वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-4, chapter-41, verse-24
योजनानि चतुःषष्टिर्वराहो नाम पर्वतः ।
सुवर्णशृङ्गः सुश्रीमानगाधे वरुणालये ॥२४॥
सुवर्णशृङ्गः सुश्रीमानगाधे वरुणालये ॥२४॥
24. yojanāni catuḥṣaṣṭirvarāho nāma parvataḥ ,
suvarṇaśṛṅgaḥ suśrīmānagādhe varuṇālaye.
suvarṇaśṛṅgaḥ suśrīmānagādhe varuṇālaye.
24.
yojanāni catuḥṣaṣṭiḥ varāhaḥ nāma parvataḥ
suvarṇaśṛṅgaḥ suśrīmān agādhe varuṇālaye
suvarṇaśṛṅgaḥ suśrīmān agādhe varuṇālaye
24.
catuḥṣaṣṭiḥ yojanāni varāhaḥ nāma parvataḥ
suvarṇaśṛṅgaḥ suśrīmān agādhe varuṇālaye
suvarṇaśṛṅgaḥ suśrīmān agādhe varuṇālaye
24.
There is a mountain named Varāha, sixty-four yojanas in extent, with golden peaks and a very glorious appearance. It is situated in the unfathomable abode of Varuṇa (the ocean).
Words meanings summery:
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- योजनानि (yojanāni) - yojanas (a measure of distance)
- चतुःषष्टिः (catuḥṣaṣṭiḥ) - sixty-four
- वराहः (varāhaḥ) - Varāha (a mountain name)
- नाम (nāma) - by name, named
- पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain, hill
- सुवर्णशृङ्गः (suvarṇaśṛṅgaḥ) - having golden peaks
- सुश्रीमान् (suśrīmān) - having a very glorious or splendid appearance (very glorious, very auspicious, beautiful)
- अगाधे (agādhe) - in the unfathomable, in the deep
- वरुणालये (varuṇālaye) - in the abode of Varuṇa (the ocean) (in the abode of Varuṇa)
Words meanings and morphology
योजनानि (yojanāni) - yojanas (a measure of distance)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of yojana
yojana - yojana (a measure of distance, approximately 8-15 km); harnessing, linking
From root `yuj` (to join, yoke).
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Qualifies the dimension of the mountain.
चतुःषष्टिः (catuḥṣaṣṭiḥ) - sixty-four
(numeral)
Compound type : dvigu (catur+ṣaṣṭi)
- catur – four
numeral - ṣaṣṭi – sixty
numeral (feminine)
वराहः (varāhaḥ) - Varāha (a mountain name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of varāha
varāha - boar; a specific mountain (proper noun)
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.
नाम (nāma) - by name, named
(indeclinable)
पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain, hill
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of parvata
parvata - mountain, hill
Note: Appears in apposition to `varāhaḥ`.
सुवर्णशृङ्गः (suvarṇaśṛṅgaḥ) - having golden peaks
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of suvarṇaśṛṅga
suvarṇaśṛṅga - having golden peaks/horns
Compound of `suvarṇa` (gold) and `śṛṅga` (peak/horn).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (suvarṇa+śṛṅga)
- suvarṇa – gold, golden
noun (neuter)
Compound of `su` (good) and `varṇa` (color). - śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
noun (neuter)
सुश्रीमान् (suśrīmān) - having a very glorious or splendid appearance (very glorious, very auspicious, beautiful)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of suśrīmat
suśrīmat - very glorious, beautiful, splendid, auspicious, prosperous
Derived from `suśrī` (great beauty/glory) + suffix `mat` (possessing).
अगाधे (agādhe) - in the unfathomable, in the deep
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of agādha
agādha - unfathomable, very deep, bottomless
Compound of `a-` (negative prefix) and `gādha` (fordable, shallow).
Root: gādh (class 1)
वरुणालये (varuṇālaye) - in the abode of Varuṇa (the ocean) (in the abode of Varuṇa)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of varuṇālaya
varuṇālaya - abode of Varuṇa, the ocean
Compound of `varuṇa` (deity) and `ālaya` (abode).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varuṇa+ālaya)
- varuṇa – Varuṇa (Vedic deity of cosmic order and waters)
proper noun (masculine)
From root `vṛ` (to cover, encompass).
Root: vṛ (class 5) - ālaya – abode, dwelling, home
noun (masculine)
From `ā` (prefix) + root `lī` (to cling, dissolve).
Prefix: ā
Root: lī (class 4)
Note: Denotes the location.