वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-2, verse-35

यावत् स्थास्यन्ति गिरयः सरितश्च महीतले ।
तावद् रामायणकथा लोकेषु प्रचरिष्यति ॥३५॥

35. yāvat sthāsyanti girayaḥ saritaśca mahītale ,
tāvad rāmāyaṇakathā lokeṣu pracariṣyati.

35. yāvat sthāsyanti girayaḥ saritaḥ ca mahītale
tāvat rāmāyaṇakathā lokeṣu pracariṣyati

35. yāvat girayaḥ ca saritaḥ mahītale sthāsyanti
tāvat rāmāyaṇakathā lokeṣu pracariṣyati

35. As long as mountains and rivers endure on the surface of the earth, so long will the story of the Rāmāyaṇa (Rāmāyaṇakathā) be widespread among people.

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as, while

• स्थास्यन्ति (sthāsyanti) - will stand, will remain, will endure

• गिरयः (girayaḥ) - mountains

• सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers

• च (ca) - and, also

• महीतले (mahītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, then

• रामायणकथा (rāmāyaṇakathā) - The epic narrative of Rama's life. (the story of Ramayana)

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - among humanity (among people, in the worlds, in the realms)

• प्रचरिष्यति (pracariṣyati) - will spread, will be current, will be propagated

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as, while

(indeclinable)

स्थास्यन्ति (sthāsyanti) - will stand, will remain, will endure

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of sthā

future tense

3rd person plural future active

Root: sthā (class 1)

गिरयः (girayaḥ) - mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Root: gṛ

सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river, stream

Root: sṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महीतले (mahītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - surface of the earth, ground

compound of mahī (earth) and tala (surface)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plain, palm
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tal

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, then

(indeclinable)

रामायणकथा (rāmāyaṇakathā) - The epic narrative of Rama's life. (the story of Ramayana)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rāmāyaṇakathā

rāmāyaṇakathā - story of Ramayana

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rāmāyaṇa+kathā)

• rāmāyaṇa – the Rāmāyaṇa (epic poem)
  proper noun (neuter)
  from rāma + ayana
  Root: i
• kathā – story, tale, narrative
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kath

Note: subject of pracariṣyati

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - among humanity (among people, in the worlds, in the realms)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, people, realm

Root: lok (class 1)

प्रचरिष्यति (pracariṣyati) - will spread, will be current, will be propagated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of car

future tense

3rd person singular future active

Prefix: pra

Root: car (class 1)

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