वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-73, verse-3

अस्यागस्त्यो बहुगुणं फलमूलं तथौषधीः ।
शाकानि च पवित्राणि भोजनार्थमकल्पयत् ॥३॥

3. asyāgastyo bahuguṇaṃ phalamūlaṃ tathauṣadhīḥ ,
śākāni ca pavitrāṇi bhojanārthamakalpayat.

3. asya agastyaḥ bahuguṇam phalamūlam tathā oṣadhīḥ
śākāni ca pavitrāṇi bhojanārtham akalpayat

3. agastyaḥ asya bahuguṇam phalamūlam tathā ca
pavitrāṇi oṣadhīḥ śākāni bhojanārtham akalpayat

3. For him, Agastya arranged excellent fruits, roots, and also pure herbs and vegetables for food.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्य (asya) - for Rama (for him, of him)

• अगस्त्यः (agastyaḥ) - the sage Agastya (Agastya)

• बहुगुणम् (bahuguṇam) - describing the fruits and roots as having many good qualities (of many qualities, excellent)

• फलमूलम् (phalamūlam) - fruits and roots

• तथा (tathā) - and, also, likewise

• ओषधीः (oṣadhīḥ) - herbs, medicinal plants

• शाकानि (śākāni) - vegetables, leafy greens

• च (ca) - and

• पवित्राणि (pavitrāṇi) - describing the herbs and vegetables as ritually pure and suitable for consumption (pure, sacred)

• भोजनार्थम् (bhojanārtham) - for the purpose of food, for eating

• अकल्पयत् (akalpayat) - arranged, provided

Words meanings and morphology

अस्य (asya) - for Rama (for him, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

अगस्त्यः (agastyaḥ) - the sage Agastya (Agastya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agastya

agastya - name of a celebrated sage

बहुगुणम् (bahuguṇam) - describing the fruits and roots as having many good qualities (of many qualities, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahuguṇa

bahuguṇa - having many qualities, excellent, manifold

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+guṇa)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute
  noun (masculine)

फलमूलम् (phalamūlam) - fruits and roots

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phalamūla

phalamūla - fruits and roots (often as food for ascetics)

Compound type : dvandva (phala+mūla)

• phala – fruit, result
  noun (neuter)
• mūla – root, origin
  noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - and, also, likewise

(indeclinable)

ओषधीः (oṣadhīḥ) - herbs, medicinal plants

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of oṣadhī

oṣadhī - herb, medicinal plant, annual plant

शाकानि (śākāni) - vegetables, leafy greens

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śāka

śāka - vegetable, leafy greens, pot-herb

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पवित्राणि (pavitrāṇi) - describing the herbs and vegetables as ritually pure and suitable for consumption (pure, sacred)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pavitra

pavitra - pure, sacred, holy, clean

भोजनार्थम् (bhojanārtham) - for the purpose of food, for eating

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhojanārtha

bhojanārtha - for the sake of eating, for food

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhojana+artha)

• bhojana – eating, food, meal
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root bhuj (to eat)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here

अकल्पयत् (akalpayat) - arranged, provided

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kalp

imperfect past tense

third person singular, active voice, imperfect past tense (causative of kḷp)

Root: kḷp (class 10)

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