वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-36, verse-16

अथाब्रवीदिदं गङ्गां सर्वदेवहुताशनः ।
इह हैमवते पादे गर्भो ऽयं संनिवेश्यताम् ॥१६॥

16. athābravīdidaṃ gaṅgāṃ sarvadevahutāśanaḥ ,
iha haimavate pāde garbho'yaṃ saṃniveśyatām.

16. atha abravīt idam gaṅgām sarvadevahutāśanaḥ
iha haimavate pāde garbhaḥ ayam saṃniveśyatām

16. atha sarvadevahutāśanaḥ gaṅgām idam abravīt
ayam garbhaḥ iha haimavate pāde saṃniveśyatām

16. Then Agni, who consumes offerings for all the gods, said this to Gaṅgā: 'Let this embryo be deposited here on the slope of the Himavat (Himalayas).'

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• इदम् (idam) - this, this word

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - to Gaṅgā

• सर्वदेवहुताशनः (sarvadevahutāśanaḥ) - Agni, the consumer of offerings for all gods

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• हैमवते (haimavate) - on the Himalayan, on the snowy

• पादे (pāde) - on the slope of the Himavat (on the foot, on the slope, on the base)

• गर्भः (garbhaḥ) - embryo, fetus

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• संनिवेश्यताम् (saṁniveśyatām) - let it be placed, let it be deposited

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this, this word

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - to Gaṅgā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the Ganges river

सर्वदेवहुताशनः (sarvadevahutāśanaḥ) - Agni, the consumer of offerings for all gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvadevahutāśana

sarvadevahutāśana - consumer of offerings for all gods (epithet of Agni)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarvadeva+hutāśana)

• sarvadeva – all gods
  noun (masculine)
• hutāśana – fire, consumer of offerings
  noun (masculine)

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

हैमवते (haimavate) - on the Himalayan, on the snowy

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of haimavata

haimavata - belonging to or relating to Himavat (the Himalayas)

Derived from Himavat with `aṇ` suffix

Note: Modifies 'pāde'

पादे (pāde) - on the slope of the Himavat (on the foot, on the slope, on the base)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, base, slope (of a mountain), quarter

गर्भः (garbhaḥ) - embryo, fetus

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - embryo, fetus, womb, interior, child

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

संनिवेश्यताम् (saṁniveśyatām) - let it be placed, let it be deposited

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of saṃniveś

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: viś (class 6)