वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-39, verse-7

परिक्रान्ता मही सर्वा सत्त्ववन्तश्च सूदिताः ।
देवदानवरक्षांसि पिशाचोरगकिंनराः ॥७॥

7. parikrāntā mahī sarvā sattvavantaśca sūditāḥ ,
devadānavarakṣāṃsi piśācoragakiṃnarāḥ.

7. parikrāntā mahī sarvā sattvavantaḥ ca
sūditāḥ devadānavarakṣāṃsi piśācoragakiṃnarāḥ

7. sarvā mahī parikrāntā ca sattvavantaḥ
devadānavarakṣāṃsi piśācoragakiṃnarāḥ sūditāḥ

7. The entire earth has been traversed, and powerful beings such as gods, Dānavas, Rākṣasas, Piśācas, Uragas, and Kiṃnaras have been slain.

Words meanings summery:

• परिक्रान्ता (parikrāntā) - traversed (traversed, passed over, circumambulated)

• मही (mahī) - the earth (earth, land)

• सर्वा (sarvā) - the entire (all, entire, whole)

• सत्त्ववन्तः (sattvavantaḥ) - powerful beings (powerful beings, valiant beings, creatures)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सूदिताः (sūditāḥ) - slain (killed, destroyed, slain)

• देवदानवरक्षांसि (devadānavarakṣāṁsi) - gods, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas (gods, demons (Dānavas), and Rākṣasas)

• पिशाचोरगकिंनराः (piśācoragakiṁnarāḥ) - Piśācas, Uragas, and Kiṃnaras

Words meanings and morphology

परिक्रान्ता (parikrāntā) - traversed (traversed, passed over, circumambulated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parikrānta

parikrānta - traversed, gone over, circumambulated

Past Passive Participle

from pari- + root kram (to step, go) + kta suffix

Prefix: pari

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mahī'

मही (mahī) - the earth (earth, land)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, land

Note: Subject of an implied 'is'

सर्वा (sarvā) - the entire (all, entire, whole)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'mahī'

सत्त्ववन्तः (sattvavantaḥ) - powerful beings (powerful beings, valiant beings, creatures)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sattvavat

sattvavat - powerful, brave, real, having substance, having creatures

possessive suffix -vat

Note: Refers to the beings mentioned subsequently

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सूदिताः (sūditāḥ) - slain (killed, destroyed, slain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sūdita

sūdita - killed, destroyed, slain

Past Passive Participle

from root sūd (to kill, destroy) + kta suffix

Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'sattvavantaḥ'

देवदानवरक्षांसि (devadānavarakṣāṁsi) - gods, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas (gods, demons (Dānavas), and Rākṣasas)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of devadānavarakṣas

devadānavarakṣas - gods, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas

Compound type : dvandva (deva+dānava+rakṣas)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• dānava – descendant of Danu, demon
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣas – demon, fiend, Rākṣasa
  noun (neuter)

Note: This is a Dvandva compound listing different types of beings

पिशाचोरगकिंनराः (piśācoragakiṁnarāḥ) - Piśācas, Uragas, and Kiṃnaras

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of piśācoragakiṃnara

piśācoragakiṁnara - Piśācas, Uragas, and Kiṃnaras

Compound type : dvandva (piśāca+uraga+kiṃnara)

• piśāca – goblin, ghoul, demon
  noun (masculine)
• uraga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• kiṃnara – mythical being (half-man, half-horse or bird)
  noun (masculine)

Note: This is a Dvandva compound listing different types of beings, grammatically agreeing with 'sattvavantaḥ'

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