वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-45

यानि माल्यानि देवेषु यानि चैत्ररथे वने ।
प्रयागे तान्यदृश्यन्त भरद्वाजस्य शासनात् ॥४५॥

45. yāni mālyāni deveṣu yāni caitrarathe vane ,
prayāge tānyadṛśyanta bharadvājasya śāsanāt.

45. yāni mālyāni deveṣu yāni caitrarathe vane
prayāge tāni adṛśyanta bharadvājasya śāsanāt

45. yāni mālyāni deveṣu yāni caitrarathe vane
tāni bharadvājasya śāsanāt prayāge adṛśyanta

45. Whatever garlands were among the gods, and whatever were in the Caitraratha forest, all those were seen in Prayaga by the command of Bharadvaja.

Words meanings summery:

• यानि (yāni) - whatever (which, whatever, those which)

• माल्यानि (mālyāni) - garlands (garlands, wreaths)

• देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods (among the gods, on the gods, in the gods)

• यानि (yāni) - whatever (which, whatever, those which)

• चैत्ररथे (caitrarathe) - in the Caitraratha forest (in the Caitraratha (forest/garden))

• वने (vane) - in the forest/garden (referring to Caitraratha) (in the forest, in the wood, in the garden)

• प्रयागे (prayāge) - in Prayaga (in Prayaga (a sacred confluence of rivers))

• तानि (tāni) - those (garlands) (those, them)

• अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - were seen (passive voice) (were seen, appeared)

• भरद्वाजस्य (bharadvājasya) - of Bharadvaja (of Bharadvaja (a revered sage))

• शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the command (by command, from the command, due to the order)

Words meanings and morphology

यानि (yāni) - whatever (which, whatever, those which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what, whatever, who

Note: Can be nominative or accusative. Here, it refers to mālyāni and tāni, which are nominative, so yāni is also nominative.

माल्यानि (mālyāni) - garlands (garlands, wreaths)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mālya

mālya - garland, wreath, flower-garland

Derived from mālā (garland)

देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods (among the gods, on the gods, in the gods)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

यानि (yāni) - whatever (which, whatever, those which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what, whatever, who

Note: Can be nominative or accusative. Here, it refers to mālyāni and tāni, which are nominative, so yāni is also nominative.

चैत्ररथे (caitrarathe) - in the Caitraratha forest (in the Caitraratha (forest/garden))

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of caitraratha

caitraratha - name of a celestial garden (Kubera's garden), 'having a chariot of spring'

Compound: Caitra (spring) + ratha (chariot)

Compound type : tatpurusha (caitra+ratha)

• caitra – relating to the month of Caitra (spring), vernal
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ramh (class 1)

वने (vane) - in the forest/garden (referring to Caitraratha) (in the forest, in the wood, in the garden)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, garden

प्रयागे (prayāge) - in Prayaga (in Prayaga (a sacred confluence of rivers))

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prayāga

prayāga - name of a holy city at the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Sarasvati; a sacrifice

Prefix: pra

Root: yaj (class 1)

तानि (tāni) - those (garlands) (those, them)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the garlands mentioned previously.

अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - were seen (passive voice) (were seen, appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect Passive Third Person Plural

Imperfect (laṅ-lakāra), passive voice, 3rd person, plural of the root dṛś (1st class).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भरद्वाजस्य (bharadvājasya) - of Bharadvaja (of Bharadvaja (a revered sage))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - name of an ancient Vedic sage, a patronymic

शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the command (by command, from the command, due to the order)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - command, order, rule, instruction, doctrine

Derived from root śās (to command, instruct)

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Ablative indicates cause or source.

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