वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-1, chapter-52, verse-18
हैरण्यानां रथानां च श्वेताश्वानां चतुर्युजाम् ।
ददामि ते शतान्यष्टौ किङ्किणीकविभूषितान् ॥१८॥
ददामि ते शतान्यष्टौ किङ्किणीकविभूषितान् ॥१८॥
18. hairaṇyānāṃ rathānāṃ ca śvetāśvānāṃ caturyujām ,
dadāmi te śatānyaṣṭau kiṅkiṇīkavibhūṣitān.
dadāmi te śatānyaṣṭau kiṅkiṇīkavibhūṣitān.
18.
hairaṇyānām rathānām ca śvetāśvānām caturyujām
dadāmi te śatāni aṣṭau kiṅkiṇīkavibhūṣitān
dadāmi te śatāni aṣṭau kiṅkiṇīkavibhūṣitān
18.
(aham) te ca hairaṇyānām rathānām,
śvetāśvānām caturyujām,
kiṅkiṇīkavibhūṣitān aṣṭau śatāni dadāmi.
śvetāśvānām caturyujām,
kiṅkiṇīkavibhūṣitān aṣṭau śatāni dadāmi.
18.
And I give you eight hundred golden chariots, each yoked with four white horses and adorned with small bells.
Words meanings summery:
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- हैरण्यानाम् (hairaṇyānām) - of golden (of golden, pertaining to gold)
- रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- श्वेताश्वानाम् (śvetāśvānām) - of white horses
- चतुर्युजाम् (caturyujām) - yoked with four (yoked with four, drawn by four)
- ददामि (dadāmi) - I shall give (I give, I offer)
- ते (te) - to you (to you, your, of you)
- शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds
- अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
- किङ्किणीकविभूषितान् (kiṅkiṇīkavibhūṣitān) - adorned with small bells (adorned with small bells, decorated with little bells)
Words meanings and morphology
हैरण्यानाम् (hairaṇyānām) - of golden (of golden, pertaining to gold)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of hairaṇya
hairaṇya - golden, made of gold
Derived from hiraṇya (gold).
Note: Agrees with 'rathānām'.
रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of ratha
ratha - chariot
Note: Qualifies 'śatāni' (hundreds of chariots).
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects this offering with the previous one.
श्वेताश्वानाम् (śvetāśvānām) - of white horses
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of śvetāśva
śvetāśva - white horse
Compound of śveta (white) + aśva (horse).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śveta+aśva)
- śveta – white, pure
adjective (masculine) - aśva – horse
noun (masculine)
Note: Adjective for the chariots (drawn by white horses).
चतुर्युजाम् (caturyujām) - yoked with four (yoked with four, drawn by four)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of caturyuj
caturyuj - yoked with four, drawn by four
Compound of catur (four) + yuj (yoked).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+yuj)
- catur – four
numeral - yuj – yoked, joined, connected
adjective (masculine)
From root yuj (to yoke, join).
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Agrees with 'rathānām'.
ददामि (dadāmi) - I shall give (I give, I offer)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dā
Present tense, Parasmaipada, 1st person singular
Root dā, reduplicated, 'mi' ending.
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: The implied subject is 'I'.
ते (te) - to you (to you, your, of you)
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Alternative form for dative singular.
शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śata
śata - hundred
Note: Object of 'dadāmi'.
अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
(numeral)
Note: Adjective modifying 'śatāni'.
किङ्किणीकविभूषितान् (kiṅkiṇīkavibhūṣitān) - adorned with small bells (adorned with small bells, decorated with little bells)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kiṅkiṇīkavibhūṣita
kiṅkiṇīkavibhūṣita - adorned with small bells, decorated with little bells
Past Passive Participle in a compound
Compound of kiṅkiṇīka (small bell) + vibhūṣita (adorned).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kiṅkiṇīka+vibhūṣita)
- kiṅkiṇīka – small bell
noun (masculine) - vi – apart, asunder, away
upasarga - bhūṣita – adorned, decorated
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root bhūṣ (to adorn) with prefix vi.
Prefix: vi
Root: bhūṣ (class 10)
Note: Modifies the implied object 'chariots'.