वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-40, verse-16

तस्यासीनं नगस्याग्रे मलयस्य महौजसं ।
द्रक्ष्यथादित्यसंकाशमगस्त्यमृषिसत्तमम् ॥१६॥

16. tasyāsīnaṃ nagasyāgre malayasya mahaujasaṃ ,
drakṣyathādityasaṃkāśamagastyamṛṣisattamam.

16. tasya āsīnam nagasya agre malayasa mahaujasam
drakṣyatha ādityasaṃkāśam agastyam ṛṣisattamam

16. drakṣyatha agastyam ṛṣisattamam mahaujasam
ādityasaṃkāśam tasya malayasa nagasya agre āsīnam

16. You will see Agastya, the best among sages, possessing immense splendor and radiating like the sun, seated on the summit of that Malaya mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (mountain) (of him, of it, his, its, of that)

• आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated (Agastya) (seated, sitting, dwelling)

• नगस्य (nagasya) - of the mountain (of a mountain, of a tree, of a serpent)

• अग्रे (agre) - on the peak (of the mountain) (in front, on the top, at the peak, first)

• मलयस (malayasa) - of the Malaya mountain (of Malaya (a specific mountain range))

• महौजसम् (mahaujasam) - (Agastya) of immense splendor (of great splendor/power/energy)

• द्रक्ष्यथ (drakṣyatha) - you (vanaras) will see (you (plural) will see)

• आदित्यसंकाशम् (ādityasaṁkāśam) - (Agastya) resembling the sun (sun-like, resembling the sun)

• अगस्त्यम् (agastyam) - the sage Agastya (Agastya (a famous sage))

• ऋषिसत्तमम् (ṛṣisattamam) - the greatest among sages (best of sages, excellent sage)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that (mountain) (of him, of it, his, its, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Forms tasya also for neuter genitive singular. Here likely masculine referring to naga.

आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated (Agastya) (seated, sitting, dwelling)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - seated, sitting

Past Active Participle

Derived from root √ās (to sit) with suffix -īna

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Agastya.

नगस्य (nagasya) - of the mountain (of a mountain, of a tree, of a serpent)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of naga

naga - mountain, tree, serpent

अग्रे (agre) - on the peak (of the mountain) (in front, on the top, at the peak, first)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used adverbially to mean "on the top of" or "in front of".

मलयस (malayasa) - of the Malaya mountain (of Malaya (a specific mountain range))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of malaya

malaya - Malaya (name of a mountain range)

Note: Qualifies nagasya.

महौजसम् (mahaujasam) - (Agastya) of immense splendor (of great splendor/power/energy)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahaujasa

mahaujasa - having great power/splendor/energy

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ojasa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• ojasa – power, energy, splendor
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies agastyam.

द्रक्ष्यथ (drakṣyatha) - you (vanaras) will see (you (plural) will see)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आदित्यसंकाशम् (ādityasaṁkāśam) - (Agastya) resembling the sun (sun-like, resembling the sun)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ādityasaṃkāśa

ādityasaṁkāśa - sun-like, resembling the sun

Compound type : tatpurusha (āditya+saṃkāśa)

• āditya – sun, son of Aditi
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √kāś (to shine) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam

Note: Qualifies agastyam.

अगस्त्यम् (agastyam) - the sage Agastya (Agastya (a famous sage))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agastya

agastya - Agastya (name of a revered sage)

Note: Object of drakṣyatha.

ऋषिसत्तमम् (ṛṣisattamam) - the greatest among sages (best of sages, excellent sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣisattama

ṛṣisattama - best of sages, chief sage

Compound type : tatpurusha (ṛṣi+sattama)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of sat (good)

Note: Qualifies agastyam.

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