वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-41, verse-25

एष मे परमः कामो यन्मूलफलभोजिषु ।
अप्येकरात्रं काकुत्स्थ वसेयं पुण्यशालिषु ॥२५॥

25. eṣa me paramaḥ kāmo yanmūlaphalabhojiṣu ,
apyekarātraṃ kākutstha vaseyaṃ puṇyaśāliṣu.

25. eṣa me paramaḥ kāmaḥ yat mūlaphala-bhojiṣu
api ekarātram kākutstha vaseyam puṇyaśāliṣu

25. kākutstha eṣaḥ me paramaḥ kāmaḥ yat api
ekarātram puṇyaśāliṣu mūlaphala-bhojiṣu vaseyam

25. O Kakutstha, this is my highest desire, that I might dwell even for one night among the meritorious (sages) who subsist on roots and fruits.

Words meanings summery:

• एष (eṣa) - this

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• परमः (paramaḥ) - highest, greatest, supreme

• कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish, love

• यत् (yat) - that, which

• मूलफल-भोजिषु (mūlaphala-bhojiṣu) - among the sages who subsist on roots and fruits (among those who eat roots and fruits)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• एकरात्रम् (ekarātram) - for one night

• काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Rāma (O descendant of Kakutstha)

• वसेयम् (vaseyam) - I might dwell, I would dwell

• पुण्यशालिषु (puṇyaśāliṣu) - among the meritorious sages (among the meritorious, among the virtuous)

Words meanings and morphology

एष (eṣa) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Used as a possessive pronoun here.

परमः (paramaḥ) - highest, greatest, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - highest, greatest, supreme, best

कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish, love

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure

Root: kam (class 1)

यत् (yat) - that, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

Note: Functions as a conjunction introducing a clause.

मूलफल-भोजिषु (mūlaphala-bhojiṣu) - among the sages who subsist on roots and fruits (among those who eat roots and fruits)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of mūlaphala-bhojin

mūlaphala-bhojin - one who subsists on roots and fruits

Agent Noun/Adjective

Derived from √bhuj (to eat/enjoy) with agent suffix -in, preceded by mūlaphala

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (mūlaphala+bhojin)

• mūlaphala – roots and fruits
  noun (neuter)
• bhojin – eating, enjoying, consumer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from √bhuj (to eat/enjoy)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

एकरात्रम् (ekarātram) - for one night

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekarātra

ekarātra - one night, a single night

Compound type : dvigu tatpuruṣa (eka+rātra)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (neuter)
• rātra – night
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative case indicating duration.

काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Rāma (O descendant of Kakutstha)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha (epithet of Rāma)

वसेयम् (vaseyam) - I might dwell, I would dwell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

पुण्यशालिषु (puṇyaśāliṣu) - among the meritorious sages (among the meritorious, among the virtuous)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of puṇyaśālin

puṇyaśālin - one possessing merit, virtuous, righteous

Suffix -śālin denoting possession

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṇya+śālin)

• puṇya – meritorious, virtuous, sacred, holy
  adjective (neuter)
• śālin – possessing, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -śālin denoting possession