वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-36, verse-15

तमुवाच ततो गङ्गा सर्वदेवपुरोहितम् ।
अशक्ता धारणे देव तव तेजः समुद्धतम् ।
दह्यमानाग्निना तेन संप्रव्यथितचेतना ॥१५॥

15. tamuvāca tato gaṅgā sarvadevapurohitam ,
aśaktā dhāraṇe deva tava tejaḥ samuddhatam ,
dahyamānāgninā tena saṃpravyathitacetanā.

15. tam uvāca tataḥ gaṅgā sarvadevapurohitam
aśaktā dhāraṇe deva
tava tejaḥ samuddhatam dahyamānā
agninā tena saṃpravyathitacetanā

15. tataḥ gaṅgā sarvadevapurohitam tam
uvāca deva tava samuddhatam tejaḥ
dhāraṇe aśaktā (asmi) (aham) tena agninā
dahyamānā saṃpravyathitacetanā (asmi)

15. Then Gaṅgā spoke to him, the priest of all the gods: 'O god, I am unable to bear your exceedingly intense radiance. My consciousness is greatly distressed, being consumed by that very fire.'

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Gaṅgā, the Ganges river

• सर्वदेवपुरोहितम् (sarvadevapurohitam) - to the priest of all gods

• अशक्ता (aśaktā) - unable, incapable

• धारणे (dhāraṇe) - in bearing, in holding

• देव (deva) - O god

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - effulgence, power, radiance

• समुद्धतम् (samuddhatam) - intense, exceedingly strong, high

• दह्यमाना (dahyamānā) - being burned, being consumed

• अग्निना (agninā) - by fire

• तेन (tena) - by that

• संप्रव्यथितचेतना (saṁpravyathitacetanā) - having consciousness greatly distressed

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Gaṅgā, the Ganges river

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the Ganges river

सर्वदेवपुरोहितम् (sarvadevapurohitam) - to the priest of all gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvadevapurohita

sarvadevapurohita - priest of all gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarvadeva+purohita)

• sarvadeva – all gods
  noun (masculine)
• purohita – family priest, chief priest
  noun (masculine)

अशक्ता (aśaktā) - unable, incapable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśakta

aśakta - unable, incapable

Negation of śakta (capable)

धारणे (dhāraṇe) - in bearing, in holding

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dhāraṇa

dhāraṇa - bearing, holding, supporting, retaining

Gerundial noun

From root dhṛ (to hold, bear) with suffix ana

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

देव (deva) - O god

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

तेजः (tejaḥ) - effulgence, power, radiance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - effulgence, lustre, power, energy, virility, semen

समुद्धतम् (samuddhatam) - intense, exceedingly strong, high

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samuddhata

samuddhata - raised high, arrogant, strong, intense, violent

Past Passive Participle

From `sam-ud-han` (to lift up, to raise) or `sam-ud-dhā` (to place up)

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'tejaḥ'

दह्यमाना (dahyamānā) - being burned, being consumed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dahyamāna

dahyamāna - being burned, consumed by fire

Present Passive Participle

From root `dah` (to burn) with `śānac` suffix in passive voice

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Refers to Gaṅgā

अग्निना (agninā) - by fire

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire (Agni)

तेन (tena) - by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Modifies 'agninā'

संप्रव्यथितचेतना (saṁpravyathitacetanā) - having consciousness greatly distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃpravyathitacetana

saṁpravyathitacetana - one whose consciousness is greatly distressed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃpravyathita+cetanā)

• saṃpravyathita – greatly distressed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From `sam-pra-vyath` (to be greatly disturbed/distressed)
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: vyath (class 1)
• cetanā – consciousness, intellect
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to Gaṅgā

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