वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-2, chapter-10, verse-23
निशाचराणि भूतानि गृहेषु गृहदेवताः ।
यानि चान्यानि भूतानि जानीयुर्भाषितं तव ॥२३॥
यानि चान्यानि भूतानि जानीयुर्भाषितं तव ॥२३॥
23. niśācarāṇi bhūtāni gṛheṣu gṛhadevatāḥ ,
yāni cānyāni bhūtāni jānīyurbhāṣitaṃ tava.
yāni cānyāni bhūtāni jānīyurbhāṣitaṃ tava.
23.
niśācarāṇi bhūtāni gṛheṣu gṛhadevatāḥ yāni
ca anyāni bhūtāni jānīyuḥ bhāṣitaṃ tava
ca anyāni bhūtāni jānīyuḥ bhāṣitaṃ tava
23.
niśācarāṇi bhūtāni gṛheṣu gṛhadevatāḥ ca
yāni anyāni bhūtāni tava bhāṣitaṃ jānīyuḥ
yāni anyāni bhūtāni tava bhāṣitaṃ jānīyuḥ
23.
May the night-roaming spirits, the household deities in the houses, and whatever other beings exist, understand your speech.
Words meanings summery:
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- निशाचराणि (niśācarāṇi) - night-roaming spirits (night-roaming; night-roamers, demons, spirits)
- भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings (beings, creatures, elements, spirits, ghosts)
- गृहेषु (gṛheṣu) - in the houses (in houses, in homes)
- गृहदेवताः (gṛhadevatāḥ) - household deities (household deities, house-gods)
- यानि (yāni) - whichever (which, whatever (neuter plural))
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- अन्यानि (anyāni) - other (other, different, distinct)
- भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings (beings, creatures, elements, spirits, ghosts)
- जानीयुः (jānīyuḥ) - may they understand (may they know, may they understand)
- भाषितं (bhāṣitaṁ) - speech (spoken, said; speech, word)
- तव (tava) - your (your, of you)
Words meanings and morphology
निशाचराणि (niśācarāṇi) - night-roaming spirits (night-roaming; night-roamers, demons, spirits)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of niśācara
niśācara - night-roaming, nocturnal; a night-rover, demon, goblin, spirit
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)
- niśā – night
noun (feminine) - cara – moving, going, wandering; a mover, wanderer
adjective (masculine)
agent noun from 'car'
Formed from root car with suffix a.
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Used as an adjective modifying bhūtāni or as a noun meaning 'night-rovers'.
भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings (beings, creatures, elements, spirits, ghosts)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - been, become; past, gone; a being, creature, element, ghost, spirit
Past Passive Participle
From root bhū (to be, become).
Root: bhū (class 1)
गृहेषु (gṛheṣu) - in the houses (in houses, in homes)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of gṛha
gṛha - house, home, dwelling
Root: gṛh
गृहदेवताः (gṛhadevatāḥ) - household deities (household deities, house-gods)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of gṛhadevatā
gṛhadevatā - household deity, house-god
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛha+devatā)
- gṛha – house, home, dwelling
noun (masculine)
Root: gṛh - devatā – deity, divinity, god
noun (feminine)
From deva + suffix tā.
Root: div (class 4)
यानि (yāni) - whichever (which, whatever (neuter plural))
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of ya
ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
अन्यानि (anyāni) - other (other, different, distinct)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of anya
anya - other, different, distinct
भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings (beings, creatures, elements, spirits, ghosts)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - been, become; past, gone; a being, creature, element, ghost, spirit
Past Passive Participle
From root bhū (to be, become).
Root: bhū (class 1)
जानीयुः (jānīyuḥ) - may they understand (may they know, may they understand)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of jñā
Optative, 3rd plural
9th class verb.
Root: jñā (class 9)
भाषितं (bhāṣitaṁ) - speech (spoken, said; speech, word)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhāṣita
bhāṣita - spoken, said; speech, word, discourse
Past Passive Participle
From root bhāṣ (to speak).
Root: bhāṣ (class 1)
Note: Accusative singular, object of jānīyuḥ.
तव (tava) - your (your, of you)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (pronoun)
Genitive singular form.