वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-44, verse-27

नेह गच्छन्ती गन्धर्वा न देवा न च किंनराः ।
राक्षसानामयं वासः कथं नु त्वमिहागता ॥२७॥

27. neha gacchantī gandharvā na devā na ca kiṃnarāḥ ,
rākṣasānāmayaṃ vāsaḥ kathaṃ nu tvamihāgatā.

27. na iha gacchanti gandharvāḥ na devāḥ na ca kiṃnarāḥ
rākṣasānām ayam vāsaḥ katham nu tvam iha āgatā

27. gandharvāḥ na devāḥ na ca kiṃnarāḥ iha na gacchanti
ayam rākṣasānām vāsaḥ nu katham tvam iha āgatā?

27. Neither Gandharvas, nor gods, nor Kinnaras come to this place. This is the dwelling of Rākṣasas. How is it then that you, a woman, have arrived here?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• इह (iha) - in this particular forest/region (here, in this place)

• गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they move, they come

• गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas (celestial musicians)

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• किंनराः (kiṁnarāḥ) - Kinnaras (mythical beings, part-human, part-horse or bird)

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of Rākṣasas, belonging to Rākṣasas

• अयम् (ayam) - this (place/dwelling) (this, this one)

• वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling, abode, residence

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

• नु (nu) - then, indeed (expressing surprise or inquiry) (indeed, now, then, surely (an emphatic or interrogative particle))

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• इह (iha) - in this particular forest/region (here, in this place)

• आगता (āgatā) - you have arrived (arrived, come (feminine))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - in this particular forest/region (here, in this place)

(indeclinable)

गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they move, they come

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Present Active

Present stem 'gaccha-'. Third person plural active voice.

Root: gam (class 1)

गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas (celestial musicians)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - a celestial musician, a mythical being often associated with music and nature

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

किंनराः (kiṁnarāḥ) - Kinnaras (mythical beings, part-human, part-horse or bird)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kiṃnara

kiṁnara - a mythical being, usually half-human and half-horse (or bird), often skilled in music; literally 'what man?'

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of Rākṣasas, belonging to Rākṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a Rākṣasa, a demon, a powerful and often malevolent supernatural being

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this (place/dwelling) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (neuter stem)

Nominative singular masculine form of the pronominal stem 'idam'.

वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling, abode, residence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, abode, residence, garment, perfume

Derived from root 'vas' (to dwell).

Root: vas (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from the pronominal stem 'kim'.

नु (nu) - then, indeed (expressing surprise or inquiry) (indeed, now, then, surely (an emphatic or interrogative particle))

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural or singular, as stem)

Nominative singular of the second person pronoun 'yuṣmad'.

Note: Gender is not marked on the pronoun itself, but 'āgatā' implies female.

इह (iha) - in this particular forest/region (here, in this place)

(indeclinable)

आगता (āgatā) - you have arrived (arrived, come (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, returned, reached

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefix 'ā' + root 'gam' + suffix 'kta' (tā) for feminine.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Feminine ending indicates the person addressed is female.

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