वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-40, verse-24

द्वीपस्तस्यापरे पारे शतयोजनमायतः ।
अगम्यो मानुषैर्दीप्तस्तं मार्गध्वं समन्ततः ।
तत्र सर्वात्मना सीता मार्गितव्या विशेषतः ॥२४॥

24. dvīpastasyāpare pāre śatayojanamāyataḥ ,
agamyo mānuṣairdīptastaṃ mārgadhvaṃ samantataḥ ,
tatra sarvātmanā sītā mārgitavyā viśeṣataḥ.

24. dvīpaḥ tasya apare pāre śatayojanam
āyataḥ agamyaḥ mānuṣaiḥ dīptaḥ
tam mārgadhvam samantataḥ tatra
sarvātmanā sītā mārgītabyā viśeṣataḥ

24. tasya apare pāre śatayojanam āyataḥ
agamyaḥ mānuṣaiḥ dīptaḥ dvīpaḥ
tam samantataḥ mārgadhvam tatra
sītā sarvātmanā viśeṣataḥ mārgītabyā

24. On the other side of that (ocean) is an island, a hundred yojanas in extent. It is inaccessible to humans and radiant. Search for it thoroughly on all sides. There, Sītā must be sought with all your might (sarvātman), especially.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वीपः (dvīpaḥ) - island

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (ocean) (of that, its)

• अपरे (apare) - on the other

• पारे (pāre) - on the shore, on the other side

• शतयोजनम् (śatayojanam) - a hundred yojanas

• आयतः (āyataḥ) - long, extended

• अगम्यः (agamyaḥ) - inaccessible, impassable, not to be approached

• मानुषैः (mānuṣaiḥ) - by humans, by men

• दीप्तः (dīptaḥ) - shining, radiant, blazing

• तम् (tam) - that (island) (that)

• मार्गध्वम् (mārgadhvam) - search, seek

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides, all around, thoroughly

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• सर्वात्मना (sarvātmanā) - with all one's might, completely, with all one's self (ātman)

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā

• मार्गीतब्या (mārgītabyā) - must be searched for, to be sought

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

Words meanings and morphology

द्वीपः (dvīpaḥ) - island

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvīpa

dvīpa - island

तस्य (tasya) - of that (ocean) (of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

अपरे (apare) - on the other

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, posterior

पारे (pāre) - on the shore, on the other side

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pāra

pāra - shore, bank, far side

शतयोजनम् (śatayojanam) - a hundred yojanas

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śatayojana

śatayojana - a hundred yojanas

Compound type : tatpurusha (śata+yojana)

• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• yojana – yojana (a unit of distance, roughly 8-10 miles)
  noun (neuter)

आयतः (āyataḥ) - long, extended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āyata

āyata - extended, long, stretched

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root yam (to control, restrain) with the prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: yam (class 1)

अगम्यः (agamyaḥ) - inaccessible, impassable, not to be approached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agamya

agamya - inaccessible, not to be gone to

Gerundive

Derived from the root gam (to go) with the negative prefix a-

Prefix: a

Root: gam (class 1)

मानुषैः (mānuṣaiḥ) - by humans, by men

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, man

दीप्तः (dīptaḥ) - shining, radiant, blazing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - shining, lighted, splendid

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root dīp (to shine)

Root: dīp (class 4)

तम् (tam) - that (island) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

मार्गध्वम् (mārgadhvam) - search, seek

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of mārg

Imperative Middle Voice Second Person Plural

Root mārg (10th class, 'to search') in imperative mood, middle voice, second person plural.

Root: mārg (class 10)

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides, all around, thoroughly

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

सर्वात्मना (sarvātmanā) - with all one's might, completely, with all one's self (ātman)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sarvātman

sarvātman - entire self, all souls, with all one's heart

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarva+ātman)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

सीता (sītā) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (name of the wife of Rāma)

मार्गीतब्या (mārgītabyā) - must be searched for, to be sought

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mārgītabya

mārgītabya - to be searched, worthy of being searched

Gerundive

Derived from the root mārg (to search) with the suffix -tavya (forming gerundive).

Root: mārg (class 10)

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

(indeclinable)

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