वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-35

जानामि त्वां महावीर्यं महोत्साहं महाबलम् ।
अपारपारमक्षोभ्यं गाम्भीर्यात् सागरोपमम् ।
भर्तारं ससमुद्राया धरण्या वासवोपमम् ॥३५॥

35. jānāmi tvāṃ mahāvīryaṃ mahotsāhaṃ mahābalam ,
apārapāramakṣobhyaṃ gāmbhīryāt sāgaropamam ,
bhartāraṃ sasamudrāyā dharaṇyā vāsavopamam.

35. jānāmi tvām mahāvīryam mahotsāham
mahābalam apāraparam akṣobhyam
gāmbhīryāt sāgaropamam bhartāram
sasamudrāyā dharaṇyā vāsavopamam

35. I know you to be of great valor, great enthusiasm, and great strength; one whose shores are boundless, unshakeable, and in profundity comparable to the ocean. I know you as the maintainer of the earth with its oceans, and comparable to Vāsava (Indra).

Words meanings summery:

• जानामि (jānāmi) - I know, I understand

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• महावीर्यम् (mahāvīryam) - of great valor, great prowess

• महोत्साहम् (mahotsāham) - of great enthusiasm, highly energetic

• महाबलम् (mahābalam) - of great strength, very powerful

• अपारपरम् (apāraparam) - whose shores are boundless, without an opposite shore

• अक्षोभ्यम् (akṣobhyam) - unshakeable, undisturbed

• गाम्भीर्यात् (gāmbhīryāt) - due to profundity, by virtue of deepness

• सागरोपमम् (sāgaropamam) - comparable to the ocean

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - the maintainer, supporter, lord

• ससमुद्राया (sasamudrāyā) - with its oceans, having oceans

• धरण्या (dharaṇyā) - of the earth

• वासवोपमम् (vāsavopamam) - comparable to Vāsava (Indra)

Words meanings and morphology

जानामि (jānāmi) - I know, I understand

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Present Active

Root jñā (class 9, reduplicated -nā- infix)

Root: jñā (class 9)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

महावीर्यम् (mahāvīryam) - of great valor, great prowess

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - of great valor, great prowess, very powerful

Compound of mahā (great) and vīrya (valor, strength).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vīrya – valor, strength, heroism, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'tvām'.

महोत्साहम् (mahotsāham) - of great enthusiasm, highly energetic

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahotsāha

mahotsāha - of great enthusiasm, highly energetic, great effort

Compound of mahā (great) and utsāha (enthusiasm, energy).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+utsāha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• utsāha – enthusiasm, energy, effort, perseverance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tvām'.

महाबलम् (mahābalam) - of great strength, very powerful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful, mighty

Compound of mahā (great) and bala (strength).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

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

Note: Agrees with 'tvām'.

अपारपरम् (apāraparam) - whose shores are boundless, without an opposite shore

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apārapara

apārapara - without an opposite shore, boundless, endless

Compound of a (not) and pārapara (this shore and the other shore, or a shore).

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+pārapara)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• pārapara – the two shores; spanning both shores
  noun (masculine)
  Reduplication of pāra (shore), or a Dvandva compound of pāra and para.

Note: Refers to 'tvām' by way of describing his qualities, especially vastness or profoundness.

अक्षोभ्यम् (akṣobhyam) - unshakeable, undisturbed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akṣobhya

akṣobhya - unshakeable, undisturbed, immovable

Gerundive (potential passive participle)

From a (not) + kṣobhya (to be agitated). Root kṣubh (to agitate).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣobhya)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kṣobhya – to be agitated, capable of being shaken
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From root kṣubh (to agitate), suffix -ya.
  Root: kṣubh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tvām'.

गाम्भीर्यात् (gāmbhīryāt) - due to profundity, by virtue of deepness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of gāmbhīrya

gāmbhīrya - profundity, depth, gravity, seriousness

From gambhīra (deep) with -ya suffix.

Note: Ablative of cause, 'because of depth/profundity'.

सागरोपमम् (sāgaropamam) - comparable to the ocean

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgaropama

sāgaropama - comparable to the ocean, ocean-like

Compound of sāgara (ocean) and upama (comparison, simile).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāgara+upama)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• upama – likeness, comparison, simile
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'tvām'.

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - the maintainer, supporter, lord

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - maintainer, supporter, husband, lord, master

Agent noun

From root bhṛ (to bear, support, maintain)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tvām'.

ससमुद्राया (sasamudrāyā) - with its oceans, having oceans

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sasamudrā

sasamudrā - having oceans, with oceans

Compound of sa (with) and samudra (ocean).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+samudra)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'with' or 'having'.
• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

Note: Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'that which has oceans'.

धरण्या (dharaṇyā) - of the earth

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of dharaṇī

dharaṇī - earth, ground

From root dhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Governed by 'bhartāram'.

वासवोपमम् (vāsavopamam) - comparable to Vāsava (Indra)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsavopama

vāsavopama - comparable to Vāsava (Indra), like Indra

Compound of vāsava (Indra) and upama (comparison).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsava+upama)

• vāsava – Indra (king of gods), lord of wealth
  proper noun (masculine)
• upama – likeness, comparison, simile
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'tvām'.

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