वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-38, verse-25

भगवन्पृथिवी सर्वा खन्यते सगरात्मजैः ।
बहवश्च महात्मानो वध्यन्ते जलचारिणः ॥२५॥

25. bhagavanpṛthivī sarvā khanyate sagarātmajaiḥ ,
bahavaśca mahātmāno vadhyante jalacāriṇaḥ.

25. bhagavan pṛthivī sarvā khanyate sagarātmajaiḥ
bahavaḥ ca mahātmānaḥ vadhyante jalacāriṇaḥ

25. bhagavan sarvā pṛthivī sagarātmajaiḥ khanyate
ca bahavaḥ mahātmānaḥ jalacāriṇaḥ vadhyante

25. O revered one, the entire earth is being dug up by the sons of Sagara. And many great souls (ātman), who are water-dwellers, are being killed.

Words meanings summery:

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O Lord

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth, the ground

• सर्वा (sarvā) - all, entire, whole

• खन्यते (khanyate) - is being dug

• सगरात्मजैः (sagarātmajaiḥ) - by the sons of Sagara

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

• च (ca) - and, also

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls, great beings

• वध्यन्ते (vadhyante) - are being killed, are being slain

• जलचारिणः (jalacāriṇaḥ) - water-dwellers, aquatic beings

Words meanings and morphology

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O Lord

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - revered, divine, fortunate, prosperous

Note: Addressing Brahmā.

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth, the ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, world, ground

Root: pṛth

सर्वा (sarvā) - all, entire, whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'pṛthivī'.

खन्यते (khanyate) - is being dug

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of khan

Present Middle

Present 3rd person singular, passive voice, middle ending of √khan

Root: khan (class 1)

सगरात्मजैः (sagarātmajaiḥ) - by the sons of Sagara

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sagarātmaja

sagarātmaja - son of Sagara

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sagara+ātmaja)

• sagara – Sagara (proper name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born of oneself
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ātman-jā (born from self)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agent in passive construction.

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant

Note: Agrees with 'mahātmānaḥ' and 'jalacāriṇaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunctive particle.

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls, great beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, great being, great self

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'vadhyante'.

वध्यन्ते (vadhyante) - are being killed, are being slain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of vadh

Present Middle

Present 3rd person plural, passive voice, middle ending of √vadh (used for passive of √han)

Root: vadh

जलचारिणः (jalacāriṇaḥ) - water-dwellers, aquatic beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jalacārin

jalacārin - moving in water, aquatic animal, water-dweller

Agent noun from jala-√car (to move in water)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+cārin)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• cārin – moving, wandering, going
  adjective
  Agent noun
  Derived from √car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mahātmānaḥ'.