वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-48, verse-11

आश्रमस्याविदूरे मे तापस्यस्तपसि स्थिताः ।
तास्त्वां वत्से यथा वत्सं पालयिष्यन्ति नित्यशः ॥११॥

11. āśramasyāvidūre me tāpasyastapasi sthitāḥ ,
tāstvāṃ vatse yathā vatsaṃ pālayiṣyanti nityaśaḥ.

11. āśramasya avidūre me tāpasyah tapasi sthitāḥ tāḥ
tvām vatse yathā vatsam pālayiṣyanti nityaśaḥ

11. me āśramasya avidūre tapasyaḥ tapasi sthitāḥ.
vatse,
tāḥ nityaśaḥ tvām vatsam yathā pālayiṣyanti.

11. Not far from my hermitage, ascetic women reside, engaged in spiritual austerity (tapas). My dear child, they will always protect you as a mother protects her calf.

Words meanings summery:

• आश्रमस्य (āśramasya) - of my hermitage (of the hermitage)

• अविदूरे (avidūre) - not far from (not far, near)

• मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

• तापस्यह् (tāpasyah) - ascetic women (ascetic women, female ascetics)

• तपसि (tapasi) - engaged in spiritual austerity (tapas) (in asceticism, in austerity)

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - reside, dwell (situated, standing, dwelling, residing)

• ताः (tāḥ) - they (referring to the ascetic women) (they (feminine))

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative))

• वत्से (vatse) - My dear child (vocative address to Sītā) (O dear one, O child, O calf)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as (as, just as, in what manner)

• वत्सम् (vatsam) - a calf (a calf (accusative))

• पालयिष्यन्ति (pālayiṣyanti) - they will protect

• नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - always (constantly, always, perpetually)

Words meanings and morphology

आश्रमस्य (āśramasya) - of my hermitage (of the hermitage)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, retreat, āśrama, stage of life

From root 'śram' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Possessive case.

अविदूरे (avidūre) - not far from (not far, near)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of avidūra

avidūra - not far, near, close by

Negation of 'dūra' (far).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dūra)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• dūra – far, distant, remote
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Adverbial use.

मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive, 'my hermitage'.

तापस्यह् (tāpasyah) - ascetic women (ascetic women, female ascetics)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tāpasī

tāpasī - female ascetic, hermitess

Feminine form of 'tāpasa' (ascetic).

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'exist' or 'dwell'.

तपसि (tapasi) - engaged in spiritual austerity (tapas) (in asceticism, in austerity)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, austerity, spiritual fervor, heat

From root 'tap'.

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Indicates the state or activity they are in.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - reside, dwell (situated, standing, dwelling, residing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, staying, dwelling, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' with 'kta' suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tāpasyah'.

ताः (tāḥ) - they (referring to the ascetic women) (they (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, they

Note: Subject of 'pālayiṣyanti'.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Object of 'pālayiṣyanti'.

वत्से (vatse) - My dear child (vocative address to Sītā) (O dear one, O child, O calf)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of vatsā

vatsā - young animal, calf, child, dear one

Feminine form of 'vatsa'.

Note: Term of endearment for Sītā.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

वत्सम् (vatsam) - a calf (a calf (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vatsa

vatsa - calf, child, young one, dear one

Note: Object of comparison.

पालयिष्यन्ति (pālayiṣyanti) - they will protect

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of pāl

Future indicative

Third person plural, future tense, active voice (from causative of root 'pā' or from 'pāl' class 10).

Root: pā/pāl (class 10)

Note: The subject is 'tāḥ' (tāpasyah).

नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - always (constantly, always, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with suffix 'śas'.

Note: Adverb of time.

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