वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-84, verse-4

ऋषिवाटेषु पुण्येषु ब्राह्मणावसथेषु च ।
रथ्यासु राजमार्गेषु पार्थिवानां गृहेषु च ॥४॥

4. ṛṣivāṭeṣu puṇyeṣu brāhmaṇāvasatheṣu ca ,
rathyāsu rājamārgeṣu pārthivānāṃ gṛheṣu ca.

4. ṛṣivāṭeṣu puṇyeṣu brāhmaṇāvasatheṣu ca
rathyāsu rājamārgeṣu pārthivānām gṛheṣu ca

4. ṛṣivāṭeṣu puṇyeṣu brāhmaṇāvasatheṣu ca
rathyāsu rājamārgeṣu pārthivānām gṛheṣu ca

4. In the sacred hermitages of sages, in the residences of Brahmins, on the streets, on the royal highways, and in the palaces of kings.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषिवाटेषु (ṛṣivāṭeṣu) - in the hermitages of sages

• पुण्येषु (puṇyeṣu) - (modifying ṛṣivāṭeṣu and brāhmaṇāvasatheṣu) (in the sacred, in the holy)

• ब्राह्मणावसथेषु (brāhmaṇāvasatheṣu) - in the residences of Brahmins

• च (ca) - and

• रथ्यासु (rathyāsu) - on the streets

• राजमार्गेषु (rājamārgeṣu) - on the royal highways

• पार्थिवानाम् (pārthivānām) - of kings, of rulers

• गृहेषु (gṛheṣu) - in the houses, in the palaces

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषिवाटेषु (ṛṣivāṭeṣu) - in the hermitages of sages

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of ṛṣivāṭa

ṛṣivāṭa - hermitage of a sage, abode of a seer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+vāṭa)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
• vāṭa – enclosure, garden, hermitage
  noun (masculine)

पुण्येषु (puṇyeṣu) - (modifying ṛṣivāṭeṣu and brāhmaṇāvasatheṣu) (in the sacred, in the holy)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, meritorious, auspicious; merit, virtue

ब्राह्मणावसथेषु (brāhmaṇāvasatheṣu) - in the residences of Brahmins

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇāvasatha

brāhmaṇāvasatha - residence of Brahmins

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+āvasatha)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
  noun (masculine)
• āvasatha – dwelling, residence, house
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vas (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

रथ्यासु (rathyāsu) - on the streets

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of rathyā

rathyā - street, highway, road

राजमार्गेषु (rājamārgeṣu) - on the royal highways

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of rājamārga

rājamārga - royal highway, main road

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+mārga)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• mārga – road, path, way
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)

पार्थिवानाम् (pārthivānām) - of kings, of rulers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, royal, king, ruler

गृहेषु (gṛheṣu) - in the houses, in the palaces

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of gṛha

gṛha - house, dwelling, home, palace

Note: gṛha can be masculine or neuter. Here gṛheṣu is masculine locative plural.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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