वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-82, verse-14

यज्ञवाटश्च सुमहान् गोमत्या नैमिषे वने ।
आज्ञाप्यतां महाबाहो तद्धि पुण्यमनुत्तमम् ॥१४॥

14. yajñavāṭaśca sumahān gomatyā naimiṣe vane ,
ājñāpyatāṃ mahābāho taddhi puṇyamanuttamam.

14. yajñavāṭaḥ ca sumahān gomatyām naimiṣe vane
ājñāpyatām mahābāho tat hi puṇyam anuttamam

14. mahābāho ca gomatyām naimiṣe vane sumahān
yajñavāṭaḥ ājñāpyatām hi tat anuttamam puṇyam

14. And O mighty-armed one, let a very large Vedic ritual (yajña) enclosure be ordered in the Naimiṣa forest, near the Gomati river. Indeed, that place is unsurpassed in sacredness.

Words meanings summery:

• यज्ञवाटः (yajñavāṭaḥ) - the enclosure for the Aśvamedha (Vedic ritual) (Vedic ritual enclosure/compound)

• च (ca) - and

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, huge

• गोमत्याम् (gomatyām) - on the Gomati (river)

• नैमिषे (naimiṣe) - in the Naimiṣāraṇya forest (in Naimisha (forest))

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• आज्ञाप्यताम् (ājñāpyatām) - let it be commanded/ordered

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Lakshmana (O mighty-armed one)

• तत् (tat) - that place, referring to the Naimiṣa forest near Gomati (that (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacredness, merit, virtue, holy act

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, most excellent

Words meanings and morphology

यज्ञवाटः (yajñavāṭaḥ) - the enclosure for the Aśvamedha (Vedic ritual) (Vedic ritual enclosure/compound)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajñavāṭa

yajñavāṭa - sacrificial ground, Vedic ritual enclosure

Compound type : tatpurusha (yajña+vāṭa)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, devotion, worship
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• vāṭa – enclosure, fence, garden
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of passive verb 'ājñāpyatām'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, huge

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, huge, immense

Compound of 'su' (good, very) and 'mahat' (great).

Compound type : karmadharaya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  prefix/adverb
• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'yajñavāṭaḥ'.

गोमत्याम् (gomatyām) - on the Gomati (river)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of gomatī

gomatī - Gomati river (name of a sacred river)

Note: Indicates location.

नैमिषे (naimiṣe) - in the Naimiṣāraṇya forest (in Naimisha (forest))

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of naimiṣa

naimiṣa - belonging to Naimisha, Naimisha forest (name of a forest)

Note: Agrees with 'vane'.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Indicates location, modified by 'naimiṣe'.

आज्ञाप्यताम् (ājñāpyatām) - let it be commanded/ordered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of ā + jñā

Imperative 3rd singular passive

Passive causative of root 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to 'yajñavāṭaḥ'.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Lakshmana (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - having mighty arms, mighty-armed

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'bāhu' (arm).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Lakshmana.

तत् (tat) - that place, referring to the Naimiṣa forest near Gomati (that (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the Vedic ritual ground mentioned.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacredness, merit, virtue, holy act

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, sacred, holy; merit, virtue, sacredness

Note: Predicate nominative with implied 'asti'.

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, most excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unrivalled, unsurpassed, excellent, best

From 'an' (not) + 'uttama' (best).

Compound type : tatpurusha (an+uttama)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'ud' or 'ut'.

Note: Agrees with 'puṇyam'.