वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-11, verse-55

अशोकवनिका चापि महतीयं महाद्रुमा ।
इमामभिगमिष्यामि न हीयं विचिता मया ॥५५॥

55. aśokavanikā cāpi mahatīyaṃ mahādrumā ,
imāmabhigamiṣyāmi na hīyaṃ vicitā mayā.

55. aśoka-vanikā ca api mahatī iyam mahā-drumā
imām abhigamiṣyāmi na hi iyam vicita mayā

55. I will go to this large Aśoka grove, which has mighty trees, for indeed, it has not yet been searched by me.

Words meanings summery:

• अशोक-वनिका (aśoka-vanikā) - Aśoka grove

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• महती (mahatī) - great, large, mighty

• इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

• महा-द्रुमा (mahā-drumā) - having great trees, full of large trees

• इमाम् (imām) - this Aśoka grove (this one)

• अभिगमिष्यामि (abhigamiṣyāmi) - I will approach, I will go to

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• इयम् (iyam) - this Aśoka grove (this, this one)

• विचित (vicita) - searched, investigated, examined

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

अशोक-वनिका (aśoka-vanikā) - Aśoka grove

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśoka-vanikā

aśoka-vanikā - Aśoka grove (a type of pleasure garden often associated with the Aśoka tree)

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśoka+vanikā)

• aśoka – sorrowless, without grief; the Aśoka tree (Saraca asoca)
  noun (masculine)
  From 'a' (negation) + 'śoka' (sorrow).
  Prefix: a
• vanikā – small forest, grove, garden
  noun (feminine)
  Diminutive form of 'vana' (forest).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

महती (mahatī) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, significant

Root: mah

Note: Qualifies 'aśoka-vanikā'.

इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'aśoka-vanikā' in the first line and to the grove (implied) in the second line.

महा-द्रुमा (mahā-drumā) - having great trees, full of large trees

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahā-druma

mahā-druma - having great trees, characterized by large trees

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+druma)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Stem form 'mahā' used in compounds.
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dru

Note: Qualifies 'aśoka-vanikā'.

इमाम् (imām) - this Aśoka grove (this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Object of the verb 'abhigamiṣyāmi'.

अभिगमिष्यामि (abhigamiṣyāmi) - I will approach, I will go to

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of abhi-gam

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

इयम् (iyam) - this Aśoka grove (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Subject of the implied passive construction 'is not searched'.

विचित (vicita) - searched, investigated, examined

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vicita

vicita - searched, investigated, examined, collected

Past Passive Participle

from the verb root ci (to collect, observe) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective with an implied 'is' (asti).

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Instrumental singular form of the first person pronoun.

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'vicita'.