वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-4, verse-19

प्रायेण हि निमित्तानामीदृशानां समुद्भवे ।
राजा वा मृत्युमाप्नोति घोरां वापदमृच्छति ॥१९॥

19. prāyeṇa hi nimittānāmīdṛśānāṃ samudbhave ,
rājā vā mṛtyumāpnoti ghorāṃ vāpadamṛcchati.

19. prāyeṇa hi nimittānām īdṛśānām samudbhave rājā
vā mṛtyum āpnoti ghorām vā āpadam ṛcchati

19. hi prāyeṇa īdṛśānām nimittānām samudbhave rājā
vā mṛtyum āpnoti vā ghorām āpadam ṛcchati

19. Indeed, generally, when omens of this kind appear, a king either meets death or experiences a terrible calamity.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रायेण (prāyeṇa) - generally (generally, usually, mostly)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• निमित्तानाम् (nimittānām) - of omens (of omens, of causes)

• ईदृशानाम् (īdṛśānām) - of this kind (of such, of this kind)

• समुद्भवे (samudbhave) - when they appear (locative absolute) (in the appearance, in the rise)

• राजा (rājā) - a king

• वा (vā) - either (or, either)

• मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - meets (he obtains, he reaches, he meets with)

• घोराम् (ghorām) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, awful)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• आपदम् (āpadam) - calamity (calamity, misfortune, distress)

• ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - experiences (he goes, he meets with, he experiences)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रायेण (prāyeṇa) - generally (generally, usually, mostly)

(indeclinable)

used as an adverb in instrumental case

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

निमित्तानाम् (nimittānām) - of omens (of omens, of causes)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of nimitta

nimitta - omen, sign, cause, mark

ईदृशानाम् (īdṛśānām) - of this kind (of such, of this kind)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

Note: Agrees with nimittānām.

समुद्भवे (samudbhave) - when they appear (locative absolute) (in the appearance, in the rise)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samudbhava

samudbhava - origin, rise, appearance, birth

from root 'bhū' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ud'

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating 'when such omens appear'.

राजा (rājā) - a king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

वा (vā) - either (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used correlatively with another vā.

मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, mortality, Yama (god of death)

Root: mṛ (class 1)

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - meets (he obtains, he reaches, he meets with)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of āp

present active indicative

root 'āp', 5th class, 3rd person singular

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

घोराम् (ghorām) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, awful)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ghorā

ghorā - terrible, dreadful, awful, frightful

Note: Agrees with āpadam.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used correlatively with another vā.

आपदम् (āpadam) - calamity (calamity, misfortune, distress)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpad

āpad - calamity, misfortune, distress, danger

ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - experiences (he goes, he meets with, he experiences)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ṛch

present active indicative

root 'ṛch', 6th class, 3rd person singular

Root: ṛch (class 6)