वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-3, verse-29

अनागतं च यत् किं चिद् रामस्य वसुधातले ।
तच्चकारोत्तरे काव्ये वाल्मीकिर्भगवानृषिः ॥२९॥

29. anāgataṃ ca yat kiṃ cid rāmasya vasudhātale ,
taccakārottare kāvye vālmīkirbhagavānṛṣiḥ.

29. anāgatam ca yat kim cit rāmasya vasudhātale
tat cakāra uttare kāvye vālmīkiḥ bhagavān ṛṣiḥ

29. vālmīkiḥ bhagavān ṛṣiḥ tat ca anāgatam yat kim
cit rāmasya vasudhātale uttare kāvye cakāra

29. And whatever future events (anāgatam) concerning Rama would occur on earth, the venerable sage Valmiki composed that in the later part of his epic.

Words meanings summery:

• अनागतम् (anāgatam) - events yet to happen (future events) (not yet come, future, unarrived)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (in conjunction with 'kim cit') (which, what, that)

• किम् (kim) - whatever (in conjunction with 'cit') (what, which, whether)

• चित् (cit) - an indefinite particle (making 'kim' into 'something' or 'anything') (an indefinite particle, even, if)

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• वसुधातले (vasudhātale) - on earth (on the surface of the earth, on the ground)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the future events) (that, it)

• चकार (cakāra) - he composed (he made, he did, he composed)

• उत्तरे (uttare) - in the later (part of the epic, i.e., Uttara Kāṇḍa) (in the later, in the northern, in the superior)

• काव्ये (kāvye) - in the epic (Ramayana) (in the poem, in the epic)

• वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - Valmiki

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable (venerable, glorious, blessed, divine)

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage (sage, seer)

Words meanings and morphology

अनागतम् (anāgatam) - events yet to happen (future events) (not yet come, future, unarrived)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anāgata

anāgata - not yet come, future, unarrived

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the negative prefix 'an-' and the past passive participle 'āgata' (from root gam with prefix ā).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (an+āgata)

• an – not, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• āgata – come, arrived, obtained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā' (towards), plus 'kta' suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yat kim cit'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - whatever (in conjunction with 'kim cit') (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Forms an indefinite pronoun with 'kim cit'.

किम् (kim) - whatever (in conjunction with 'cit') (what, which, whether)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, whether

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Forms an indefinite pronoun with 'cit'.

चित् (cit) - an indefinite particle (making 'kim' into 'something' or 'anything') (an indefinite particle, even, if)

(indeclinable)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated ancient king, the seventh avatar of Vishnu)

वसुधातले (vasudhātale) - on earth (on the surface of the earth, on the ground)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vasudhātala

vasudhātala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasudhā+tala)

• vasudhā – the earth, the bearer of wealth
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, ground, base
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tal (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the future events) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'yat kim cit anāgatam'.

चकार (cakāra) - he composed (he made, he did, he composed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect Tense (Liṭ)

From root 'kṛ' (class 8), perfect active, 3rd person singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

उत्तरे (uttare) - in the later (part of the epic, i.e., Uttara Kāṇḍa) (in the later, in the northern, in the superior)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - later, subsequent, northern, superior, excellent

Note: Agrees with 'kāvye'.

काव्ये (kāvye) - in the epic (Ramayana) (in the poem, in the epic)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kāvya

kāvya - poem, epic, poetry, poetic work

From 'kavi' (poet) + 'ya' (suffix).

वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - Valmiki

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālmīki

vālmīki - Valmiki (the revered author of the Ramayana)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable (venerable, glorious, blessed, divine)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, blessed, divine, fortunate, prosperous

From 'bhaga' (fortune, excellence) + 'vat' (possessive suffix).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vālmīkiḥ'.

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage (sage, seer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

From root 'ṛṣ' (to go, to move).

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vālmīkiḥ'.