वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-6, verse-8

स्वागतं खलु ते वीर राम धर्मभृतां वर ।
आश्रमो ऽयं त्वयाक्रान्तः सनाथ इव साम्प्रतम् ॥८॥

8. svāgataṃ khalu te vīra rāma dharmabhṛtāṃ vara ,
āśramo'yaṃ tvayākrāntaḥ sanātha iva sāmpratam.

8. svāgatam khalu te vīra rāma dharmabhṛtām vara
āśramaḥ ayam tvayā ākrāntaḥ sanāthaḥ iva sāmpratam

8. vīra rāma dharmabhṛtām vara te khalu svāgatam ayam
āśramaḥ tvayā ākrāntaḥ sāmpratam sanāthaḥ iva

8. "Welcome indeed to you, O hero Rama, the foremost among those who uphold natural law (dharma)! This hermitage (āśrama), having been visited by you, now appears as if it has a protector."

Words meanings summery:

• स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - welcome (welcome, well-come)

• खलु (khalu) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, of you)

• वीर (vīra) - O hero

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of those who uphold natural law (dharma) (of those who uphold dharma)

• वर (vara) - O foremost (O best, excellent)

• आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - this hermitage (āśrama) (hermitage, retreat (āśrama))

• अयम् (ayam) - this (hermitage) (this, he)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• आक्रान्तः (ākrāntaḥ) - visited, entered (occupied, attacked, entered, visited)

• सनाथः (sanāthaḥ) - as if having a protector (having a protector, with a lord/master)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now, at present (now, at present, suitably)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - welcome (welcome, well-come)

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'su' (well) and 'āgata' (come). Often used as an exclamation.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+āgata)

• su – good, well
  indeclinable
• āgata – come, arrived
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix 'ā' + root 'gam' (to go) + 'kta' (past passive participle suffix).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Exclamation.

खलु (khalu) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

ते (te) - to you (to you, of you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

2nd person pronoun, dative/genitive singular (optional form).

Note: Indirect object for 'svāgatam'.

वीर (vīra) - O hero

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

Note: Term of address for Rama.

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated hero, son of Daśaratha)

Note: Term of address.

धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of those who uphold natural law (dharma) (of those who uphold dharma)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - upholder of dharma, righteous

Compound word.

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+bhṛt)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
• bhṛt – bearing, carrying, supporting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root 'bhṛ'
  Derived from root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support) + 'kvip' suffix.
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vara'.

वर (vara) - O foremost (O best, excellent)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice

From root 'vṛ' (to choose).

Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'rāma'.

आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - this hermitage (āśrama) (hermitage, retreat (āśrama))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśrama

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

From prefix 'ā' + root 'śram' (to toil, exert).

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Subject of implied 'asti'.

अयम् (ayam) - this (hermitage) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Adjective modifying 'āśramaḥ'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

2nd person pronoun.

Note: Agent in passive construction with 'ākrāntaḥ'.

आक्रान्तः (ākrāntaḥ) - visited, entered (occupied, attacked, entered, visited)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākrānta

ākrānta - occupied, assailed, entered, visited

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'ā' + root 'kram' (to step, go) + 'kta' (past passive participle suffix).

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'āśramaḥ'.

सनाथः (sanāthaḥ) - as if having a protector (having a protector, with a lord/master)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātha

sanātha - having a protector, with a master, protected

Compound of 'sa' (with) and 'nātha' (lord, protector).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+nātha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• nātha – lord, protector, refuge
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'āśramaḥ'.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now, at present (now, at present, suitably)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'samprati' (at present) with 'aṇ' suffix, forming an adverb.

Note: Adverb of time.

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