वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-8, verse-15

तस्मिंस्तदाश्रमपदे निहितः खड्ग उत्तमः ।
स न्यासविधिना दत्तः पुण्ये तपसि तिष्ठतः ॥१५॥

15. tasmiṃstadāśramapade nihitaḥ khaḍga uttamaḥ ,
sa nyāsavidhinā dattaḥ puṇye tapasi tiṣṭhataḥ.

15. tasmin tadāśramapade nihitaḥ khaḍgaḥ uttamaḥ
saḥ nyāsavidhinā dattaḥ puṇye tapasi tiṣṭhataḥ

15. uttamaḥ khaḍgaḥ tasmin tadāśramapade nihitaḥ.
saḥ (khaḍgaḥ) puṇye tapasi tiṣṭhataḥ (munaye) nyāsavidhinā dattaḥ.

15. In that hermitage (āśramapada), an excellent sword was placed. That sword was given by the custom of deposit (nyāsavidhi) to the one (ascetic) who was engaged in sacred penance (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

• तदाश्रमपदे (tadāśramapade) - in that hermitage ground/place

• निहितः (nihitaḥ) - placed, deposited, laid down

• खड्गः (khaḍgaḥ) - sword, scimitar

• उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - excellent, best, supreme

• सः (saḥ) - that, he (referring to the sword)

• न्यासविधिना (nyāsavidhinā) - by the custom of deposit, by the rule of trust

• दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given, presented, offered

• पुण्ये (puṇye) - in the sacred, in the holy, in the meritorious

• तपसि (tapasi) - in penance, in austerity, in spiritual discipline

• तिष्ठतः (tiṣṭhataḥ) - of the ascetic who was engaged in penance (of the one residing, of the one practicing, of the one standing)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तदाश्रमपदे (tadāśramapade) - in that hermitage ground/place

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tadāśramapada

tadāśramapada - that hermitage ground, the place of that hermitage

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+āśramapada)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• āśramapada – hermitage ground, place of asceticism
  noun (neuter)

निहितः (nihitaḥ) - placed, deposited, laid down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihita

nihita - placed, deposited, laid down, contained, fixed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ni-√dhā (to place down, deposit).

Prefix: ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

खड्गः (khaḍgaḥ) - sword, scimitar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, scimitar

उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - excellent, best, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme, chief

सः (saḥ) - that, he (referring to the sword)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

न्यासविधिना (nyāsavidhinā) - by the custom of deposit, by the rule of trust

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nyāsavidhi

nyāsavidhi - rule of depositing, custom of trust, prescribed procedure for placement

Compound type : tatpurusha (nyāsa+vidhi)

• nyāsa – placing, depositing, trust, pledge
  noun (masculine)
• vidhi – rule, method, custom, injunction, destiny
  noun (masculine)

दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given, presented, offered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, offered, presented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root dā (to give) with the suffix -ta.

Root: dā (class 1)

पुण्ये (puṇye) - in the sacred, in the holy, in the meritorious

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, holy, sacred, auspicious

तपसि (tapasi) - in penance, in austerity, in spiritual discipline

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - penance, austerity, spiritual discipline, heat

तिष्ठतः (tiṣṭhataḥ) - of the ascetic who was engaged in penance (of the one residing, of the one practicing, of the one standing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, staying, residing, existing, engaged in

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root sthā (to stand, stay) in the present tense.

Root: sthā (class 1)