वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-56, verse-20

इक्ष्वाकूणां हि सर्वेषां पुरोधाः परमा गतिः ।
तस्मादनन्तरं सर्वे भवन्तो दैवतं मम ॥२०॥

20. ikṣvākūṇāṃ hi sarveṣāṃ purodhāḥ paramā gatiḥ ,
tasmādanantaraṃ sarve bhavanto daivataṃ mama.

20. ikṣvākūṇām hi sarveṣām purodhāḥ paramā gatiḥ
tasmāt anantaram sarve bhavantaḥ daivatam mama

20. hi sarveṣām ikṣvākūṇām purodhāḥ paramā gatiḥ
tasmāt anantaram sarve bhavantaḥ mama daivatam

20. Indeed, for all members of the Ikṣvāku dynasty, the family priest is the ultimate refuge (गति). Therefore, after him, all of you venerable ones are my deities.

Words meanings summery:

• इक्ष्वाकूणाम् (ikṣvākūṇām) - of the Ikṣvākus, of the descendants of Ikṣvāku

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• पुरोधाः (purodhāḥ) - the family priest, the chief priest

• परमा (paramā) - supreme, ultimate, highest

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge, destination, course, state

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - after, immediately after

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (plural), venerable ones, respectful address

• दैवतम् (daivatam) - deity, object of worship

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

इक्ष्वाकूणाम् (ikṣvākūṇām) - of the Ikṣvākus, of the descendants of Ikṣvāku

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ikṣvāku

ikṣvāku - a descendant of Ikṣvāku; name of an ancient king, founder of the solar dynasty

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

पुरोधाः (purodhāḥ) - the family priest, the chief priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purodhā

purodhā - family priest, chief priest, preceptor

Root: dhā (class 3)

परमा (paramā) - supreme, ultimate, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest, best

गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge, destination, course, state

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, path, course, destination, refuge, state

Root: gam (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Often used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - after, immediately after

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+antara)

• an – not, un-, without
  prefix
• antara – interval, space between, difference
  noun (neuter)

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (plural), venerable ones, respectful address

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), venerable, respectable

Present Active Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be, to exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

दैवतम् (daivatam) - deity, object of worship

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daivata

daivata - deity, godhead, divinity, object of worship

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

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