वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-13, verse-28

रोहिण्यजनयद्गा वै गन्धर्वी वाजिनः सुतान् ।
सुरसाजनयन्नागान् राम कद्रूश्च पन्नगान् ॥२८॥

28. rohiṇyajanayadgā vai gandharvī vājinaḥ sutān ,
surasājanayannāgān rāma kadrūśca pannagān.

28. rohiṇī ajanayat gāḥ vai gandharvī vājinaḥ sutān
surasā ajanayat nāgān rāma kadrūḥ ca pannagān

28. rohiṇī vai gāḥ ajanayat gandharvī vājinaḥ sutān (ajanayat)
rāma surasā nāgān ajanayat ca kadrūḥ pannagān (ajanayat)

28. Rohiṇī, indeed, gave birth to cows, and Gandharvī (gave birth to) sons, the horses. O Rāma, Surasā gave birth to serpents, and Kadrū (gave birth to) crawling snakes.

Words meanings summery:

• रोहिणी (rohiṇī) - Rohiṇī

• अजनयत् (ajanayat) - gave birth to, produced

• गाः (gāḥ) - cows

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• गन्धर्वी (gandharvī) - Gandharvī

• वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses

• सुतान् (sutān) - sons, offspring

• सुरसा (surasā) - Surasā

• अजनयत् (ajanayat) - gave birth to, produced

• नागान् (nāgān) - serpents

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• कद्रूः (kadrūḥ) - Kadrū

• च (ca) - and

• पन्नगान् (pannagān) - snakes, crawling reptiles

Words meanings and morphology

रोहिणी (rohiṇī) - Rohiṇī

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rohiṇī

rohiṇī - Rohiṇī (name of a goddess, daughter of Surabhi)

अजनयत् (ajanayat) - gave birth to, produced

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: jan (class 4)

गाः (gāḥ) - cows

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, bull, earth, ray of light

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

गन्धर्वी (gandharvī) - Gandharvī

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gandharvī

gandharvī - Gandharvī (name of a goddess, daughter of Surabhi)

वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vājin

vājin - swift, strong, spirited; a horse, an arrow, a bird

Note: Here used as object to an implied 'gave birth to'.

सुतान् (sutān) - sons, offspring

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - born, produced; a son, child, offspring

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sū' (to produce, give birth)

Root: sū (class 2)

सुरसा (surasā) - Surasā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of surasā

surasā - Surasā (name of one of Kaśyapa's wives, mother of serpents)

अजनयत् (ajanayat) - gave birth to, produced

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: jan (class 4)

नागान् (nāgān) - serpents

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake; elephant; a class of semi-divine beings

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of an incarnation of Viṣṇu)

कद्रूः (kadrūḥ) - Kadrū

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kadrū

kadrū - Kadrū (name of one of Kaśyapa's wives, mother of snakes)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पन्नगान् (pannagān) - snakes, crawling reptiles

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pannaga

pannaga - snake, creeping animal

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