वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-28, verse-31

उद्देशे नष्टमार्गे ऽस्मिन् राक्षसैः परिवारिते ।
सागरेण परिक्षिप्ते गुप्ते वसति जानकी ॥३१॥

31. uddeśe naṣṭamārge'smin rākṣasaiḥ parivārite ,
sāgareṇa parikṣipte gupte vasati jānakī.

31. uddeśe naṣṭamārge asmin rākṣasaiḥ parivārite
sāgareṇa parikṣipte gupte vasati jānakī

31. jānakī asmin naṣṭamārge rākṣasaiḥ parivārite
sāgareṇa parikṣipte gupte uddeśe vasati

31. Janaki resides secretly in this inaccessible region, which is surrounded by rākṣasas and encompassed by the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• उद्देशे (uddeśe) - in this particular region (Lanka) (in a region, in a place, in a part)

• नष्टमार्गे (naṣṭamārge) - in this region whose path is lost (to outsiders) (in a place with a lost path, in an inaccessible path)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (region) (in this)

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by demons, by rākṣasas

• परिवारिते (parivārite) - (the region) surrounded by `rākṣasas` (surrounded, encompassed)

• सागरेण (sāgareṇa) - by the ocean, by the sea

• परिक्षिप्ते (parikṣipte) - (the region) encompassed by the ocean (encircled, surrounded, encompassed)

• गुप्ते (gupte) - Janaki (Sita) is hidden (hidden, protected, secret)

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

• जानकी (jānakī) - Janaki (Sita)

Words meanings and morphology

उद्देशे (uddeśe) - in this particular region (Lanka) (in a region, in a place, in a part)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of uddeśa

uddeśa - region, place, part, purpose

Derived from ud- + diś + ghañ

Prefix: ud

Root: diś (class 6)

नष्टमार्गे (naṣṭamārge) - in this region whose path is lost (to outsiders) (in a place with a lost path, in an inaccessible path)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of naṣṭamārga

naṣṭamārga - having a lost path, inaccessible

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (naṣṭa+mārga)

• naṣṭa – lost, destroyed, perished
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √naś
  Root: naś (class 4)
• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Adjective agreeing with `uddeśe`.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (region) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Adjective-pronoun agreeing with `uddeśe`.

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by demons, by rākṣasas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, rākṣasa

From rakṣas + a

Note: Agent of the passive participle `parivārite`.

परिवारिते (parivārite) - (the region) surrounded by `rākṣasas` (surrounded, encompassed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of parivārita

parivārita - surrounded, encircled

Past Passive Participle

From pari- + √vṛ (to cover, surround)

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Adjective agreeing with `uddeśe`.

सागरेण (sāgareṇa) - by the ocean, by the sea

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

From sagara (king) + aṇ (descendant of Sagara, hence connected to the oceans dug by Sagara's sons)

Note: Agent of the passive participle `parikṣipte`.

परिक्षिप्ते (parikṣipte) - (the region) encompassed by the ocean (encircled, surrounded, encompassed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of parikṣipta

parikṣipta - thrown around, encircled, surrounded

Past Passive Participle

From pari- + √kṣip (to throw)

Prefix: pari

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Adjective agreeing with `uddeśe`.

गुप्ते (gupte) - Janaki (Sita) is hidden (hidden, protected, secret)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of gupta

gupta - hidden, secret, protected

Past Passive Participle

From √gup (to protect, hide)

Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with the implied locative state of Jānakī.

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vas

Present indicative

Root: vas (class 1)

जानकी (jānakī) - Janaki (Sita)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jānakī

jānakī - Daughter of Janaka, Sita

From Janaka + ḍīṣ (patronymic)

Note: Subject of `vasati`.

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