वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-59, verse-13

उपेत्य चाश्रमं पुण्यं वृक्षमूलमुपाश्रितः ।
द्रष्टुकामः प्रतीक्षे च भगवन्तं निशाकरम् ॥१३॥

13. upetya cāśramaṃ puṇyaṃ vṛkṣamūlamupāśritaḥ ,
draṣṭukāmaḥ pratīkṣe ca bhagavantaṃ niśākaram.

13. upetya ca āśramam puṇyam vṛkṣamūlam upāśritaḥ
draṣṭukāmaḥ pratīkṣe ca bhagavantam niśākaram

13. Having reached the sacred hermitage and taken shelter at the foot of a tree, I awaited the venerable moon, wishing to behold him.

Words meanings summery:

• उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached, having gone near

• च (ca) - and, also

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage, retreat

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, holy, meritorious

• वृक्षमूलम् (vṛkṣamūlam) - foot of a tree, tree root

• उपाश्रितः (upāśritaḥ) - having taken shelter, resorted to, dependent on

• द्रष्टुकामः (draṣṭukāmaḥ) - desirous of seeing, wishing to behold

• प्रतीक्षे (pratīkṣe) - I await, I wait for

• च (ca) - and, also

• भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam) - the revered moon (venerable, divine, illustrious)

• निशाकरम् (niśākaram) - moon (literally 'night-maker')

Words meanings and morphology

उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached, having gone near

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'upa' and suffix 'lyap'

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage, retreat

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

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

From root śram (to toil, exert) with prefix ā, indicating a place of spiritual endeavor.

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, holy, meritorious

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, meritorious, virtuous, auspicious

Note: Agrees with āśramam.

वृक्षमूलम् (vṛkṣamūlam) - foot of a tree, tree root

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛkṣamūla

vṛkṣamūla - root of a tree, base of a tree, foot of a tree

Compound of vṛkṣa (tree) and mūla (root)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛkṣa+mūla)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• mūla – root, origin, base
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions as a locative of place ('at the foot of a tree').

उपाश्रितः (upāśritaḥ) - having taken shelter, resorted to, dependent on

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāśrita

upāśrita - resorted to, taken shelter in, dependent on

Past Passive Participle

From root śri (to lean, resort to) with prefixes upa + ā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'I' (aham).

द्रष्टुकामः (draṣṭukāmaḥ) - desirous of seeing, wishing to behold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭukāma

draṣṭukāma - desirous of seeing, wishing to behold

Compound of draṣṭu (infinitive of dṛś) and kāma (desire)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (draṣṭu+kāma)

• draṣṭu – to see, for seeing
  indeclinable
  infinitive
  Infinitive form from root dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• kāma – desire, wish, longing
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'I' (aham).

प्रतीक्षे (pratīkṣe) - I await, I wait for

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of īkṣ

present tense, ātmanepada

From root īkṣ (class 1) with prefix prati, in the present (laṭ) first person singular, ātmanepada.

Prefix: prati

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam) - the revered moon (venerable, divine, illustrious)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, prosperous, venerable, divine, illustrious; a lord, a god

From bhaga (fortune) + matup suffix

Note: Qualifies niśākaram.

निशाकरम् (niśākaram) - moon (literally 'night-maker')

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niśākara

niśākara - moon (lit. 'night-maker')

Compound of niśā (night) and kara (maker)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+kara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• kara – maker, doer, hand
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)