वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-97, verse-15

तपोवनं वा दुर्गं वा नदीमम्भोनिधिं तथा ।
वयं ते यदि न त्याज्याः सर्वान्नो नय ईश्वर ॥१५॥

15. tapovanaṃ vā durgaṃ vā nadīmambhonidhiṃ tathā ,
vayaṃ te yadi na tyājyāḥ sarvānno naya īśvara.

15. tapovanam vā durgam vā nadīm ambhonidhim tathā
vayam te yadi na tyājyāḥ sarvān naḥ naya īśvara

15. īśvara yadi vayam te na tyājyāḥ tapovanam vā
durgam vā nadīm ambhonidhim tathā sarvān naḥ naya

15. Whether it be a forest hermitage, an inaccessible fort, a river, or an ocean, if we are not to be abandoned by you, O Lord, then lead all of us there.

Words meanings summery:

• तपोवनम् (tapovanam) - forest hermitage (hermitage, forest of ascetics)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• दुर्गम् (durgam) - inaccessible fort (difficult place, fort, inaccessible place)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• नदीम् (nadīm) - river

• अम्भोनिधिम् (ambhonidhim) - ocean (ocean, sea (reservoir of water))

• तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, and, likewise)

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• ते (te) - by you

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• त्याज्याः (tyājyāḥ) - to be abandoned (to be abandoned, relinquishable)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all (masculine accusative plural))

• नः (naḥ) - us (us, to us, our)

• नय (naya) - lead (lead, guide)

• ईश्वर (īśvara) - O Lord (O Lord, O Master)

Words meanings and morphology

तपोवनम् (tapovanam) - forest hermitage (hermitage, forest of ascetics)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapovana

tapovana - forest of ascetics, hermitage

Compound of tapas (asceticism) + vana (forest)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tapas+vana)

• tapas – asceticism, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
  Root: van (class 1)

Note: Refers to a destination.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

दुर्गम् (durgam) - inaccessible fort (difficult place, fort, inaccessible place)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durga

durga - difficult to access, fort, stronghold, obstacle

Compound of dur (bad, difficult) + ga (going)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+ga)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  prefix
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to a destination.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

नदीम् (nadīm) - river

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river, stream

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Refers to a destination.

अम्भोनिधिम् (ambhonidhim) - ocean (ocean, sea (reservoir of water))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ambhonidhi

ambhonidhi - ocean, sea, reservoir of water

Compound of ambhas (water) + nidhi (treasure, reservoir)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ambhas+nidhi)

• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)
• nidhi – treasure, store, reservoir
  noun (masculine)
  From ni-dhā (to place down)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Refers to a destination.

तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, and, likewise)

(indeclinable)

Adverb

Note: Acts as a conjunction here.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Nominative plural of asmad

ते (te) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Instrumental singular of yuṣmad (alternative form)

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

त्याज्याः (tyājyāḥ) - to be abandoned (to be abandoned, relinquishable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tyājya

tyājya - to be abandoned, to be relinquished, to be given up

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From root tyaj (to abandon)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all (masculine accusative plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Modifies naḥ (us).

नः (naḥ) - us (us, to us, our)

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Enclitic form of asmad

नय (naya) - lead (lead, guide)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nī

Imperative Active

2nd person singular, imperative mood active voice

Root: nī (class 1)

ईश्वर (īśvara) - O Lord (O Lord, O Master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, ruler, god

From root īś (to rule, be master of)

Root: īś (class 2)