वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-3, verse-22

तत् पश्य भगवन् कं चिद्देशं वासाय नः प्रभो ।
न च पीडा भवेद् यत्र प्राणिनो यस्य कस्य चित् ॥२२॥

22. tat paśya bhagavan kaṃ ciddeśaṃ vāsāya naḥ prabho ,
na ca pīḍā bhaved yatra prāṇino yasya kasya cit.

22. tat paśya bhagavan kam cit deśam vāsāya naḥ prabho
na ca pīḍā bhavet yatra prāṇinaḥ yasya kasya cit

22. tat bhagavan prabho naḥ vāsāya kam cit deśam paśya
yatra yasya kasya cit prāṇinaḥ ca pīḍā na bhavet

22. Therefore, O venerable lord, please look for some place for us to reside, where there may be no harm to any living being whatsoever.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore, then, that

• पश्य (paśya) - see, look, find

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O fortunate one, O lord

• कम् (kam) - Used with 'cit' to form an indefinite pronoun 'some/any'. (which, what)

• चित् (cit) - Enclitic particle combining with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite ones ('some/any'). (indeed, any, some)

• देशम् (deśam) - place, region, country

• वासाय (vāsāya) - for dwelling, for residence

• नः (naḥ) - for us, our

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and, also

• पीडा (pīḍā) - harm, suffering, distress

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - of a living being, for a living being

• यस्य (yasya) - Used with 'kasya cit' to form 'of anyone whatsoever'. (whose, of which, of whom)

• कस्य (kasya) - Used with 'yasya' and 'cit' to form 'of anyone whatsoever'. (whose, of which, of whom)

• चित् (cit) - Enclitic particle combining with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite ones ('some/any'). (indeed, any, some)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore, then, that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore' or 'then'.

पश्य (paśya) - see, look, find

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O fortunate one, O lord

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - illustrious, divine, adorable, fortunate, venerable

कम् (kam) - Used with 'cit' to form an indefinite pronoun 'some/any'. (which, what)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

चित् (cit) - Enclitic particle combining with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite ones ('some/any'). (indeed, any, some)

(indeclinable)

देशम् (deśam) - place, region, country

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, spot

वासाय (vāsāya) - for dwelling, for residence

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, residence, abode, clothing

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Dative case expressing purpose: 'for the purpose of dwelling'.

नः (naḥ) - for us, our

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form of dative/genitive plural of 'I'.

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, ruler, mighty

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पीडा (pīḍā) - harm, suffering, distress

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pīḍā

pīḍā - pain, distress, harm, injury, suffering

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - of a living being, for a living being

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, animate creature, sentient being

Root: prāṇ (class 1)

Note: Genitive case indicating 'of' or 'for' a living being, relating to 'pīḍā' (harm).

यस्य (yasya) - Used with 'kasya cit' to form 'of anyone whatsoever'. (whose, of which, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

कस्य (kasya) - Used with 'yasya' and 'cit' to form 'of anyone whatsoever'. (whose, of which, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

चित् (cit) - Enclitic particle combining with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite ones ('some/any'). (indeed, any, some)

(indeclinable)