वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-45

कानानानि सुरम्याणि नदीप्रस्रवणानि च ।
चरन्न रतिमाप्नोति त्वमपश्यन्नृपात्मजे ॥४५॥

45. kānānāni suramyāṇi nadīprasravaṇāni ca ,
caranna ratimāpnoti tvamapaśyannṛpātmaje.

45. kānanāni suramyāṇi nadīprasravaṇāni ca
caran na ratim āpnoti tvām apaśyan nṛpātmaje

45. O princess, not seeing you, he finds no joy even while roaming through beautiful forests, rivers, and springs.

Words meanings summery:

• काननानि (kānanāni) - forests

• सुरम्याणि (suramyāṇi) - very beautiful, delightful

• नदीप्रस्रवणानि (nadīprasravaṇāni) - rivers and springs

• च (ca) - and

• चरन् (caran) - wandering, moving

• न (na) - not

• रतिम् (ratim) - delight, joy

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains, attains, finds

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (Sita) (you)

• अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - not seeing

• नृपात्मजे (nṛpātmaje) - O princess, referring to Sita (O daughter of the king)

Words meanings and morphology

काननानि (kānanāni) - forests

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, wood

Note: Can also be accusative plural

सुरम्याणि (suramyāṇi) - very beautiful, delightful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of suramya

suramya - very pleasant, charming, delightful, beautiful

gerundive

From prefix su- and root ram (to delight)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+ramya)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
• ramya – pleasant, delightful, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
  gerundive
  Root ram with suffix -ya
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative plural; modifying kānanāni

नदीप्रस्रवणानि (nadīprasravaṇāni) - rivers and springs

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nadīprasravaṇa

nadīprasravaṇa - rivers and springs

Compound type : dvandva (nadī+prasravaṇa)

• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)
• prasravaṇa – spring, fountain, flow
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From prefix pra- and root sru (to flow)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sru (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative plural

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चरन् (caran) - wandering, moving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of carat

carat - moving, wandering, going

present active participle

From root car (to move)

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to Rama

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

रतिम् (ratim) - delight, joy

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - delight, pleasure, joy, love

From root ram (to delight)

Root: ram (class 1)

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains, attains, finds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āp

present tense, 3rd person singular

From prefix ā- and root āp (to obtain)

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (Sita) (you)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - not seeing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apaśyat

apaśyat - not seeing, unseeing

present active participle

From negative prefix a- and root dṛś (to see), with stem paśya-

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+paśyat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• paśyat – seeing
  participle (masculine)
  present active participle
  From root dṛś (to see), stem paśya-
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to Rama

नृपात्मजे (nṛpātmaje) - O princess, referring to Sita (O daughter of the king)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of nṛpātmajā

nṛpātmajā - daughter of a king, princess

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+ātmajā)

• nṛpa – king
  noun (masculine)
  From nṛ (man) + pa (protector)
• ātmajā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from ātman (self) and jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

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