वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-36, verse-31

एष ते राम गङ्गाया विस्तरो ऽभिहितो मया ।
कुमारसंभवश्चैव धन्यः पुण्यस्तथैव च ॥३१॥

31. eṣa te rāma gaṅgāyā vistaro'bhihito mayā ,
kumārasaṃbhavaścaiva dhanyaḥ puṇyastathaiva ca.

31. eṣaḥ te rāma gaṅgāyāḥ vistaraḥ abhihitaḥ mayā
kumārasambhavaḥ ca eva dhanyaḥ puṇyaḥ tathā eva ca

31. O Rāma, this detailed account of the Gaṅgā has been narrated by me. And the story of the birth of Kumāra is indeed blessed and meritorious.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (account) (this, he)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, by you, your)

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of Gaṅgā

• विस्तरः (vistaraḥ) - detailed account (expansion, detailed account, elaboration)

• अभिहितः (abhihitaḥ) - narrated (told, spoken, narrated, said)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• कुमारसम्भवः (kumārasambhavaḥ) - story of the birth of Kumāra (Kārtikeya) (birth of Kumāra, story of Kumāra's birth)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• धन्यः (dhanyaḥ) - blessed (blessed, fortunate, auspicious)

• पुण्यः (puṇyaḥ) - meritorious (meritorious, virtuous, sacred, good)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, and so (thus, so, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (account) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eṣa

eṣa - this, that; he, she, it

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, by you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of tvad

tvad - you

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of Gaṅgā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Gaṅgā (Ganges)

विस्तरः (vistaraḥ) - detailed account (expansion, detailed account, elaboration)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - extent, expansion, detailed account, development

Derived from vi-stṛ (to spread, extend)

Prefix: vi

Root: stṛ (class 5)

अभिहितः (abhihitaḥ) - narrated (told, spoken, narrated, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhihita

abhihita - told, spoken, narrated, said

Past Passive Participle

From verb root dhā (to place, put) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'vistaraḥ'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent in passive construction.

कुमारसम्भवः (kumārasambhavaḥ) - story of the birth of Kumāra (Kārtikeya) (birth of Kumāra, story of Kumāra's birth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumārasambhava

kumārasambhava - birth of a son; birth of Kumāra (Skanda/Kārtikeya)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kumāra+sambhava)

• kumāra – boy, son, youth; a name of Kārtikeya
  noun (masculine)
• sambhava – birth, origin, production
  noun (masculine)
  From verb root bhū (to be) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the epic story of the birth of Kumāra, often associated with Gaṅgā.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

धन्यः (dhanyaḥ) - blessed (blessed, fortunate, auspicious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanya

dhanya - blessed, fortunate, auspicious, wealthy

From dhana (wealth)

Note: Agrees with 'kumārasambhavaḥ'.

पुण्यः (puṇyaḥ) - meritorious (meritorious, virtuous, sacred, good)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, sacred, good, holy

Note: Agrees with 'kumārasambhavaḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, and so (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used with 'eva' and 'ca' to mean 'and also', 'likewise'.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'dhanyaḥ' and 'puṇyaḥ'.

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