वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-13, verse-6

पूर्वकाले महाबाहो ये प्रजापतयो ऽभवन् ।
तान्मे निगदतः सर्वानादितः शृणु राघव ॥६॥

6. pūrvakāle mahābāho ye prajāpatayo'bhavan ,
tānme nigadataḥ sarvānāditaḥ śṛṇu rāghava.

6. pūrvakāle mahābāho ye prajāpatayaḥ abhavan
tān me nigadataḥ sarvān āditaḥ śṛṇu rāghava

6. mahābāho rāghava pūrvakāle ye prajāpatayaḥ
abhavan tān sarvān āditaḥ me nigadataḥ śṛṇu

6. O mighty-armed one (mahābāho), listen to me as I narrate, from the very beginning, about all those progenitors (prajāpati-s) who existed in ancient times, O Rama (Rāghava).

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वकाले (pūrvakāle) - in ancient times, in former times

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one (addressing Rama) (O mighty-armed one)

• ये (ye) - who, which (plural)

• प्रजापतयः (prajāpatayaḥ) - the primordial progenitors (prajāpati-s) (progenitors, lords of creation)

• अभवन् (abhavan) - they were, they came into being

• तान् (tān) - those (progenitors) (those (plural, masculine, accusative))

• मे (me) - by me (as I narrate) (by me, from me, to me)

• निगदतः (nigadataḥ) - while I am narrating (narrating, speaking)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

• आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning, primarily

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rama, O descendant of Raghu

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वकाले (pūrvakāle) - in ancient times, in former times

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pūrvakāla

pūrvakāla - former time, ancient time

Compound type : Karma dharaya (pūrva+kāla)

• pūrva – former, prior, eastern
  adjective (masculine)
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one (addressing Rama) (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms (epithet for heroes)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

ये (ye) - who, which (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

प्रजापतयः (prajāpatayaḥ) - the primordial progenitors (prajāpati-s) (progenitors, lords of creation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, creator (epithet of Brahma and other deities)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

अभवन् (abhavan) - they were, they came into being

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of √bhū

Imperfect Active

Third person plural active imperfect form of √bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

तान् (tān) - those (progenitors) (those (plural, masculine, accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मे (me) - by me (as I narrate) (by me, from me, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

Note: Here used as a genitive of agent with the present participle 'nigadataḥ'.

निगदतः (nigadataḥ) - while I am narrating (narrating, speaking)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nigadat

nigadat - narrating, speaking, telling

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √gad (to speak) with the prefix ni-, forming a present active participle.

Prefix: ni

Root: gad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'me' (my/by me) indicating the action of the speaker.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'tān' (those).

आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning, primarily

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable formed from 'ādi' (beginning) with the suffix -taḥ.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of √śru

Imperative Active

Second person singular active imperative form of √śru.

Root: śru (class 5)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rama, O descendant of Raghu

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (an epithet for Rama)

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