वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-40, verse-37

सर्पराजो महाघोरो यस्यां वसति वासुकिः ।
निर्याय मार्गितव्या च सा च भोगवती पुरी ॥३७॥

37. sarparājo mahāghoro yasyāṃ vasati vāsukiḥ ,
niryāya mārgitavyā ca sā ca bhogavatī purī.

37. sarparājaḥ mahāghoraḥ yasyām vasati vāsukiḥ
niryāya mārgītavyā ca sā ca bhogavatī purī

37. yasyām mahāghoraḥ sarparājaḥ vāsukiḥ vasati
ca niryāya sā bhogavatī purī ca mārgītavyā

37. In which (city) resides Vasuki, the exceedingly dreadful king of serpents. And that city of Bhogavati must be sought out (i.e. to be searched).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्पराजः (sarparājaḥ) - the king of (all) serpents (king of serpents)

• महाघोरः (mahāghoraḥ) - exceedingly dreadful (very dreadful, exceedingly terrible)

• यस्याम् (yasyām) - in which (city) (in which (feminine))

• वसति (vasati) - resides (resides, dwells, lives)

• वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - the serpent king Vasuki (Vasuki (name of a king of serpents))

• निर्याय (niryāya) - setting forth (from here, to search) (having gone out, having set forth)

• मार्गीतव्या (mārgītavyā) - must be sought (to be sought, to be searched for)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सा (sā) - that (city) (that (feminine))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• भोगवती (bhogavatī) - the city named Bhogavati (possessed of enjoyment; name of a city)

• पुरी (purī) - city (city, town)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्पराजः (sarparājaḥ) - the king of (all) serpents (king of serpents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarparāja

sarparāja - king of serpents

Tatpurusha compound 'sarpa' (serpent) + 'rāja' (king)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarpa+rājan)

• sarpa – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'sṛp' (to creep)
  Root: sṛp (class 1)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

महाघोरः (mahāghoraḥ) - exceedingly dreadful (very dreadful, exceedingly terrible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāghora

mahāghora - very dreadful, exceedingly terrible

Compound 'mahā' (great) + 'ghora' (dreadful)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+ghora)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'sarparājaḥ'.

यस्याम् (yasyām) - in which (city) (in which (feminine))

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

वसति (vasati) - resides (resides, dwells, lives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - the serpent king Vasuki (Vasuki (name of a king of serpents))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsuki

vāsuki - Vasuki, a celebrated king of the Nāgas (serpents)

निर्याय (niryāya) - setting forth (from here, to search) (having gone out, having set forth)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From 'nir' (out) + root 'yā' (to go) + 'lyap' suffix

Prefix: nir

Root: yā (class 2)

मार्गीतव्या (mārgītavyā) - must be sought (to be sought, to be searched for)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mārgītavya

mārgītavya - to be sought, to be searched for, to be looked for

Gerundive

From root 'mārg' (to seek, search) + 'tavya' suffix

Root: mārg (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'purī'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - that (city) (that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

भोगवती (bhogavatī) - the city named Bhogavati (possessed of enjoyment; name of a city)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhogavatī

bhogavatī - possessing enjoyment, prosperous; a specific city (capital of the Nāgas)

Feminine form of 'bhogavat' (possessing enjoyment/wealth)

पुरी (purī) - city (city, town)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, fortress

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