वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-47, verse-33

यानि कानि चिदप्यत्र सत्त्वानि निवसन्त्युत ।
सर्वाणि शरणं यामि मृगपक्षिगणानपि ॥३३॥

33. yāni kāni cidapyatra sattvāni nivasantyuta ,
sarvāṇi śaraṇaṃ yāmi mṛgapakṣigaṇānapi.

33. yāni kāni cit api atra sattvāni nivasanti
uta | sarvāṇi śaraṇam yāmi mṛgapakṣigaṇān api

33. yāni kāni cit api atra uta sattvāni nivasanti,
sarvāṇi mṛgapakṣigaṇān api śaraṇam yāmi

33. Whatever beings reside here, I seek refuge with all of them, even the groups of deer and birds.

Words meanings summery:

• यानि (yāni) - whatever, which (plural neuter)

• कानि (kāni) - what, which (plural neuter)

• चित् (cit) - even, indeed, (forms indefinite pronoun)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - beings, creatures, living things

• निवसन्ति (nivasanti) - they dwell, they reside, they live

• उत (uta) - and, moreover, also

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, all of them

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, protection, shelter

• यामि (yāmi) - I seek refuge (I go, I seek)

• मृगपक्षिगणान् (mṛgapakṣigaṇān) - groups of deer and birds

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

Words meanings and morphology

यानि (yāni) - whatever, which (plural neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Relative pronoun. Part of the indefinite relative pronoun 'yāni kāni cit'.

कानि (kāni) - what, which (plural neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun. Used here as part of an indefinite expression ('yāni kāni cit').

चित् (cit) - even, indeed, (forms indefinite pronoun)

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable particle. Combines with 'yad' and 'kim' to form an indefinite universal sense ('whatever').

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable particle.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - beings, creatures, living things

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sattva

sattva - being, existence, essence, creature, animal, energy (guna)

Neuter noun ending in -a.

Root: as (class 2)

निवसन्ति (nivasanti) - they dwell, they reside, they live

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ni-vas

Present Tense, Active Voice (Parasmaipada)

Third person plural present tense, first conjugation verb (Bhvādi class) with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

उत (uta) - and, moreover, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/particle.

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, all of them

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Pronoun/adjective.

Note: Agrees with 'śaraṇam' as part of the phrase 'sarvāṇi śaraṇam'.

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, protection, shelter

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - shelter, refuge, protection; protector, guardian

Neuter noun ending in -a.

Root: śṛ (class 9)

यामि (yāmi) - I seek refuge (I go, I seek)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present Tense, Active Voice (Parasmaipada)

First person singular present tense, second conjugation verb (Adādi class).

Root: yā (class 2)

मृगपक्षिगणान् (mṛgapakṣigaṇān) - groups of deer and birds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛgapakṣigaṇa

mṛgapakṣigaṇa - multitude of deer and birds; group of animals and birds

Compound noun: 'mṛga' (deer) + 'pakṣin' (bird) + 'gaṇa' (group). Masculine noun ending in -a.

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (mṛga+pakṣin+gaṇa)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛg (class 1)
• pakṣin – bird (lit. having wings)
  noun (masculine)
  Noun derived from 'pakṣa' (wing) + 'ini' suffix.
• gaṇa – group, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)
  Masculine noun ending in -a.
  Root: gaṇ (class 10)

Note: Object of 'yāmi'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable particle.