वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-43, verse-5

इयं च दुहिता ज्येष्ठा तव गङ्गा भविष्यति ।
त्वत्कृतेन च नाम्ना वै लोके स्थास्यति विश्रुता ॥५॥

5. iyaṃ ca duhitā jyeṣṭhā tava gaṅgā bhaviṣyati ,
tvatkṛtena ca nāmnā vai loke sthāsyati viśrutā.

5. iyam ca duhitā jyeṣṭhā tava gaṅgā bhaviṣyati
tvat kṛtena ca nāmnā vai loke sthāsyati viśrutā

5. ca iyam tava jyeṣṭhā duhitā gaṅgā bhaviṣyati ca
tvat kṛtena nāmnā vai loke viśrutā sthāsyati

5. And this eldest daughter of yours will be Gaṅgā. She will indeed become renowned in the world by the name given by you.

Words meanings summery:

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• च (ca) - and

• दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter

• ज्येष्ठा (jyeṣṭhā) - eldest, oldest

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Gaṅgā (river goddess)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become

• त्वत् (tvat) - by you (from you)

• कृतेन (kṛtena) - made, done (by)

• च (ca) - and

• नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• स्थास्यति (sthāsyati) - will remain, will stand

• विश्रुता (viśrutā) - famous, renowned

Words meanings and morphology

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duhitṛ

duhitṛ - daughter

ज्येष्ठा (jyeṣṭhā) - eldest, oldest

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, best, chief, most excellent

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Gaṅgā (river goddess)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - Ganges river, goddess Ganga

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

त्वत् (tvat) - by you (from you)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Used here in a compound to indicate agent or source.

कृतेन (kṛtena) - made, done (by)

(participle)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ- (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

स्थास्यति (sthāsyati) - will remain, will stand

(verb)

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

Root: sthā (class 1)

विश्रुता (viśrutā) - famous, renowned

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viśruta

viśruta - famous, renowned, well-known

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śru- (to hear) with upasarga vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

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