वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-39, verse-30

दिवं स्पृशति शृङ्गेण देवदानवसेवितः ।
एतेषां गिरिदुर्गेषु प्रतापेषु वनेषु च ॥३०॥

30. divaṃ spṛśati śṛṅgeṇa devadānavasevitaḥ ,
eteṣāṃ giridurgeṣu pratāpeṣu vaneṣu ca.

30. divam spṛśati śṛṅgeṇa devadānavasevitaḥ
| eteṣām giridurgeṣu pratāpeṣu vaneṣu ca

30. śṛṅgeṇa divam spṛśati devadānavasevitaḥ
eteṣām giridurgeṣu pratāpeṣu ca vaneṣu

30. It (Mount Śiśira) touches the sky with its peak and is frequented by gods and demons. (You must search) for them in the mountain fortresses, powerful regions, and forests of these (areas).

Words meanings summery:

• दिवम् (divam) - sky, heaven

• स्पृशति (spṛśati) - touches, reaches

• शृङ्गेण (śṛṅgeṇa) - with its peak (by the peak, with the horn)

• देवदानवसेवितः (devadānavasevitaḥ) - served by gods and demons, frequented by gods and demons

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

• गिरिदुर्गेषु (giridurgeṣu) - in mountain fortresses, in inaccessible mountain regions

• प्रतापेषु (pratāpeṣu) - in powerful places, in regions of valor, in splendors

• वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in forests, in woods

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

दिवम् (divam) - sky, heaven

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

स्पृशति (spṛśati) - touches, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of spṛś

Present Active

Root: spṛś (class 6)

शृङ्गेण (śṛṅgeṇa) - with its peak (by the peak, with the horn)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śṛṅga

śṛṅga - peak (of a mountain), horn (of an animal), summit

देवदानवसेवितः (devadānavasevitaḥ) - served by gods and demons, frequented by gods and demons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devadānavasevita

devadānavasevita - served/attended/frequented by gods and demons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (devadānava+sevita)

• devadānava – gods and demons
  noun (masculine)
• sevita – served, attended, frequented
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: sev (class 1)

एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

गिरिदुर्गेषु (giridurgeṣu) - in mountain fortresses, in inaccessible mountain regions

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of giridurga

giridurga - mountain fortress, mountain stronghold, inaccessible mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+durga)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• durga – fortress, stronghold, difficult to access
  noun (neuter)

प्रतापेषु (pratāpeṣu) - in powerful places, in regions of valor, in splendors

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pratāpa

pratāpa - heat, splendor, majesty, power, valor, might

वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in forests, in woods

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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