वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-13

तापसाश्रमवासिन्याः प्राज्यमूलफलोदके ।
तस्मिन् सिद्धाश्रमे देशे मन्दाकिन्या अदूरतः ॥१३॥

13. tāpasāśramavāsinyāḥ prājyamūlaphalodake ,
tasmin siddhāśrame deśe mandākinyā adūrataḥ.

13. tāpasāśramavāsīnyāḥ prājyamūlaphalodake
tasmin siddhāśrame deśe mandākinyāḥ adūrataḥ

13. In that region, that hermitage (āśrama) of perfected beings (siddhas), rich with abundant roots, fruits, and water, where she (Sītā) resided in an ascetic's dwelling (tāpasāśrama), not far from the Mandākinī river.

Words meanings summery:

• तापसाश्रमवासीन्याः (tāpasāśramavāsīnyāḥ) - of the one (Sītā) residing in an ascetic's dwelling (tāpasāśrama) (of the female resident of an ascetic's hermitage)

• प्राज्यमूलफलोदके (prājyamūlaphalodake) - in the (hermitage) rich in abundant roots, fruits, and water (in the place rich in abundant roots, fruits, and water)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (hermitage/region) (in that)

• सिद्धाश्रमे (siddhāśrame) - in the hermitage (āśrama) of perfected beings (siddhas) (in the hermitage of perfected ones)

• देशे (deśe) - in the region (in the region, in the country, in the place)

• मन्दाकिन्याः (mandākinyāḥ) - of the Mandākinī river (of the Mandākinī (river))

• अदूरतः (adūrataḥ) - not far from (not far from, near)

Words meanings and morphology

तापसाश्रमवासीन्याः (tāpasāśramavāsīnyāḥ) - of the one (Sītā) residing in an ascetic's dwelling (tāpasāśrama) (of the female resident of an ascetic's hermitage)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tāpasāśramavāsinī

tāpasāśramavāsinī - female resident of an ascetic's hermitage

Feminine of tāpasāśramavāsin

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tāpasa+āśrama+vāsin)

• tāpasa – ascetic, pertaining to ascetics
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from tapas
• āśrama – hermitage, monastic retreat, stage of life
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 1)
• vāsin – dwelling, residing, inhabiting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root vas
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sītā

प्राज्यमूलफलोदके (prājyamūlaphalodake) - in the (hermitage) rich in abundant roots, fruits, and water (in the place rich in abundant roots, fruits, and water)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of prājyamūlaphalodaka

prājyamūlaphalodaka - rich in abundant roots, fruits, and water

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prājya+mūla+phala+udaka)

• prājya – abundant, plentiful, rich
  adjective (masculine)
• mūla – root, origin, basis
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'deśe' and 'siddhāśrame'

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (hermitage/region) (in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'siddhāśrame' and 'deśe'

सिद्धाश्रमे (siddhāśrame) - in the hermitage (āśrama) of perfected beings (siddhas) (in the hermitage of perfected ones)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of siddhāśrama

siddhāśrama - hermitage of perfected ones

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siddha+āśrama)

• siddha – perfected, accomplished, adept; a perfected being
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sidh (to succeed, accomplish)
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• āśrama – hermitage, monastic retreat, stage of life
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 1)

देशे (deśe) - in the region (in the region, in the country, in the place)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - region, country, place, spot

Root: diś (class 6)

मन्दाकिन्याः (mandākinyāḥ) - of the Mandākinī river (of the Mandākinī (river))

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mandākinī

mandākinī - Mandākinī (a sacred river, especially in Citrakūṭa)

अदूरतः (adūrataḥ) - not far from (not far from, near)

(indeclinable)

Formed with prefix 'a-' (not) and '-taḥ' suffix (from/at) on 'dūra' (far)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (a+dūra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• dūra – far, distant
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Typically used with genitive, e.g., 'mandākinyāḥ adūrataḥ'

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