वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-6, verse-16

अयमेवाश्रमो राम गुणवान् रम्यतामिह ।
ऋषिसंघानुचरितः सदा मूलफलैर्युतः ॥१६॥

16. ayamevāśramo rāma guṇavān ramyatāmiha ,
ṛṣisaṃghānucaritaḥ sadā mūlaphalairyutaḥ.

16. ayam eva āśramaḥ rāma guṇavān ramyatām iha
ṛṣisaṅghānucaritaḥ sadā mūlaphalaiḥ yutaḥ

16. rāma ayam eva guṇavān āśramaḥ iha ramyatām
ṛṣisaṅghānucaritaḥ sadā mūlaphalaiḥ yutaḥ

16. O Rama, this very hermitage (āśrama) is excellent; let it be enjoyed here. It is always frequented by communities of sages and rich with roots and fruits.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - hermitage (a dwelling place for ascetics) (hermitage, abode, stage of life (āśrama))

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• गुणवान् (guṇavān) - excellent (referring to the hermitage) (possessing good qualities, virtuous, excellent)

• रम्यताम् (ramyatām) - let it be enjoyed (by you) (let it be enjoyed, let one delight, may it be pleasant)

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• ऋषिसङ्घानुचरितः (ṛṣisaṅghānucaritaḥ) - frequented by communities of sages, followed by groups of ascetics

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

• मूलफलैः (mūlaphalaiḥ) - with roots and fruits

• युतः (yutaḥ) - endowed with (roots and fruits) (joined, endowed, accompanied by, possessed of)

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - hermitage (a dwelling place for ascetics) (hermitage, abode, stage of life (āśrama))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, monastery, retreat; stage of life (āśrama)

From `ā-√śram` (to toil, exert oneself). Place of toil/exertion.

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a prominent deity in Hinduism, hero of the Ramayana)

गुणवान् (guṇavān) - excellent (referring to the hermitage) (possessing good qualities, virtuous, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇavat

guṇavat - endowed with good qualities, virtuous, excellent, possessing strands/constituents of nature (guṇa)

Possessive Suffix

Derived from `guṇa` with the possessive suffix `-vat`.

रम्यताम् (ramyatām) - let it be enjoyed (by you) (let it be enjoyed, let one delight, may it be pleasant)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi liṅ) of √ram

Optative, 3rd Person, Singular

`ram` + `ya` (passive/middle sign) + `tām` (optative 3rd singular middle/passive ending)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Used here in a passive/impersonal sense or middle voice, 'let it be enjoyed'.

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

ऋषिसङ्घानुचरितः (ṛṣisaṅghānucaritaḥ) - frequented by communities of sages, followed by groups of ascetics

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣisaṅghānucarita

ṛṣisaṅghānucarita - frequented/followed by groups of sages

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+saṅgha+anucarita)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• saṅgha – group, assembly, community, multitude
  noun (masculine)
• anucarita – followed, frequented, practiced, visited
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from anu-√car (to follow, frequent)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: car (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

(indeclinable)

मूलफलैः (mūlaphalaiḥ) - with roots and fruits

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of mūlaphalā

mūlaphalā - roots and fruits, edibles from roots and fruits

Compound type : dvandva (mūla+phala)

• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, produce
  noun (neuter)

युतः (yutaḥ) - endowed with (roots and fruits) (joined, endowed, accompanied by, possessed of)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuta

yuta - joined, united, endowed with, accompanied by, fit, proper

Past Passive Participle

Derived from `√yu` (to join, unite).

Root: yu (class 2)