वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-12

प्राक् स्रोतसश्च या नद्यः प्रत्यक् स्रोतस एव च ।
पृथिव्यामन्तरिक्षे च समायान्त्वद्य सर्वशः ॥१२॥

12. prāk srotasaśca yā nadyaḥ pratyak srotasa eva ca ,
pṛthivyāmantarikṣe ca samāyāntvadya sarvaśaḥ.

12. prāk srotasaḥ ca yāḥ nadyaḥ pratyak srotasaḥ eva ca
| pṛthivyām antarikṣe ca samāyāntu adya sarvaśaḥ

12. ca yāḥ prāk srotasaḥ nadyaḥ ca eva pratyak srotasaḥ
pṛthivyām ca antarikṣe adya sarvaśaḥ samāyāntu

12. And may all those rivers, both those with eastward currents and those with westward currents, on earth and in the atmosphere, come here today from all sides.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राक् (prāk) - eastern (eastern, eastwards, before)

• स्रोतसः (srotasaḥ) - of currents, of streams

• च (ca) - and, also

• याः (yāḥ) - which, those which

• नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers

• प्रत्यक् (pratyak) - western (western, westward, opposite)

• स्रोतसः (srotasaḥ) - of currents, of streams

• एव (eva) - used for emphasis, meaning 'as well' (indeed, just, only, even)

• च (ca) - and, also

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, in the world

• अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the atmosphere, in the sky, in space

• च (ca) - and, also

• समायान्तु (samāyāntu) - let them come together, let them assemble, let them arrive

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - from all sides (entirely, completely, from all sides, in all respects)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राक् (prāk) - eastern (eastern, eastwards, before)

(indeclinable)

Directional adjective, nominative/accusative singular masculine/feminine or adverbial.

Root: añc

स्रोतसः (srotasaḥ) - of currents, of streams

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of srotas

srotas - current, stream, flow; channel

s-stem neuter noun.

Root: sru (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nadyaḥ' (rivers) as 'rivers of currents,' implying characteristics like 'eastern-flowing currents'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the descriptions of rivers.

याः (yāḥ) - which, those which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

Feminine nominative plural of the relative pronoun 'yad'.

नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nadī

nadī - river

Feminine noun ending in ī.

Root: nad

प्रत्यक् (pratyak) - western (western, westward, opposite)

(indeclinable)

Directional adjective, nominative/accusative singular masculine/feminine or adverbial.

Prefix: prati

Root: añc

स्रोतसः (srotasaḥ) - of currents, of streams

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of srotas

srotas - current, stream, flow; channel

s-stem neuter noun.

Root: sru (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nadyaḥ' (implied) as 'rivers of currents,' implying characteristics like 'western-flowing currents'.

एव (eva) - used for emphasis, meaning 'as well' (indeed, just, only, even)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the descriptions of rivers.

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, land, world

Feminine noun ending in ī.

Root: pṛth

अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the atmosphere, in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - atmosphere, intermediate space (between earth and sky), sky, air

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'pṛthivyām' and 'antarikṣe'.

समायान्तु (samāyāntu) - let them come together, let them assemble, let them arrive

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of samāyā

Imperative

3rd person plural, imperative mood (loṭ), Parasmaipada, from verb root 'yā' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: yā (class 2)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - from all sides (entirely, completely, from all sides, in all respects)

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -śas from 'sarva' (all).

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