वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-2, chapter-36, verse-9
नाग्निहोत्राण्यहूयन्त सूर्यश्चान्तरधीयत ।
व्यसृजन् कवलान्नागा गावो वत्सान्न पाययन् ॥९॥
व्यसृजन् कवलान्नागा गावो वत्सान्न पाययन् ॥९॥
9. nāgnihotrāṇyahūyanta sūryaścāntaradhīyata ,
vyasṛjan kavalānnāgā gāvo vatsānna pāyayan.
vyasṛjan kavalānnāgā gāvo vatsānna pāyayan.
9.
na agnihotrāṇi ahūyanta sūryaḥ ca antaradhīyata
vyasṛjan kavalān nāgāḥ gāvaḥ vatsān na pāyayān
vyasṛjan kavalān nāgāḥ gāvaḥ vatsān na pāyayān
9.
agnihotrāṇi na ahūyanta ca sūryaḥ antaradhīyata
nāgāḥ kavalān vyasṛjan gāvaḥ ca vatsān na pāyayān
nāgāḥ kavalān vyasṛjan gāvaḥ ca vatsān na pāyayān
9.
The fire rituals (agnihotra) were not performed, and the sun became obscured. Serpents (nāga) abandoned their mouthfuls of food, and cows did not allow their calves to suckle.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no, nor
- अग्निहोत्राणि (agnihotrāṇi) - fire rituals, Vedic sacrifices
- अहूयन्त (ahūyanta) - were offered (as oblations)
- सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun, Sun god
- च (ca) - and, also
- अन्तरधीयत (antaradhīyata) - disappeared, became hidden, was covered
- व्यसृजन् (vyasṛjan) - they abandoned, they released, they cast up
- कवलान् (kavalān) - mouthfuls (of food), morsels
- नागाः (nāgāḥ) - Serpents, as often associated with subterranean realms and portents. (serpents, elephants)
- गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows
- वत्सान् (vatsān) - calves
- न (na) - not, no, nor
- पाययान् (pāyayān) - did not allow to suckle (they caused to drink, they suckled (transitive))
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no, nor
(indeclinable)
अग्निहोत्राणि (agnihotrāṇi) - fire rituals, Vedic sacrifices
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of agnihotra
agnihotra - fire ritual, daily offering to Agni
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+hotra)
- agni – fire, sacrificial fire, fire-god
noun (masculine) - hotra – offering, sacrifice, ritual
noun (neuter)
Root: hu (class 3)
अहूयन्त (ahūyanta) - were offered (as oblations)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of hū
Root: hū (class 3)
सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun, Sun god
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya
sūrya - the sun, the Sun god
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अन्तरधीयत (antaradhīyata) - disappeared, became hidden, was covered
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of antar-dhā
Prefix: antar
Root: dhā (class 3)
व्यसृजन् (vyasṛjan) - they abandoned, they released, they cast up
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of sṛj
Prefix: vi
Root: sṛj (class 6)
कवलान् (kavalān) - mouthfuls (of food), morsels
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kavala
kavala - mouthful, morsel, lump of food
नागाः (nāgāḥ) - Serpents, as often associated with subterranean realms and portents. (serpents, elephants)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga
nāga - serpent, snake; elephant; a class of mythical beings
गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of go
go - cow, ox; earth; ray of light
वत्सान् (vatsān) - calves
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vatsa
vatsa - calf, child, year
न (na) - not, no, nor
(indeclinable)
पाययान् (pāyayān) - did not allow to suckle (they caused to drink, they suckled (transitive))
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pā
Causative form of root pā (to drink)
Root: pā (class 1)