām) - let it be directed, let it be moved

• दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - sight, gaze, vision

• कानने (kānane) - in the forest, in the grove

• निपुणः (nipuṇaḥ) - skilled, clever, expert

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• असि (asi) - you are

• आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - hermitage, retreat

• कतरस्मिन् (katarasmin) - in which (of two or many)

• नः (naḥ) - for us, our

• देशे (deśe) - in the region, in the place

• भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes

• संमतः (saṁmataḥ) - suitable, approved, desired

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere

(indeclinable)

From sarva + suffix -tas

चार्यताम् (cāryatām) - let it be directed, let it be moved

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (lot) of car

passive imperative

Root car, causative (cāri) passive (ya) imperative (tām) 3rd pers. sing.

Root: car (class 1)

दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - sight, gaze, vision

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, gaze, view

From root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कानने (kānane) - in the forest, in the grove

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, wood

निपुणः (nipuṇaḥ) - skilled, clever, expert

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nipuṇa

nipuṇa - skilled, clever, expert, able

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

present indicative

Root as, present indicative, 2nd pers. sing.

Root: as (class 2)

आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - hermitage, retreat

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, retreat, sacred dwelling, a stage of life (āśrama)

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

कतरस्मिन् (katarasmin) - in which (of two or many)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of katara

katara - which (of two), which (of many)

नः (naḥ) - for us, our

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Enclitic form of asmad

देशे (deśe) - in the region, in the place

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - country, region, place, spot

भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhū

present indicative

Root bhū, present indicative, 3rd pers. sing.

Root: bhū (class 1)

संमतः (saṁmataḥ) - suitable, approved, desired

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃmata

saṁmata - approved, esteemed, suitable, desired, agreed upon

Past Passive Participle

From prefix sam + root man (to think), ppp

Prefix: sam

Root: man (class 4)

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