वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-71

त्वं हि त्रिपथगा देवि ब्रह्म लोकं समीक्षसे ।
भार्या चोदधिराजस्य लोके ऽस्मिन् संप्रदृश्यसे ॥७१॥

71. tvaṃ hi tripathagā devi brahma lokaṃ samīkṣase ,
bhāryā codadhirājasya loke'smin saṃpradṛśyase.

71. tvam hi tripathagā devi brahma lokam samīkṣase
bhāryā ca udadhirājasya loke asmin saṃpradṛśyase

71. devi tvaṃ hi tripathagā brahma lokam samīkṣase
ca asmin loke udadhirājasya bhāryā saṃpradṛśyase

71. O Goddess, you are indeed the Tripathagā (Ganga), and you behold the world of Brahma (brahman). Moreover, in this world, you are seen as the wife of the Ocean-King.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Ganga) (you)

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely

• त्रिपथगा (tripathagā) - Ganga (who flows in heaven, on earth, and in the underworld) (one who goes in three paths)

• देवि (devi) - O Goddess (Ganga) (O Goddess)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - related to Brahma or the Absolute (brahman) (Brahma (the creator god), the Absolute (brahman))

• लोकम् (lokam) - the world of Brahma (brahman) (world, realm, sphere)

• समीक्षसे (samīkṣase) - you behold, you see, you perceive

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• उदधिराजस्य (udadhirājasya) - of the king of oceans

• लोके (loke) - in this world (in the world, on earth)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this, on this

• संप्रदृश्यसे (saṁpradṛśyase) - you are seen, you appear, you are manifested

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Ganga) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

त्रिपथगा (tripathagā) - Ganga (who flows in heaven, on earth, and in the underworld) (one who goes in three paths)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tripathagā

tripathaga - going by three paths; one who goes by three paths

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tri+patha+ga)

• tri – three
  numeral
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving; one who goes
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

देवि (devi) - O Goddess (Ganga) (O Goddess)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine woman

ब्रह्म (brahma) - related to Brahma or the Absolute (brahman) (Brahma (the creator god), the Absolute (brahman))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - The Absolute Reality (brahman), the creator god Brahmā, a priest, a prayer

Note: Used here as the first element in a phrase, qualifying 'world'.

लोकम् (lokam) - the world of Brahma (brahman) (world, realm, sphere)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, space, people, community

Root: luc

समीक्षसे (samīkṣase) - you behold, you see, you perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of samīkṣ

Derived from root √īkṣ (to see) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, married woman

Gerundive

Derived from root √bhṛ (to bear, support) with suffix -ya, meaning 'she who is to be supported/maintained'.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

उदधिराजस्य (udadhirājasya) - of the king of oceans

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of udadhirāja

udadhirāja - king of oceans, sovereign of the sea

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (udadhi+rāja)

• udadhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

लोके (loke) - in this world (in the world, on earth)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, space, people, community

Root: luc

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this, on this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

संप्रदृश्यसे (saṁpradṛśyase) - you are seen, you appear, you are manifested

(verb)

2nd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of saṃpradṛś

Derived from root √dṛś (to see) with prefixes sam- and pra-

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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