वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-36, verse-12

देवतानां प्रतिज्ञाय गङ्गामभ्येत्य पावकः ।
गर्भं धारय वै देवि देवतानामिदं प्रियम् ॥१२॥

12. devatānāṃ pratijñāya gaṅgāmabhyetya pāvakaḥ ,
garbhaṃ dhāraya vai devi devatānāmidaṃ priyam.

12. devatānām pratijñāya gaṅgām abhyetya pāvakaḥ
garbham dhāraya vai devi devatānām idam priyam

12. pāvakaḥ devatānām pratijñāya gaṅgām abhyetya
devi vai garbham dhāraya idam devatānām priyam

12. Having made a promise to the gods, Agni (pāvakaḥ) approached Gaṅgā. (He said to her,) 'O goddess, indeed, bear this embryo (garbham); this is pleasing to the gods.'

Words meanings summery:

• देवतानाम् (devatānām) - having made a promise to the assembly of gods (of the gods, to the gods)

• प्रतिज्ञाय (pratijñāya) - having made a prior promise to the gods (having promised, having vowed)

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - towards the river goddess Gaṅgā (to Gaṅgā)

• अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached Gaṅgā (having approached, having come near)

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - the fire god, Agni (fire, Agni, purifier)

• गर्भम् (garbham) - the seed or embryo (of Agni's energy) (embryo, fetus, womb, seed)

• धारय (dhāraya) - bear (this embryo/seed within you) (bear, hold, carry)

• वै (vai) - an emphatic particle (indeed, certainly, surely)

• देवि (devi) - O Gaṅgā, the goddess (O goddess)

• देवतानाम् (devatānām) - belonging to or desired by the gods (of the gods)

• इदम् (idam) - this (bearing of the embryo) (this)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasing, agreeable (to the gods) (dear, beloved, pleasing)

Words meanings and morphology

देवतानाम् (devatānām) - having made a promise to the assembly of gods (of the gods, to the gods)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - divinity, godhead, deity, god

Derived from deva with suffix -tā

प्रतिज्ञाय (pratijñāya) - having made a prior promise to the gods (having promised, having vowed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root jñā with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - towards the river goddess Gaṅgā (to Gaṅgā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - river Gaṅgā, the Ganges

अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached Gaṅgā (having approached, having come near)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root i (to go) with prefixes abhi- and ā-

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: i (class 2)

पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - the fire god, Agni (fire, Agni, purifier)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, Agni, purifier

Derived from root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

गर्भम् (garbham) - the seed or embryo (of Agni's energy) (embryo, fetus, womb, seed)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - embryo, fetus, womb, interior, seed

धारय (dhāraya) - bear (this embryo/seed within you) (bear, hold, carry)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dhāray

Imperative, Active Voice (causative stem)

Causative stem of root dhṛ, conjugated in imperative.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

वै (vai) - an emphatic particle (indeed, certainly, surely)

(indeclinable)

देवि (devi) - O Gaṅgā, the goddess (O goddess)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine woman

Feminine form of deva (god)

Root: div (class 4)

देवतानाम् (devatānām) - belonging to or desired by the gods (of the gods)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - divinity, godhead, deity, god

Derived from deva with suffix -tā

इदम् (idam) - this (bearing of the embryo) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasing, agreeable (to the gods) (dear, beloved, pleasing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

Root: prī (class 9)

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