वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-60, verse-11

न दिग्विज्ञायते याम्या नागेन्या न च वारुणी ।
युगान्ते नियतो लोको हतो दग्ध इवाग्निना ॥११॥

11. na digvijñāyate yāmyā nāgenyā na ca vāruṇī ,
yugānte niyato loko hato dagdha ivāgninā.

11. na dik vijñāyate yāmyā na āgneyā na ca vāruṇī
yugānte niyataḥ lokaḥ hataḥ dagdhaḥ iva agninā

11. yāmyā dik na vijñāyate āgneyā na ca vāruṇī na
yugānte niyataḥ lokaḥ agninā dagdhaḥ hataḥ iva

11. The southern, south-eastern, and western directions could not be distinguished. It was as if the world, fated (niyata) for destruction at the end of an eon, had been consumed and burned by fire.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• दिक् (dik) - direction, quarter of the sky

• विज्ञायते (vijñāyate) - is known, is perceived, is recognized

• याम्या (yāmyā) - southern (direction) (southern, relating to Yama)

• न (na) - not, no

• आग्नेया (āgneyā) - south-eastern (direction) (south-eastern, relating to Agni)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• वारुणी (vāruṇī) - western (direction) (western, relating to Varuṇa)

• युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of an eon, at the end of a world-age

• नियतः (niyataḥ) - fated (for destruction) (fated, determined, fixed, restrained)

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - the world (entire creation) (world, people, realm)

• हतः (hataḥ) - destroyed, killed, struck

• दग्धः (dagdhaḥ) - burnt, consumed by fire

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• अग्निना (agninā) - by fire

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दिक् (dik) - direction, quarter of the sky

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, region

Root diś (to point).

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: k is due to final sandhi before v.

विज्ञायते (vijñāyate) - is known, is perceived, is recognized

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vijñā

Present tense, passive voice, middle ending

From prefix vi- + root jñā (to know). Root jñā (9P/A). Passive construction.

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

याम्या (yāmyā) - southern (direction) (southern, relating to Yama)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yāmya

yāmya - southern, relating to Yama (god of death)

From yama (Yama, the south) + ya suffix.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आग्नेया (āgneyā) - south-eastern (direction) (south-eastern, relating to Agni)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āgneya

āgneya - relating to Agni, fiery, south-eastern

From agni (fire) + eya suffix.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वारुणी (vāruṇī) - western (direction) (western, relating to Varuṇa)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāruṇa

vāruṇa - relating to Varuṇa, western

From varuṇa (Varuṇa, the west) + ī suffix for feminine.

युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of an eon, at the end of a world-age

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yugānta

yugānta - end of an eon, end of a world-age, cosmic dissolution

Compound yuga (eon, age) + anta (end).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuga+anta)

• yuga – eon, age, epoch, pair
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, limit, boundary, destruction
  noun (masculine)

नियतः (niyataḥ) - fated (for destruction) (fated, determined, fixed, restrained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyata

niyata - fixed, restrained, disciplined, destined, fated

Past Passive Participle

From prefix ni- + root yam (to restrain, control).

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

लोकः (lokaḥ) - the world (entire creation) (world, people, realm)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, universe, people, community, realm

From root lok (to see, perceive).

Root: lok (class 1)

हतः (hataḥ) - destroyed, killed, struck

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - struck, killed, destroyed, ruined

Past Passive Participle

From root han (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

दग्धः (dagdhaḥ) - burnt, consumed by fire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dagdha

dagdha - burnt, consumed by fire, scorched

Past Passive Participle

From root dah (to burn).

Root: dah (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

अग्निना (agninā) - by fire

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

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