वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-40, verse-29

तस्यैकं काञ्चनं शृङ्गं सेवते यं दिवाकरः ।
श्वेतं राजतमेकं च सेवते यं निशाकरः ॥२९॥

29. tasyaikaṃ kāñcanaṃ śṛṅgaṃ sevate yaṃ divākaraḥ ,
śvetaṃ rājatamekaṃ ca sevate yaṃ niśākaraḥ.

29. tasya ekam kāñcanam śṛṅgam sevate yam divākaraḥ
śvetam rājatam ekam ca sevate yam niśākaraḥ

29. The sun (divākara) frequents one golden peak of it, and the moon (niśākara) frequents another white, silvery one.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of this mountain (of it, its)

• एकम् (ekam) - one of its peaks (one)

• काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - golden (peak) (golden, made of gold)

• शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - mountain peak (peak, horn)

• सेवते (sevate) - frequents (by shining upon or visiting) (serves, attends, frequents, worships)

• यम् (yam) - which (peak) (which)

• दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun (sun, day-maker)

• श्वेतम् (śvetam) - white (peak) (white, bright)

• राजतम् (rājatam) - silvery (peak) (silvery, made of silver)

• एकम् (ekam) - another one (peak) (one)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सेवते (sevate) - frequents (by shining upon or visiting) (serves, attends, frequents, worships)

• यम् (yam) - which (peak) (which)

• निशाकरः (niśākaraḥ) - the moon (moon, night-maker)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of this mountain (of it, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the mountain described in the previous verse.

एकम् (ekam) - one of its peaks (one)

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with `kāñcanam śṛṅgam`.

काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - golden (peak) (golden, made of gold)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold

Note: Agrees with `śṛṅgam`.

शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - mountain peak (peak, horn)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śṛṅga

śṛṅga - peak (of a mountain), horn

Note: Object of `yam`.

सेवते (sevate) - frequents (by shining upon or visiting) (serves, attends, frequents, worships)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sev

Present Tense, Ātmanepada

Root √sev (1st conjugation).

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Subject is `divākaraḥ`.

यम् (yam) - which (peak) (which)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Object of `sevate`.

दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun (sun, day-maker)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of divākara

divākara - sun, day-maker

Compound type : tatpurusha (divā+kara)

• divā – by day, in the daytime
  indeclinable
• kara – maker, doer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of `sevate`.

श्वेतम् (śvetam) - white (peak) (white, bright)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śveta

śveta - white, bright, pure

Note: Agrees with implied `śṛṅgam`.

राजतम् (rājatam) - silvery (peak) (silvery, made of silver)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājata

rājata - silvery, made of silver

Note: Agrees with implied `śṛṅgam`.

एकम् (ekam) - another one (peak) (one)

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with implied `śṛṅgam`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses.

सेवते (sevate) - frequents (by shining upon or visiting) (serves, attends, frequents, worships)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sev

Present Tense, Ātmanepada

Root √sev (1st conjugation).

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Subject is `niśākaraḥ`.

यम् (yam) - which (peak) (which)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Object of `sevate`.

निशाकरः (niśākaraḥ) - the moon (moon, night-maker)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśākara

niśākara - moon, night-maker

Compound type : tatpurusha (niśā+kara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• kara – maker, doer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of `sevate`.

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