वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-68, verse-6

तस्मिन् सरःसमीपे तु महदद्भुतमाश्रमम् ।
पुराणं पुण्यमत्यर्थं तपस्विजनवर्जितम् ॥६॥

6. tasmin saraḥsamīpe tu mahadadbhutamāśramam ,
purāṇaṃ puṇyamatyarthaṃ tapasvijanavarjitam.

6. tasmin saraḥsamīpe tu mahat adbhutam āśramam
purāṇam puṇyam atyartham tapasvijanavarjitam

6. tu tasmin saraḥsamīpe mahat adbhutam purāṇam
atyartham puṇyam tapasvijanavarjitam āśramam

6. Near that lake, there was indeed a great and astonishing hermitage (āśrama), ancient and exceedingly sacred, yet surprisingly devoid of any ascetics.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, near that

• सरःसमीपे (saraḥsamīpe) - near the lake, in the vicinity of the lake

• तु (tu) - but, however, and, indeed

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wondrous, amazing, astonishing

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - a spiritual retreat (āśrama) (hermitage, retreat)

• पुराणम् (purāṇam) - ancient, old

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - meritorious, sacred, holy

• अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly, greatly, very much

• तपस्विजनवर्जितम् (tapasvijanavarjitam) - devoid of ascetics, abandoned by ascetic people

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, near that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Agrees with 'saraḥsamīpe'.

सरःसमीपे (saraḥsamīpe) - near the lake, in the vicinity of the lake

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saraḥsamīpa

saraḥsamīpa - vicinity of a lake

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saras+samīpa)

• saras – lake, pond
  noun (neuter)
• samīpa – proximity, vicinity
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, however, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Note: Agrees with 'āśramam'.

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wondrous, amazing, astonishing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wondrous, amazing, astonishing, marvel

Note: Agrees with 'āśramam'.

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - a spiritual retreat (āśrama) (hermitage, retreat)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, retreat, stage of life

Note: Can be masculine or neuter; here used in neuter nominative singular.

पुराणम् (purāṇam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old, former

Note: Agrees with 'āśramam'.

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - meritorious, sacred, holy

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, sacred, holy, virtuous deed

Note: Agrees with 'āśramam'.

अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly, greatly, very much

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayibhāva (ati+artha)

• ati – over, beyond, exceedingly
  prefix
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

तपस्विजनवर्जितम् (tapasvijanavarjitam) - devoid of ascetics, abandoned by ascetic people

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapasvijanavarjita

tapasvijanavarjita - devoid of ascetic people

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapasvijana+varjita)

• tapasvijana – ascetic people, hermits
  noun (masculine)
• varjita – abandoned, devoid of, excluded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle from root 'vṛj'.
  Root: vṛj (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'āśramam'.

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