वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-46, verse-15

तदेतज्जाह्नवीतीरे ब्रह्मर्षीणां तपोवनम् ।
पुण्यं च रमणीयं च मा विषादं कृथाः शुभे ॥१५॥

15. tadetajjāhnavītīre brahmarṣīṇāṃ tapovanam ,
puṇyaṃ ca ramaṇīyaṃ ca mā viṣādaṃ kṛthāḥ śubhe.

15. tat etat jāhnavītīre brahmarṣīṇām tapovanam
puṇyam ca ramaṇīyam ca mā viṣādam kṛthāḥ śubhe

15. Therefore, this hermitage of the Brahmin sages on the bank of the Gaṅgā is sacred and charming. O auspicious one, do not give way to sorrow.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore (that, therefore)

• एतत् (etat) - this (hermitage) (this)

• जाह्नवीतीरे (jāhnavītīre) - on the bank of the river Gaṅgā (on the bank of the Gaṅgā)

• ब्रह्मर्षीणाम् (brahmarṣīṇām) - of the great Brahmin sages (of the Brahmin sages)

• तपोवनम् (tapovanam) - the hermitage (of the Brahmin sages) (hermitage, ascetic's grove)

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, holy (sacred, meritorious, virtuous, pure)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• रमणीयम् (ramaṇīyam) - beautiful, charming (beautiful, charming, delightful, pleasing)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मा (mā) - do not (not, don't)

• विषादम् (viṣādam) - sorrow, sadness (sorrow, dejection, despondency, sadness)

• कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - (you) make, (you) do (sorrow) (do, make, perform)

• शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one (Sītā) (O auspicious one, O beautiful one, O pure one)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore (that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage

एतत् (etat) - this (hermitage) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, here

Note: Subject of the sentence along with tapovanam

जाह्नवीतीरे (jāhnavītīre) - on the bank of the river Gaṅgā (on the bank of the Gaṅgā)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jāhnavītīra

jāhnavītīra - bank of the Gaṅgā

Compound of Jāhnavī (river Gaṅgā) and tīra (bank)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jāhnavī+tīra)

• jāhnavī – the river Gaṅgā
  proper noun (feminine)
  Feminine proper noun
• tīra – bank, shore, edge
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative of place.

ब्रह्मर्षीणाम् (brahmarṣīṇām) - of the great Brahmin sages (of the Brahmin sages)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brahmarṣi

brahmarṣi - Brahmin sage

Compound of brahman (Brahmin, Vedic knowledge) and ṛṣi (sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (brahman+ṛṣi)

• brahman – Brahmin, sacred knowledge, the Absolute (brahman)
  noun (neuter)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies tapovanam

तपोवनम् (tapovanam) - the hermitage (of the Brahmin sages) (hermitage, ascetic's grove)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapovana

tapovana - hermitage, ascetic's grove

Compound of tapas (asceticism) and vana (forest, grove)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tapas+vana)

• tapas – asceticism, penance, heat, spiritual fervor
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• vana – forest, grove, wood
  noun (neuter)

Note: Main subject of the first line.

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, holy (sacred, meritorious, virtuous, pure)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, meritorious, virtuous, pure

Note: Predicate adjective for tapovanam.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects puṇyam and ramaṇīyam

रमणीयम् (ramaṇīyam) - beautiful, charming (beautiful, charming, delightful, pleasing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ramaṇīya

ramaṇīya - beautiful, charming, delightful, pleasing

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Derived from √ram (to delight, rejoice) with suffix -anīya

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for tapovanam.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects puṇyam and ramaṇīyam

मा (mā) - do not (not, don't)

(indeclinable)

Prohibitive particle used with aorist imperative

विषादम् (viṣādam) - sorrow, sadness (sorrow, dejection, despondency, sadness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣāda

viṣāda - sorrow, dejection, despondency, sadness

Derived from vi- (apart) + √sad (to sit, sink)

Prefix: vi

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Object of kṛthāḥ

कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - (you) make, (you) do (sorrow) (do, make, perform)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, aorist imperative (luṅ) of kṛ

Aorist imperative

Second person singular, aorist middle imperative. Used with mā for prohibition.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one (Sītā) (O auspicious one, O beautiful one, O pure one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, beautiful, pure, good

Feminine form of śubha

Note: Direct address.

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