वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-40, verse-9

ततो गोदावरीं रम्यां कृष्णावेणीं महानदीम् ।
वरदां च महाभागां महोरगनिषेविताम् ॥९॥

9. tato godāvarīṃ ramyāṃ kṛṣṇāveṇīṃ mahānadīm ,
varadāṃ ca mahābhāgāṃ mahoraganiṣevitām.

9. tataḥ godāvarīm ramyām kṛṣṇāveṇīm mahānadīm
varadām ca mahābhāgām mahoraganiṣevitām

9. tataḥ ramyām godāvarīm mahānadīm kṛṣṇāveṇīm
ca mahābhāgām mahoraganiṣevitām varadām

9. Then, observe the beautiful Godavari, the great Krishna-Veni river, and the glorious Varada, also frequented by great serpents.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• गोदावरीम् (godāvarīm) - the Godavari (river)

• रम्याम् (ramyām) - beautiful, delightful

• कृष्णावेणीम् (kṛṣṇāveṇīm) - the Krishna-Veni river

• महानदीम् (mahānadīm) - great river

• वरदाम् (varadām) - the Varada (river)

• च (ca) - and

• महाभागाम् (mahābhāgām) - glorious, greatly fortunate

• महोरगनिषेविताम् (mahoraganiṣevitām) - frequented by great serpents

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

गोदावरीम् (godāvarīm) - the Godavari (river)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of godāvarī

godāvarī - Godavari (a major river in central India)

रम्याम् (ramyām) - beautiful, delightful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ramya

ramya - beautiful, delightful, charming, pleasant

Gerundive

From root ram (to delight)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'godāvarīm'.

कृष्णावेणीम् (kṛṣṇāveṇīm) - the Krishna-Veni river

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṛṣṇāveṇī

kṛṣṇāveṇī - Krishna-Veni (name of a river or a combination of Krishna and Veni rivers)

Compound type : dvandva (kṛṣṇā+veṇī)

• kṛṣṇā – Krishna (name of a river or the black one)
  proper noun (feminine)
• veṇī – Veni (name of a river, also braid of hair)
  proper noun (feminine)

महानदीम् (mahānadīm) - great river

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahānadī

mahānadī - great river

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+nadī)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)

Note: Appositional to 'kṛṣṇāveṇīm'.

वरदाम् (varadām) - the Varada (river)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of varadā

varadā - Varada (name of a river); bestowing boons

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महाभागाम् (mahābhāgām) - glorious, greatly fortunate

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, glorious, blessed, noble

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'varadām'.

महोरगनिषेविताम् (mahoraganiṣevitām) - frequented by great serpents

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahoraganiṣevita

mahoraganiṣevita - frequented/inhabited by great serpents

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahoraga+niṣevita)

• mahoraga – great serpent
  noun (masculine)
• niṣevita – frequented, inhabited, served
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root sev (to frequent, serve) with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'varadām'.

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