वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-36, verse-7

इयमाकाशगा गङ्गा यस्यां पुत्रं हुताशनः ।
जनयिष्यति देवानां सेनापतिमरिंदमम् ॥७॥

7. iyamākāśagā gaṅgā yasyāṃ putraṃ hutāśanaḥ ,
janayiṣyati devānāṃ senāpatimariṃdamam.

7. iyam ākāśagā gaṅgā yasyām putram hutāśanaḥ
janayiṣyati devānām senāpatim ariṃdamam

7. hutāśanaḥ iyam ākāśagā gaṅgā yasyām devānām
senāpatim ariṃdamam putram janayiṣyati

7. In this heavenly Gaṅgā, Agni will father a son who will be the commander-in-chief of the gods and a subduer of enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• आकाशगा (ākāśagā) - sky-going, heavenly

• गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Ganga (river and goddess)

• यस्याम् (yasyām) - in whom, in which

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son, child

• हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - Agni, the fire god (fire, Agni, fire-god)

• जनयिष्यति (janayiṣyati) - will generate, will father

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• सेनापतिम् (senāpatim) - commander-in-chief

• अरिंदमम् (ariṁdamam) - subduer of enemies, victorious

Words meanings and morphology

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

आकाशगा (ākāśagā) - sky-going, heavenly

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ākāśaga

ākāśaga - moving in the sky, sky-going

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+ga)

• ākāśa – sky, ether, space
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/suffix
  Derived from root gam (to go), used as a suffix in compounds
  Root: gam (class 1)

गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Ganga (river and goddess)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - Ganga, the holy river

यस्याम् (yasyām) - in whom, in which

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who

पुत्रम् (putram) - son, child

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - Agni, the fire god (fire, Agni, fire-god)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hutāśana

hutāśana - fire; Agni (lit. 'eater of oblations')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (huta+aśana)

• huta – offered, sacrificed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hu (to offer, sacrifice)
  Root: hu (class 3)
• aśana – eating, food, eater
  noun (masculine)
  From root aś (to eat)
  Root: aś (class 9)

जनयिष्यति (janayiṣyati) - will generate, will father

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of janay

Causative present stem

Causative of root jan

Root: jan (class 4)

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

सेनापतिम् (senāpatim) - commander-in-chief

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of senāpati

senāpati - commander of an army, general

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (senā+pati)

• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

अरिंदमम् (ariṁdamam) - subduer of enemies, victorious

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ariṃdama

ariṁdama - subduer of enemies, victor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – taming, subduing; one who tames/subdues
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/suffix
  Derived from root dam (to tame, subdue)
  Root: dam (class 1)

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