वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-84, verse-5

रामस्य भवनद्वारि यत्र कर्म च वर्तते ।
ऋत्विजामग्रतश्चैव तत्र गेयं विशेषतः ॥५॥

5. rāmasya bhavanadvāri yatra karma ca vartate ,
ṛtvijāmagrataścaiva tatra geyaṃ viśeṣataḥ.

5. rāmasya bhavanadvāri yatra karma ca vartate
ṛtvijām agrataḥ ca eva tatra geyam viśeṣataḥ

5. rāmasya bhavanadvāri yatra karma ca vartate,
ṛtvijām agrataḥ ca eva,
tatra viśeṣataḥ geyam

5. It should be sung especially there – at Rāma's palace gate, where (Vedic) rituals (karma) are performed, and indeed in front of the priests.

Words meanings summery:

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• भवनद्वारि (bhavanadvāri) - at Rāma's palace gate (at the palace gate, at the house door)

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• कर्म (karma) - (Vedic) ritual or performance (action, deed, ritual, performance)

• च (ca) - and

• वर्तते (vartate) - is performed (referring to karma) (takes place, exists, is performed)

• ऋत्विजाम् (ṛtvijām) - of the priests

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front of, before

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• गेयम् (geyam) - the epic should be sung (should be sung, singable)

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

Words meanings and morphology

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the seventh avatara of Viṣṇu, son of Daśaratha)

भवनद्वारि (bhavanadvāri) - at Rāma's palace gate (at the palace gate, at the house door)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhavanadvāra

bhavanadvāra - palace gate, house door

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhavana+dvāra)

• bhavana – house, dwelling, palace
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

कर्म (karma) - (Vedic) ritual or performance (action, deed, ritual, performance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, effect of actions

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वर्तते (vartate) - is performed (referring to karma) (takes place, exists, is performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: The middle voice (ātmanepada) form of vṛt.

ऋत्विजाम् (ṛtvijām) - of the priests

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - priest, officiating priest at a Vedic ritual (yajña)

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front of, before

(indeclinable)

Derived from `agra` (front) with suffix `-tas`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with `yatra`.

गेयम् (geyam) - the epic should be sung (should be sung, singable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of geya

geya - to be sung, singable

Gerundive

From root `gai` (to sing) with suffix `-ya`.

Root: gai (class 1)

Note: Gerundive of `gai`.

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

(indeclinable)

Derived from `viśeṣa` (distinction, particularity) with suffix `-tas`.

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