वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-1, verse-73

न वातजं भयं किं चिन्नाप्सु मज्जन्ति जन्तवः ।
न चाग्रिजं भयं किं चिद् यथा कृतयुगे तथा ॥७३॥

73. na vātajaṃ bhayaṃ kiṃ cinnāpsu majjanti jantavaḥ ,
na cāgrijaṃ bhayaṃ kiṃ cid yathā kṛtayuge tathā.

73. na vātajam bhayam kim cit na apsu majjanti jantavaḥ
na ca agnijam bhayam kim cit yathā kṛtayuge tathā

73. vātajam bhayam kim cit na jantavaḥ apsu na majjanti
ca agnijam bhayam kim cit na yathā kṛtayuge tathā

73. There is no fear born of wind; living beings do not drown in water; nor is there any fear born of fire, just as it was in the Kṛtayuga.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• वातजम् (vātajam) - wind-born, produced by wind, caused by wind

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread, danger

• किम् (kim) - any (in conjunction with cit and na, meaning no, none) (what, which, any, some)

• चित् (cit) - a particle indicating indefiniteness; some, any

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अप्सु (apsu) - in waters, in the waters

• मज्जन्ति (majjanti) - they drown, they sink

• जन्तवः (jantavaḥ) - living beings, creatures, people

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• च (ca) - nor (in conjunction with preceding na) (and, also)

• अग्निजम् (agnijam) - fire-born, produced by fire, caused by fire

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread, danger

• किम् (kim) - any (in conjunction with cit and na, meaning no, none) (what, which, any, some)

• चित् (cit) - a particle indicating indefiniteness; some, any

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Kṛtayuga, in the Golden Age

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

वातजम् (vātajam) - wind-born, produced by wind, caused by wind

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vātaja

vātaja - wind-born, produced by wind, caused by wind

Compound of vāta (wind) and ja (born/produced from).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāta+ja)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced, caused by
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying bhayam (fear).

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread, danger

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger

Derived from root √bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Implicitly the subject.

किम् (kim) - any (in conjunction with cit and na, meaning no, none) (what, which, any, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, any, some

Note: Used as an indefinite pronoun.

चित् (cit) - a particle indicating indefiniteness; some, any

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अप्सु (apsu) - in waters, in the waters

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water, waters

मज्जन्ति (majjanti) - they drown, they sink

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of majj

Root: majj (class 6)

जन्तवः (jantavaḥ) - living beings, creatures, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, man, animal

Derived from root √jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of majjanti.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - nor (in conjunction with preceding na) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अग्निजम् (agnijam) - fire-born, produced by fire, caused by fire

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agnija

agnija - fire-born, produced by fire, caused by fire

Compound of agni (fire) and ja (born/produced from).

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+ja)

• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced, caused by
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying bhayam.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread, danger

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger

Derived from root √bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Implicitly the subject.

किम् (kim) - any (in conjunction with cit and na, meaning no, none) (what, which, any, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, any, some

Note: Used as an indefinite pronoun.

चित् (cit) - a particle indicating indefiniteness; some, any

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Kṛtayuga, in the Golden Age

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṛtayuga

kṛtayuga - the Kṛtayuga, the Golden Age (first and best of the four yugas)

Compound of kṛta (done, made, perfect) and yuga (age, era).

Compound type : karma_dhāraya (kṛta+yuga)

• kṛta – done, made, accomplished, perfect
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• yuga – age, era, epoch, a yoke
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the first and best of the four cosmic ages.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to yathā.