वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-13, verse-15

आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा अश्विनौ च परंतप ।
दितिस्त्वजनयत् पुत्रान्दैत्यांस्तात यशस्विनः ॥१५॥

15. ādityā vasavo rudrā aśvinau ca paraṃtapa ,
ditistvajanayat putrāndaityāṃstāta yaśasvinaḥ.

15. ādityāḥ vasavaḥ rudrāḥ aśvinau ca paraṃtapa
ditiḥ tu ajanayat putrān daityān tāta yaśasvinaḥ

15. paraṃtapa tāta ādityāḥ vasavaḥ rudrāḥ ca aśvinau
ditiḥ tu yaśasvinaḥ putrān daityān ajanayat

15. O tormentor of foes, the Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, and the two Aśvins [were born from others]. But Diti, O dear one, gave birth to renowned sons, the Daityas.

Words meanings summery:

• आदित्याः (ādityāḥ) - Adityas (a class of deities)

• वसवः (vasavaḥ) - Vasus (a class of deities)

• रुद्राः (rudrāḥ) - Rudras (a class of deities)

• अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the two Aśvins, divine horsemen

• च (ca) - and

• परंतप (paraṁtapa) - O tormentor of foes (vocative)

• दितिः (ditiḥ) - Diti (a mythical mother of Daityas)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अजनयत् (ajanayat) - she gave birth, she begot

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

• दैत्यान् (daityān) - Daityas (a class of beings, sons of Diti)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father (term of affectionate address)

• यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - glorious, renowned, famous

Words meanings and morphology

आदित्याः (ādityāḥ) - Adityas (a class of deities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āditya

āditya - son of Aditi, a god (especially of the twelve Adityas), the sun

वसवः (vasavaḥ) - Vasus (a class of deities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vasu

vasu - a class of gods, wealth, good

रुद्राः (rudrāḥ) - Rudras (a class of deities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rudra

rudra - a class of gods (eleven Rudras), name of Shiva

अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the two Aśvins, divine horsemen

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of aśvin

aśvin - belonging to horses, horse-owner, the two Aśvins (twin deities)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

परंतप (paraṁtapa) - O tormentor of foes (vocative)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of paraṃtapa

paraṁtapa - tormentor of foes, conqueror of enemies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+tapa)

• para – other, enemy, supreme
  noun (masculine)
• tapa – burning, heat, penance, tormenting
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tap (class 1)

दितिः (ditiḥ) - Diti (a mythical mother of Daityas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of diti

diti - division, liberality, name of a goddess, mother of Daityas

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अजनयत् (ajanayat) - she gave birth, she begot

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

दैत्यान् (daityān) - Daityas (a class of beings, sons of Diti)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of daitya

daitya - son of Diti, a demon, an Asura

तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father (term of affectionate address)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, son, dear one (vocative of endearment)

यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - glorious, renowned, famous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, famous, celebrated

Note: Agrees with 'putrān daityān'.

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