वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-2, chapter-22, verse-4
स्मृतिर्धृतिश्च धर्मश्च पान्तु त्वां पुत्र सर्वतः ।
स्कन्दश्च भगवान्देवः सोमश्च सबृहस्पतिः ॥४॥
स्कन्दश्च भगवान्देवः सोमश्च सबृहस्पतिः ॥४॥
4. smṛtirdhṛtiśca dharmaśca pāntu tvāṃ putra sarvataḥ ,
skandaśca bhagavāndevaḥ somaśca sabṛhaspatiḥ.
skandaśca bhagavāndevaḥ somaśca sabṛhaspatiḥ.
4.
smṛtiḥ dhṛtiḥ ca dharmaḥ ca pāntu tvām putra sarvataḥ
skandaḥ ca bhagavān devaḥ somaḥ ca sabṛhaspatiḥ
skandaḥ ca bhagavān devaḥ somaḥ ca sabṛhaspatiḥ
4.
putra,
smṛtiḥ ca dhṛtiḥ ca dharmaḥ ca tvām sarvataḥ pāntu.
skandaḥ ca bhagavān devaḥ somaḥ ca sabṛhaspatiḥ ca (pāntu).
smṛtiḥ ca dhṛtiḥ ca dharmaḥ ca tvām sarvataḥ pāntu.
skandaḥ ca bhagavān devaḥ somaḥ ca sabṛhaspatiḥ ca (pāntu).
4.
O son, may Smṛti (memory/tradition), Dhṛti (fortitude), and (natural law) dharma protect you completely. May Skanda, the divine Lord, and Soma along with Bṛhaspati (Jupiter) also protect you.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory, tradition, sacred tradition
- धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - fortitude, firmness, steadfastness, resolve
- च (ca) - and
- धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
- च (ca) - and
- पान्तु (pāntu) - may they protect, may they guard
- त्वाम् (tvām) - you (Rama) (you)
- पुत्र (putra) - addressed to Rama (O son)
- सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, completely, everywhere
- स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda (Kartikeya, god of war)
- च (ca) - and
- भगवान् (bhagavān) - epithet for Skanda, implying his divine status (Lord, worshipful, divine)
- देवः (devaḥ) - refers to Skanda as a deity (god, divine being)
- सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma (Vedic deity, moon god, celestial plant)
- च (ca) - and
- सबृहस्पतिः (sabṛhaspatiḥ) - along with Bṛhaspati (Jupiter)
Words meanings and morphology
स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory, tradition, sacred tradition
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛti
smṛti - memory, recollection; sacred tradition, a class of religious texts
Root: smṛ (class 1)
धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - fortitude, firmness, steadfastness, resolve
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dhṛti
dhṛti - firmness, steadfastness, resolve, patience, fortitude
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order, spiritual merit
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
पान्तु (pāntu) - may they protect, may they guard
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of pā
Root: pā (class 2)
त्वाम् (tvām) - you (Rama) (you)
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of yūṣmad
yūṣmad - you
पुत्र (putra) - addressed to Rama (O son)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son, child
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, completely, everywhere
(indeclinable)
स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda (Kartikeya, god of war)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of skanda
skanda - Skanda (a deity, son of Shiva, god of war, also known as Kartikeya or Kumara)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
भगवान् (bhagavān) - epithet for Skanda, implying his divine status (Lord, worshipful, divine)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat
bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, venerable, glorious, Lord
देवः (devaḥ) - refers to Skanda as a deity (god, divine being)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being, celestial being
Root: div (class 4)
सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma (Vedic deity, moon god, celestial plant)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of soma
soma - Soma (a Vedic deity, the moon; the sacred plant and its juice)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
सबृहस्पतिः (sabṛhaspatiḥ) - along with Bṛhaspati (Jupiter)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sabṛhaspati
sabṛhaspati - accompanied by Bṛhaspati
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bṛhaspati)
- sa – with, accompanied by
prefix/indeclinable - bṛhaspati – Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods; the planet Jupiter)
proper noun (masculine)