वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-64, verse-15

मया महाबलैश्चैव यज्ञे विष्णुः सनातनः ।
प्रदक्षिणीकृतः पूर्वं क्रममाणस्त्रिविक्रमः ॥१५॥

15. mayā mahābalaiścaiva yajñe viṣṇuḥ sanātanaḥ ,
pradakṣiṇīkṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ kramamāṇastrivikramaḥ.

15. mayā mahābalaiḥ ca eva yajñe viṣṇuḥ sanātanaḥ
| pradakṣiṇīkṛtaḥ pūrvam kramamāṇaḥ trivikramaḥ

15. Together with mighty ones, I previously circumambulated the eternal Viṣṇu in a (yajña), when he was striding as Trivikrama.

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me

• महाबलैः (mahābalaiḥ) - by mighty ones, with great strength

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - in a (Vedic ritual)

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu (name of the deity)

• सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

• प्रदक्षिणीकृतः (pradakṣiṇīkṛtaḥ) - circumambulated (clockwise)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• क्रममाणः (kramamāṇaḥ) - striding, moving, proceeding

• त्रिविक्रमः (trivikramaḥ) - Trivikrama (Vishnu's epithet for his three strides)

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Agent of the action 'pradakṣiṇīkṛtaḥ'.

महाबलैः (mahābalaiḥ) - by mighty ones, with great strength

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful; a powerful being

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, might
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used here as a noun, referring to powerful beings, perhaps other deities or great sages accompanying Jambavān.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in a (Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - a (Vedic ritual), worship, devotion, sacrificial rite

Derived from root yaj- 'to worship, sacrifice'

Root: yaj (class 1)

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu (name of the deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu, the preserver deity in Hinduism

Note: Object of circumambulation, here in nominative as predicate of the passive past participle.

सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, ancient, primeval

Note: Agrees with 'Viṣṇuḥ'.

प्रदक्षिणीकृतः (pradakṣiṇīkṛtaḥ) - circumambulated (clockwise)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pradakṣiṇīkṛta

pradakṣiṇīkṛta - circumambulated clockwise, honored by circumambulation

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pradakṣiṇīkaroti (to circumambulate clockwise)

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to Viṣṇu, indicating he was the object of the action.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

क्रममाणः (kramamāṇaḥ) - striding, moving, proceeding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kramamāṇa

kramamāṇa - striding, moving, proceeding, walking

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root kram- 'to stride, step' with present middle participle suffix -māna

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Describes Viṣṇu in the state of striding.

त्रिविक्रमः (trivikramaḥ) - Trivikrama (Vishnu's epithet for his three strides)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trivikrama

trivikrama - having three strides, Vishnu's epithet referring to his three steps covering the universe

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+vikrama)

• tri – three
  numeral
• vikrama – stride, step, valor, might
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: An epithet of Viṣṇu, agreeing with 'Viṣṇuḥ'.

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