वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-4, chapter-41, verse-49
भवन्तश्चापि विक्रान्ताः प्रमाणं सर्वकर्मसु ।
प्रमाणमेनं संस्थाप्य पश्यध्वं पश्चिमां दिशम् ॥४९॥
प्रमाणमेनं संस्थाप्य पश्यध्वं पश्चिमां दिशम् ॥४९॥
49. bhavantaścāpi vikrāntāḥ pramāṇaṃ sarvakarmasu ,
pramāṇamenaṃ saṃsthāpya paśyadhvaṃ paścimāṃ diśam.
pramāṇamenaṃ saṃsthāpya paśyadhvaṃ paścimāṃ diśam.
49.
bhavantaḥ ca api vikrāntāḥ pramāṇam sarvakarmasu
pramāṇam enam saṃsthāpya paśyadhvam paścimām diśam
pramāṇam enam saṃsthāpya paśyadhvam paścimām diśam
49.
And you, being valiant, are the authority in all tasks. Therefore, having established him as the standard, you should proceed towards the western direction.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (plural, honorific)
- च (ca) - and
- अपि (api) - also, even
- विक्रान्ताः (vikrāntāḥ) - valorous, mighty, powerful
- प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - authority, standard, evidence
- सर्वकर्मसु (sarvakarmasu) - in all tasks/deeds
- प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - making him the standard/authority (standard, authority)
- एनम् (enam) - him, this one
- संस्थाप्य (saṁsthāpya) - having established, having placed
- पश्यध्वम् (paśyadhvam) - you all should see/proceed
- पश्चिमाम् (paścimām) - western
- दिशम् (diśam) - direction
Words meanings and morphology
भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (plural, honorific)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavat
bhavat - you, your honor (masculine)
Present Active Participle
from bhū- 'to be'
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Honorific second person pronoun.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
विक्रान्ताः (vikrāntāḥ) - valorous, mighty, powerful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vikrānta
vikrānta - valiant, brave, powerful, victorious
Past Passive Participle
from vi-√kram 'to step forth'
Prefix: vi
Root: kram (class 1)
प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - authority, standard, evidence
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa
pramāṇa - authority, standard, measure, evidence, proof
from pra-√mā 'to measure'
Prefix: pra
Root: mā (class 3)
सर्वकर्मसु (sarvakarmasu) - in all tasks/deeds
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of sarvakarma
sarvakarma - all actions, all deeds
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+karma)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective (masculine) - karma – action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
noun (neuter)
from √kṛ 'to do'
Root: kṛ (class 8)
प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - making him the standard/authority (standard, authority)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa
pramāṇa - authority, standard, measure, evidence, proof
from pra-√mā 'to measure'
Prefix: pra
Root: mā (class 3)
एनम् (enam) - him, this one
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ena
ena - this, that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to a specific person, likely a leader mentioned previously.
संस्थाप्य (saṁsthāpya) - having established, having placed
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
from saṃ-√sthā + causal suffix -āpaya + -ya
Prefix: sam
Root: sthā (class 1)
पश्यध्वम् (paśyadhvam) - you all should see/proceed
(verb)
2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of paśya
root √dṛś (class 1 'paśya' stem)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
पश्चिमाम् (paścimām) - western
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of paścima
paścima - western, hindmost, last
दिशम् (diśam) - direction
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of diś
diś - direction, quarter (of the sky)