वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-70, verse-17

स दण्डस्तत्र राजाभूद् रम्ये पर्वतरोधसि ।
पुरं चाप्रतिमं राम न्यवेशयदनुत्तमम् ॥१७॥

17. sa daṇḍastatra rājābhūd ramye parvatarodhasi ,
puraṃ cāpratimaṃ rāma nyaveśayadanuttamam.

17. saḥ daṇḍaḥ tatra rājā abhūt ramye parvatarodhasi
puraṃ ca apratimaṃ rāma nyaveśayat anuttamam

17. saḥ daṇḍaḥ tatra ramye parvatarodhasi rājā abhūt.
rāma ca apratimaṃ anuttamam puraṃ nyaveśayat.

17. That Daṇḍa became king there, in a beautiful mountain region. And, O Rāma, he established an unrivaled and unsurpassed city.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Daṇḍa) (he, that)

• दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - Daṇḍa (proper name)

• तत्र (tatra) - in that kingdom between the Vindhya and Śaivala mountains (there, in that place)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• अभूत् (abhūt) - he became, he was

• रम्ये (ramye) - in the beautiful, charming, delightful

• पर्वतरोधसि (parvatarodhasi) - on the mountain slopes/region, in the mountain ravines

• पुरं (puraṁ) - city, town, fortress

• च (ca) - and, also

• अप्रतिमं (apratimaṁ) - unrivaled, incomparable, unequaled

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• न्यवेशयत् (nyaveśayat) - he established, he caused to settle, he founded

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, supreme, excellent

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Daṇḍa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Daṇḍa.

दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - Daṇḍa (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - staff, rod, punishment; also a proper name

तत्र (tatra) - in that kingdom between the Vindhya and Śaivala mountains (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the location of the kingdom given in the previous verse.

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

Note: Predicative nominative with 'abhūt'.

अभूत् (abhūt) - he became, he was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

root 'bhū' (1st class, bhuādi) in aorist tense (luṅ), 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada)

Root: bhū (class 1)

रम्ये (ramye) - in the beautiful, charming, delightful

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ramya

ramya - beautiful, charming, delightful, pleasing

gerundive/potential participle

derived from root 'ram' (to delight) with suffix '-ya'

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'parvatarodhasi'.

पर्वतरोधसि (parvatarodhasi) - on the mountain slopes/region, in the mountain ravines

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of parvatarodhas

parvatarodhas - mountain slope, mountain region, mountain ravine

Compound type : tatpurusha (parvata+rodhas)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• rodhas – bank, shore, slope, region
  noun (neuter)

पुरं (puraṁ) - city, town, fortress

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress, abode

Note: Object of 'nyaveśayat'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two actions mentioned in the verse.

अप्रतिमं (apratimaṁ) - unrivaled, incomparable, unequaled

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apratima

apratima - unrivaled, incomparable, unequaled, peerless

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pratima)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• pratima – image, likeness, rival, competitor
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: prati

Note: Qualifies 'puraṃ'.

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name), pleasing, dark-colored

Note: An address to Rāma.

न्यवेशयत् (nyaveśayat) - he established, he caused to settle, he founded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of viś

causative of root 'viś' (6th class, tudādi) with prefix 'ni'; imperfect tense (laṅ), 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada)

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, supreme, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, supreme, excellent, best

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+uttama)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• uttama – highest, best, supreme, excellent
  adjective
  superlative of 'ud'
  Prefix: ud

Note: Qualifies 'puraṃ'.