वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-2, verse-36

यावद् रामस्य च कथा त्वत्कृता प्रचरिष्यति ।
तावदूर्ध्वमधश्च त्वं मल्लोकेषु निवत्स्यसि ॥३६॥

36. yāvad rāmasya ca kathā tvatkṛtā pracariṣyati ,
tāvadūrdhvamadhaśca tvaṃ mallokeṣu nivatsyasi.

36. yāvat rāmasya ca kathā tvatkṛtā pracariṣyati
tāvat ūrdhvam adhaḥ ca tvam mallokeṣu nivatsyasi

36. yāvat rāmasya tvatkṛtā ca kathā pracariṣyati
tāvat tvam ūrdhvam ca adhaḥ mallokeṣu nivatsyasi

36. And as long as the story of Rama, composed by you, continues to be propagated, so long will you dwell in my realms (lokas), both above and below.

Words meanings summery:

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

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• च (ca) - and, also

• कथा (kathā) - story, tale, narrative

• त्वत्कृता (tvatkṛtā) - composed by you, made by you

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

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

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above, on high

• अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below, under

• च (ca) - and, also

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• मल्लोकेषु (mallokeṣu) - in my worlds, in my realms

• निवत्स्यसि (nivatsyasi) - will dwell, will reside

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name)

Root: ram (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कथा (kathā) - story, tale, narrative

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative

Root: kath

Note: subject of pracariṣyati

त्वत्कृता (tvatkṛtā) - composed by you, made by you

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tvatkṛta

tvatkṛta - composed by you, made by you

compound of tvat (by you) and kṛta (made)

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (tvat+kṛta)

• tvat – by you (ablative of tvad)
  pronoun
  ablative singular of 2nd person pronoun
• kṛta – made, done, composed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: modifies kathā

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)

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

(indeclinable)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above, on high

(indeclinable)

adverbial accusative

अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below, under

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

मल्लोकेषु (mallokeṣu) - in my worlds, in my realms

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of malloka

malloka - my world/realm

compound of mat (my) and loka (world)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mat+loka)

• mat – my, of me (possessive form of aham)
  pronoun
  genitive singular of 1st person pronoun
• loka – world, people, realm
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)

निवत्स्यसि (nivatsyasi) - will dwell, will reside

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vas

future tense

2nd person singular future active

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

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