वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-17

इह मे भगवान् सोमो विधत्तामन्नमुत्तमम् ।
भक्ष्यं भोज्यं च चोष्यं च लेह्यं च विविधं बहु ॥१७॥

17. iha me bhagavān somo vidhattāmannamuttamam ,
bhakṣyaṃ bhojyaṃ ca coṣyaṃ ca lehyaṃ ca vividhaṃ bahu.

17. iha me bhagavān somaḥ vidhattām annam uttamam
bhakṣyam bhojyam ca coṣyam ca lehyam ca vividham bahu

17. iha bhagavān somaḥ me annam uttamam bhakṣyam bhojyam
ca coṣyam ca lehyam ca vividham bahu vidhattām

17. Here, may the revered Soma grant me excellent food: various and abundant provisions that are chewed, eaten, sucked, and licked.

Words meanings summery:

• इह (iha) - here (at this place or moment) (here, in this world, now)

• मे (me) - for me (to me, for me, my)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered (Lord) (revered, divine, blessed, glorious, lord)

• सोमः (somaḥ) - the deity Soma (Soma (deity), moon, soma plant, soma juice)

• विधत्ताम् (vidhattām) - may he grant (may he grant, may he arrange, may he bestow)

• अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, grain)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (best, excellent, highest)

• भक्ष्यम् (bhakṣyam) - food that is chewed (chewable) (to be eaten, chewable food)

• भोज्यम् (bhojyam) - food that is eaten (general, cooked) (to be eaten, edible food)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• चोष्यम् (coṣyam) - food that is sucked (to be sucked, suckable food)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• लेह्यम् (lehyam) - food that is licked (to be licked, lickable food)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• विविधम् (vividham) - various (kinds) (various, manifold, diverse)

• बहु (bahu) - abundant (much, many, abundant)

Words meanings and morphology

इह (iha) - here (at this place or moment) (here, in this world, now)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - for me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Weak stem form of asmad, used for dative/genitive singular.

Note: Enclitic form.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered (Lord) (revered, divine, blessed, glorious, lord)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, divine, lord

Derived from bhaga (fortune) + -vat (possessive suffix).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Soma.

सोमः (somaḥ) - the deity Soma (Soma (deity), moon, soma plant, soma juice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of soma

soma - Soma (deity), moon, soma plant

Root: su

विधत्ताम् (vidhattām) - may he grant (may he grant, may he arrange, may he bestow)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, injunctive (loṭ) of vidhā

injunctive 3rd person singular active

Formed with prefix vi- and root dhā.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Expresses a wish or prayer.

अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, grain)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, boiled rice, grain

Past Passive Participle (from ad 'to eat') used as a noun.

From root √ad (अद्) 'to eat' + suffix -na.

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Object of 'vidhattām'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (best, excellent, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

Superlative form of ud/ut.

भक्ष्यम् (bhakṣyam) - food that is chewed (chewable) (to be eaten, chewable food)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhakṣya

bhakṣya - edible, chewable food

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

From root √bhakṣ (भक्ष्) 'to eat, to chew' + suffix -ya.

Root: bhakṣ (class 1)

Note: One type of food.

भोज्यम् (bhojyam) - food that is eaten (general, cooked) (to be eaten, edible food)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhojya

bhojya - edible, food, meal

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

From root √bhuj (भुज्) 'to eat, to enjoy' + suffix -ya.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Another type of food, often refers to cooked food or general eating.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects elements.

चोष्यम् (coṣyam) - food that is sucked (to be sucked, suckable food)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of coṣya

coṣya - suckable food, to be sucked

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

From root √cuṣ (चुष्) 'to suck' + suffix -ya.

Root: cuṣ (class 1)

Note: Another type of food.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects elements.

लेह्यम् (lehyam) - food that is licked (to be licked, lickable food)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lehya

lehya - lickable food, to be licked

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

From root √lih (लिह्) 'to lick' + suffix -ya.

Root: lih (class 2)

Note: Another type of food.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects elements.

विविधम् (vividham) - various (kinds) (various, manifold, diverse)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold

बहु (bahu) - abundant (much, many, abundant)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant

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