वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-12, verse-43

इयं च नलिनी रम्या द्विजसंघनिषेविता ।
इमां सा राममहिषी नूनमेष्यति जानकी ॥४३॥

43. iyaṃ ca nalinī ramyā dvijasaṃghaniṣevitā ,
imāṃ sā rāmamahiṣī nūnameṣyati jānakī.

43. iyam ca nalinī ramyā dvijasaṃghaniṣevitā
imām sā rāmamahiṣī nūnam eṣyati jānakī

43. This beautiful lotus pond, frequented by flocks of birds, Janaki (Sītā), Rāma's chief queen, will surely come to it.

Words meanings summery:

• इयम् (iyam) - this (lotus pond) (this (feminine))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नलिनी (nalinī) - lotus pond (lotus pond, water-lily pond)

• रम्या (ramyā) - beautiful (charming, lovely, beautiful)

• द्विजसंघनिषेविता (dvijasaṁghaniṣevitā) - frequented by flocks of birds (frequented by flocks of birds/Brahmins)

• इमाम् (imām) - to this (pond) (this (feminine))

• सा (sā) - she (Janaki/Sītā) (she)

• राममहिषी (rāmamahiṣī) - Rāma's chief queen

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely (surely, certainly, indeed)

• एष्यति (eṣyati) - will come (will go, will come)

• जानकी (jānakī) - Sītā, daughter of Janaka (Janaki (Sītā))

Words meanings and morphology

इयम् (iyam) - this (lotus pond) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to the lotus pond.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this description with previous observations.

नलिनी (nalinī) - lotus pond (lotus pond, water-lily pond)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nalinī

nalinī - lotus pond, water-lily pond

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'is'.

रम्या (ramyā) - beautiful (charming, lovely, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ramya

ramya - charming, lovely, beautiful, delightful

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root ram with suffix -ya.

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nalinī' and 'iyam'.

द्विजसंघनिषेविता (dvijasaṁghaniṣevitā) - frequented by flocks of birds (frequented by flocks of birds/Brahmins)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dvijasaṃghaniṣevitā

dvijasaṁghaniṣevita - frequented by flocks of birds/Brahmins

Compound: dvija (bird) + saṃgha (flock) + niṣevita (frequented).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+saṃgha+niṣevita)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
• saṃgha – flock, multitude, group, assembly
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
• niṣevita – frequented, served, worshipped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sev with prefix ni, kta (past participle) suffix.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'nalinī'.

इमाम् (imām) - to this (pond) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Direct object of 'eṣyati', referring to 'nalinī'.

सा (sā) - she (Janaki/Sītā) (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to Jānakī.

राममहिषी (rāmamahiṣī) - Rāma's chief queen

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rāmamahiṣī

rāmamahiṣī - Rāma's chief queen

Compound: rāma (Rāma) + mahiṣī (chief queen).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+mahiṣī)

• rāma – Rāma
  proper noun (masculine)
• mahiṣī – chief queen, queen
  noun (feminine)

Note: Appositive to 'Jānakī'.

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely (surely, certainly, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes certainty.

एष्यति (eṣyati) - will come (will go, will come)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of i

Future Tense, 3rd Person Singular

From root i (क्लास 2 प.).

Root: i (class 2)

Note: The agent is Jānakī.

जानकी (jānakī) - Sītā, daughter of Janaka (Janaki (Sītā))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jānakī

jānakī - daughter of Janaka, Sītā

Note: Subject of 'eṣyati'.

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