वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-41, verse-24

न वने नन्दनोद्देशे न चैत्ररथसंश्रये ।
कुतः पृथिव्यां सौमित्रे यो ऽस्य कश्चित् समो मृगः ॥२४॥

24. na vane nandanoddeśe na caitrarathasaṃśraye ,
kutaḥ pṛthivyāṃ saumitre yo'sya kaścit samo mṛgaḥ.

24. na vane nandana-uddeśe na caitraratha-saṃśraye
kutaḥ pṛthivyām saumitre yaḥ asya kaścit samaḥ mṛgaḥ

24. saumitre,
na vane,
na nandana-uddeśe,
na caitraratha-saṃśraye (asti).
asya samaḥ kaścit mṛgaḥ pṛthivyām kutaḥ yaḥ (asti)?

24. Not in any ordinary forest, nor in the heavenly Nandanavana, nor even in the Chaitraratha garden, O son of Sumitra (Lakshmana). Where on earth could there be any deer equal to this one?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods

• नन्दन-उद्देशे (nandana-uddeśe) - in the region of Nandanavana, in the Nandanavana area

• न (na) - not, nor

• चैत्ररथ-संश्रये (caitraratha-saṁśraye) - in the Chaitraratha garden, in the abode of Chaitraratha

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, how

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, in the world

• सौमित्रे (saumitre) - O son of Sumitra (Lakshmana)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that

• अस्य (asya) - of this deer (of this, of him)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, something, any, a certain

• समः (samaḥ) - equal, like, similar

• मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - deer, wild animal

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

नन्दन-उद्देशे (nandana-uddeśe) - in the region of Nandanavana, in the Nandanavana area

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nandana-uddeśa

nandana-uddeśa - region/area of Nandanavana (a celestial garden)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nandana+uddeśa)

• nandana – Nandanavana (the pleasure-garden of Indra in heaven)
  proper noun (neuter)
  Root: nand (class 1)
• uddeśa – region, place, spot, designation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: diś (class 6)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

चैत्ररथ-संश्रये (caitraratha-saṁśraye) - in the Chaitraratha garden, in the abode of Chaitraratha

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of caitraratha-saṃśraya

caitraratha-saṁśraya - abode of Chaitraratha (Kubera's garden)

Compound type : tatpurusha (caitraratha+saṃśraya)

• caitraratha – Chaitraratha (a mythical garden of Kubera, the god of wealth)
  proper noun (masculine)
• saṃśraya – refuge, asylum, dwelling, abode
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śri (class 1)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, how

(indeclinable)

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, land

सौमित्रे (saumitre) - O son of Sumitra (Lakshmana)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitra (referring to Lakshmana)

Patronymic from Sumitrā.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

अस्य (asya) - of this deer (of this, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, something, any, a certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, any, a certain

Combination of ka (interrogative pronoun) and cid (particle of indefiniteness).

समः (samaḥ) - equal, like, similar

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, like, similar, same, even

Note: Adjective modifying 'mṛgaḥ'.

मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - deer, wild animal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal

Root: mṛj (class 2)