वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-79, verse-22

अत्र किं पुरुषा भद्रा अवसञ् शैलरोधसि ।
वत्स्यथास्मिन् गिरौ यूयमवकाशो विधीयताम् ॥२२॥

22. atra kiṃ puruṣā bhadrā avasañ śailarodhasi ,
vatsyathāsmin girau yūyamavakāśo vidhīyatām.

22. atra kim puruṣāḥ bhadrāḥ avasan śailarodhasī
vatsyatha asmin girau yūyam avakāśaḥ vidhīyatām

22. atra śailarodhasī kim bhadrāḥ puruṣāḥ avasan
yūyam asmin girau vatsyatha avakāśaḥ vidhīyatām

22. Did any excellent men (puruṣa) reside here on the mountain slope? You all shall dwell on this mountain; let a suitable place be arranged.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• किम् (kim) - what? any?

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, males, persons

• भद्राः (bhadrāḥ) - good, excellent, auspicious

• अवसन् (avasan) - they dwelt, they resided

• शैलरोधसी (śailarodhasī) - on the mountain slope/peak

• वत्स्यथ (vatsyatha) - you (plural) will dwell/reside

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain

• यूयम् (yūyam) - you (plural)

• अवकाशः (avakāśaḥ) - space, room, opportunity, dwelling place

• विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let it be made, let it be arranged, let it be provided

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

Locative of 'idam' (this)

किम् (kim) - what? any?

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which, any

Note: Used as an interrogative particle, implying a question 'did any...?'

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, males, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, person, spirit, cosmic person

भद्राः (bhadrāḥ) - good, excellent, auspicious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhadra

bhadra - good, excellent, auspicious, blessed, gentle

Note: Qualifies 'puruṣāḥ'.

अवसन् (avasan) - they dwelt, they resided

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of avasan

Imperfect

Derived from √vas (to dwell) in imperfect tense, active voice, 3rd person plural

Root: vas (class 1)

शैलरोधसी (śailarodhasī) - on the mountain slope/peak

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śailarodhas

śailarodhas - mountain slope, mountain peak

Compound of śaila (mountain) and rodhas (bank, edge, slope, peak)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+rodhas)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• rodhas – bank, edge, shore, slope, peak
  noun (neuter)

वत्स्यथ (vatsyatha) - you (plural) will dwell/reside

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of vatsyatha

Future

Derived from √vas (to dwell) in future tense, active voice, 2nd person plural

Root: vas (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'girau'.

गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

यूयम् (yūyam) - you (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अवकाशः (avakāśaḥ) - space, room, opportunity, dwelling place

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avakāśa

avakāśa - space, room, leisure, opportunity, dwelling place

From ava-√kāś (to shine, appear, allow)

Prefix: ava

Root: kāś (class 1)

विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let it be made, let it be arranged, let it be provided

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vidhīyatām

Passive Imperative

Derived from vi-√dhā (to place, arrange, make) in passive voice, imperative mood, 3rd person singular

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)