दुर्गा-सप्तशती durgā-saptaśatī - chapter-13, verse-25

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नमस्येऽहं पितॄञ्छ्राद्धैरर्च्यन्ते ये रसातले ।
भोगैरशेषैर्विधिवन्नागैः कामानभीप्सुभिः ॥२५॥

25. namasye'haṃ pitṝñchrāddhairarcyante ye rasātale .
bhogairaśeṣairvidhivannāgaiḥ kāmānabhīpsubhiḥ.

25. namasye aham pitṝn śrāddhaiḥ arcyante ye rasātale
bhogaiḥ aśeṣaiḥ vidhivat nāgaiḥ kāmān abhipsurbhiḥ

25. I bow down to the ancestors (pitṛ) who are worshipped in Rasātala by the Nāgas, who desire all their wishes (kāma), with abundant enjoyments, performed according to proper rules.

Words meanings summery:

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नमस्ये (namasye) - I bow, I salute, I worship

अहम् (aham) - I

पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, fathers

श्राद्धैः (śrāddhaiḥ) - with śrāddha offerings

अर्च्यन्ते (arcyante) - are worshipped, are honored

ये (ye) - who, those who

रसातले (rasātale) - in Rasātala (a netherworld)

भोगैः (bhogaiḥ) - with enjoyments, with pleasures

अशेषैः (aśeṣaiḥ) - with all kinds of, with abundant, with unlimited

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rules, properly, formally

नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by the Nāgas (serpent deities)

कामान् (kāmān) - wishes, desires, objects of desire

अभिप्सुर्भिः (abhipsurbhiḥ) - by those desiring, by those wishing for

Words meanings and morphology

नमस्ये (namasye) - I bow, I salute, I worship

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of namasya

Denominative verb from 'namas' (bow, reverence).

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Denominative verb.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, fathers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, forefathers (pitṛ)

श्राद्धैः (śrāddhaiḥ) - with śrāddha offerings

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śrāddha

śrāddha - funeral rites, offerings to ancestors (śrāddha)

From 'śrat' (faith) + 'dhā' (to place).

अर्च्यन्ते (arcyante) - are worshipped, are honored

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of arc

Root verb 'arc' (class 1, P.)

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: The ending '-ante' indicates 3rd person plural passive.

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'pitṝn'.

रसातले (rasātale) - in Rasātala (a netherworld)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rasātala

rasātala - Rasātala, one of the seven netherworlds

भोगैः (bhogaiḥ) - with enjoyments, with pleasures

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, possession, experience

From root 'bhuj' (to enjoy, to eat).

Root: bhuj (class 7)

अशेषैः (aśeṣaiḥ) - with all kinds of, with abundant, with unlimited

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - entire, complete, all, unlimited, abundant (lit. 'without remainder')

Negative Tatpurusha compound: 'a-' (not) + 'śeṣa' (remainder).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śeṣa)

a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix.
śeṣa – remainder, residue, balance
noun (masculine)
From root 'śiṣ' (to leave as a remainder).
Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'bhogaiḥ'.

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rules, properly, formally

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'vidhi' (rule, ordinance) with suffix '-vat'.

नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by the Nāgas (serpent deities)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, serpent deity (Nāga), elephant

कामान् (kāmān) - wishes, desires, objects of desire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing (kāma), love, object of desire