वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-69, verse-17

अव्यक्तप्रभवो ब्रह्मा शाश्वतो नित्य अव्ययः ।
तस्मान्मरीचिः संजज्ञे मरीचेः कश्यपः सुतः ॥१७॥

17. avyaktaprabhavo brahmā śāśvato nitya avyayaḥ ,
tasmānmarīciḥ saṃjajñe marīceḥ kaśyapaḥ sutaḥ.

17. avyaktaprabhavaḥ brahmā śāśvataḥ nityaḥ avyayaḥ
tasmāt marīciḥ sañjajñe marīceḥ kaśyapaḥ sutaḥ

17. avyaktaprabhavaḥ brahmā śāśvataḥ nityaḥ avyayaḥ (asti).
tasmāt marīciḥ sañjajñe.
marīceḥ kaśyapaḥ sutaḥ (asti).

17. Brahmā, whose origin is unmanifest, is eternal, constant, and imperishable. From him, Marīci was born, and Marīci's son was Kaśyapa.

Words meanings summery:

• अव्यक्तप्रभवः (avyaktaprabhavaḥ) - whose origin is unmanifest

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

• शाश्वतः (śāśvataḥ) - eternal, perpetual

• नित्यः (nityaḥ) - constant, everlasting

• अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - imperishable, undecaying

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him, therefore

• मरीचिः (marīciḥ) - Marīci (name of a sage)

• सञ्जज्ञे (sañjajñe) - was born, originated

• मरीचेः (marīceḥ) - from Marīci, of Marīci

• कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa (name of a sage)

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

Words meanings and morphology

अव्यक्तप्रभवः (avyaktaprabhavaḥ) - whose origin is unmanifest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyaktaprabhava

avyaktaprabhava - whose origin is unmanifest, sprung from the unmanifest

Compound of avyakta (unmanifest) and prabhava (origin).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (avyakta+prabhava)

• avyakta – unmanifest, indistinct, imperceptible, primordial matter
  adjective (neuter)
  Negation of vyakta (manifest).
• prabhava – origin, source, birth, power
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pra-√bhū (to arise, originate).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to Brahmā.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), universal spirit (brahman)

Refers to the masculine deity Brahmā.

Note: The word brahman can be neuter (ultimate reality, cosmic principle) or masculine (the creator god). Here it's masculine.

शाश्वतः (śāśvataḥ) - eternal, perpetual

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, constant

नित्यः (nityaḥ) - constant, everlasting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nitya

nitya - constant, eternal, everlasting, always

अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - imperishable, undecaying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, undecaying, immutable; indeclinable word

Negation of vyaya (decay).

Compound type : nah-tatpurusha (a+vyaya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• vyaya – expenditure, loss, decay, perishableness
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √ī (class 2)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him, therefore

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Brahmā.

मरीचिः (marīciḥ) - Marīci (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of marīci

marīci - Marīci (one of the Prajāpatis, son of Brahmā)

सञ्जज्ञे (sañjajñe) - was born, originated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of √jan

Perfect tense

Root √jan with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: √jan (class 4)

Note: sam prefix intensifies or completes the action.

मरीचेः (marīceḥ) - from Marīci, of Marīci

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of marīci

marīci - Marīci (one of the Prajāpatis, son of Brahmā)

Note: Here used in ablative sense 'from Marīci' or genitive 'of Marīci'.

कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - Kaśyapa (one of the Prajāpatis, son of Marīci)

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle

Originally from √sū (to produce), with kta suffix.

Root: √sū (class 2)

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