वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-5, chapter-1, verse-19
यानि चौषधजालानि तस्मिञ्जातानि पर्वते ।
विषघ्नान्यपि नागानां न शेकुः शमितुं विषम् ॥१९॥
विषघ्नान्यपि नागानां न शेकुः शमितुं विषम् ॥१९॥
19. yāni cauṣadhajālāni tasmiñjātāni parvate ,
viṣaghnānyapi nāgānāṃ na śekuḥ śamituṃ viṣam.
viṣaghnānyapi nāgānāṃ na śekuḥ śamituṃ viṣam.
19.
yāni ca auṣadhajālāni tasmin jātāni parvate |
viṣaghnāni api nāgānām na śekuḥ śamitum viṣam
viṣaghnāni api nāgānām na śekuḥ śamitum viṣam
19.
tasmin parvate jātāni yāni auṣadhajālāni ca
nāgānām api viṣaghnāni viṣam śamitum na śekuḥ
nāgānām api viṣaghnāni viṣam śamitum na śekuḥ
19.
Even the many medicinal plants that grew on that mountain, though they were potent antidotes for serpents, could not quell the poison.
Words meanings summery:
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- यानि (yāni) - which, what
- च (ca) - and, also
- औषधजालानि (auṣadhajālāni) - many medicinal plants (networks/masses of medicinal plants)
- तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that
- जातानि (jātāni) - born, produced, grown
- पर्वते (parvate) - on the mountain
- विषघ्नानि (viṣaghnāni) - potent antidotes (poison-destroying, antidotes)
- अपि (api) - even, also
- नागानाम् (nāgānām) - of snakes, of serpents
- न (na) - not
- शेकुः (śekuḥ) - they were able
- शमितुम् (śamitum) - to quell, to pacify, to extinguish
- विषम् (viṣam) - poison, venom
Words meanings and morphology
यानि (yāni) - which, what
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of yad
yad - which, what, who
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
औषधजालानि (auṣadhajālāni) - many medicinal plants (networks/masses of medicinal plants)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of auṣadhajāla
auṣadhajāla - mass or collection of medicinal plants
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (auṣadha+jāla)
- auṣadha – medicine, medicinal herb
noun (neuter) - jāla – net, network, collection, mass
noun (neuter)
तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
जातानि (jātāni) - born, produced, grown
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of jāta
jāta - born, produced, grown, arisen
Past Passive Participle
From root jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
पर्वते (parvate) - on the mountain
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of parvata
parvata - mountain, hill
विषघ्नानि (viṣaghnāni) - potent antidotes (poison-destroying, antidotes)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of viṣaghna
viṣaghna - destroying poison, antidotal
Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (viṣa+ghna)
- viṣa – poison, venom
noun (neuter) - ghna – killing, destroying; killer, destroyer
adjective
Agent noun suffix -ghna
From root han (to strike, kill)
Root: han (class 2)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
नागानाम् (nāgānām) - of snakes, of serpents
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nāga
nāga - snake, serpent; elephant; a class of semi-divine beings
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
शेकुः (śekuḥ) - they were able
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of śak
Root: śak (class 5)
शमितुम् (śamitum) - to quell, to pacify, to extinguish
(verb)
infinitive of śam
infinitive
Infinitive form of the verb śam
Root: śam (class 4)
विषम् (viṣam) - poison, venom
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of viṣa
viṣa - poison, venom; water