वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-43, verse-4

सागरस्य जलं लोके यावत् स्थास्यति पार्थिव ।
सगरस्यात्मजास्तावत् स्वर्गे स्थास्यन्ति देववत् ॥४॥

4. sāgarasya jalaṃ loke yāvat sthāsyati pārthiva ,
sagarasyātmajāstāvat svarge sthāsyanti devavat.

4. sāgarasya jalam loke yāvat sthāsyati pārthiva
sagarasyātmajāḥ tāvat svarge sthāsyanti devavat

4. pārthiva yāvat sāgarasya jalam loke sthāsyati
tāvat sagarasyātmajāḥ devavat svarge sthāsyanti

4. O king, as long as the water of the ocean remains in the world, so long will the sons of Sagara abide in heaven like gods.

Words meanings summery:

• सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as

• स्थास्यति (sthāsyati) - will remain, will stand

• पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king, O son of earth

• सगरस्यात्मजाः (sagarasyātmajāḥ) - sons of Sagara

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much

• स्वर्गे (svarge) - in heaven

• स्थास्यन्ति (sthāsyanti) - will remain, will stand

• देववत् (devavat) - like gods, similar to gods

Words meanings and morphology

सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

Derived from 'sagara' (with vṛddhi) meaning 'relating to Sagara' or 'born from Sagara', referring to the ocean dug by Sagara's sons.

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Note: Can also be accusative singular

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as

(indeclinable)

स्थास्यति (sthāsyati) - will remain, will stand

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lyuṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king, O son of earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, royal, king, prince

Derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth).

सगरस्यात्मजाः (sagarasyātmajāḥ) - sons of Sagara

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sagarātmaja

sagarātmaja - son of Sagara

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sagara+ātmaja)

• sagara – Sagara (a mythical king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born of oneself
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ātman (self) + ja (born from root jan).
  Root: jan (class 4)

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much

(indeclinable)

स्वर्गे (svarge) - in heaven

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise

स्थास्यन्ति (sthāsyanti) - will remain, will stand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lyuṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

देववत् (devavat) - like gods, similar to gods

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'deva' (god) with the suffix '-vat' (like, as).

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