वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-48, verse-9

अथ वा यन्निमित्तस्ते
प्रवेशो रावणालये ॥९॥

9. atha vā yannimittaste
praveśo rāvaṇālaye.

9. atha vā yat nimittaḥ
te praveśaḥ rāvaṇālaye

9. atha vā te rāvaṇālaye
praveśaḥ yat nimittaḥ

9. Or what is the reason for your entrance into Rāvaṇa's abode?

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, or

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• निमित्तः (nimittaḥ) - cause, reason, motive, sign

• ते (te) - your

• प्रवेशः (praveśaḥ) - entrance, entry, access

• रावणालये (rāvaṇālaye) - in Rāvaṇa's abode, in Rāvaṇa's palace

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, or

(indeclinable)

particle indicating commencement, continuation, or alternative

Note: Used here to introduce an alternative question.

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

conjunction

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Part of the compound 'yannimittaḥ', here separated as 'yat'.

निमित्तः (nimittaḥ) - cause, reason, motive, sign

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nimitta

nimitta - cause, reason, motive, sign

Note: Used here as "reason for" or "on account of". The compound 'yannimittaḥ' means "whose reason".

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, your

Note: Enclitic form of genitive 'tava'.

प्रवेशः (praveśaḥ) - entrance, entry, access

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praveśa

praveśa - entrance, entry, access

from 'pra' + 'viś' (to enter)

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Subject of the implied sentence.

रावणालये (rāvaṇālaye) - in Rāvaṇa's abode, in Rāvaṇa's palace

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇālaya

rāvaṇālaya - Rāvaṇa's abode, Rāvaṇa's palace

compound

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+ālaya)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ālaya – abode, dwelling, house
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Location of the entrance.