वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-64, verse-29

या गतिर्यज्ञशीलानामाहिताग्नेश्च या गतिः ।
अपरावर्तिनां या च या च भूमिप्रदायिनाम् ॥२९॥

29. yā gatiryajñaśīlānāmāhitāgneśca yā gatiḥ ,
aparāvartināṃ yā ca yā ca bhūmipradāyinām.

29. yā gatiḥ yajñaśīlānām āhitāgneḥ ca yā gatiḥ
aparāvartinām yā ca yā ca bhūmipradāyinām

29. yajñaśīlānām yā gatiḥ,
āhitāgneḥ ca yā gatiḥ,
aparāvartinām yā ca,
bhūmipradāyinām ca yā (gatiḥ).

29. Whatever state is attained by those devoted to Vedic rituals (yajña), and whatever state by one who maintains the sacred fires, and that which is attained by those who never retreat (from battle), and by those who donate land.

Words meanings summery:

• या (yā) - whatever (state) (which, whatever (feminine))

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - state, destiny, realm (in the afterlife) (going, motion, course, state, destiny, refuge)

• यज्ञशीलानाम् (yajñaśīlānām) - of those devoted to Vedic rituals (yajña) (of those who are accustomed to Vedic rituals, of those who have the nature of performing Vedic rituals)

• आहिताग्नेः (āhitāgneḥ) - of one who maintains the sacred fires (of one who has established the sacred fire; of a householder who maintains the sacred fires)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• या (yā) - whatever (state) (which, whatever (feminine))

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - state, destiny, realm (in the afterlife) (going, motion, course, state, destiny, refuge)

• अपरावर्तिनाम् (aparāvartinām) - of those who never retreat (from battle) (of those who do not turn back, of those who do not retreat)

• या (yā) - that which (state) (which, whatever (feminine))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• या (yā) - and that which (state) (which, whatever (feminine))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• भूमिप्रदायिनाम् (bhūmipradāyinām) - of those who donate land (of those who give land, of land-donors)

Words meanings and morphology

या (yā) - whatever (state) (which, whatever (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

गतिः (gatiḥ) - state, destiny, realm (in the afterlife) (going, motion, course, state, destiny, refuge)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, course, path, state, condition, destiny, refuge

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

यज्ञशीलानाम् (yajñaśīlānām) - of those devoted to Vedic rituals (yajña) (of those who are accustomed to Vedic rituals, of those who have the nature of performing Vedic rituals)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yajñaśīla

yajñaśīla - performing Vedic rituals (yajña) as a habit, devoted to Vedic rituals

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa (yajña+śīla)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, devotion, worship, offering
  noun (masculine)
  From root yaj (to worship, sacrifice)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• śīla – habit, custom, character, nature, disposition
  noun (neuter)

आहिताग्नेः (āhitāgneḥ) - of one who maintains the sacred fires (of one who has established the sacred fire; of a householder who maintains the sacred fires)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āhitāgni

āhitāgni - one who has established and maintains the sacred fires (in the gṛhya ritual), a householder performing Vedic rituals

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āhita+agni)

• āhita – placed, set, consecrated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dhā (to place, set) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• agni – fire, sacred fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

या (yā) - whatever (state) (which, whatever (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

गतिः (gatiḥ) - state, destiny, realm (in the afterlife) (going, motion, course, state, destiny, refuge)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, course, path, state, condition, destiny, refuge

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

अपरावर्तिनाम् (aparāvartinām) - of those who never retreat (from battle) (of those who do not turn back, of those who do not retreat)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of aparāvartin

aparāvartin - not turning back, not retreating, steadfast, brave

From a (negation) + parāvartin (retreating, turning back)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+parāvartin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• parāvartin – one who turns back, retreating
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from verbal root
  From root vṛt (to turn) with prefix parā and suffix -in
  Prefix: parā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

या (yā) - that which (state) (which, whatever (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

या (yā) - and that which (state) (which, whatever (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

भूमिप्रदायिनाम् (bhūmipradāyinām) - of those who donate land (of those who give land, of land-donors)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhūmipradāyin

bhūmipradāyin - one who gives or donates land

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+pradāyin)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land, soil
  noun (feminine)
• pradāyin – giving, bestowing, one who gives
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from verbal root
  From root dā (to give) with prefix pra, suffix -in
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 1)

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