वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-5, verse-12

नित्यार्चितं पर्वहुतं पूजितं राक्षसैः सदा ।
समुद्रमिव गम्भीरं समुद्रमिव निःस्वनम् ॥१२॥

12. nityārcitaṃ parvahutaṃ pūjitaṃ rākṣasaiḥ sadā ,
samudramiva gambhīraṃ samudramiva niḥsvanam.

12. nityārcitam parvahutam pūjitam rākṣasaiḥ sadā
samudram iva gambhīram samudram iva niḥsvanam

12. nityārcitam parvahutam pūjitam sadā rākṣasaiḥ
gambhīram samudram iva niḥsvanam samudram iva

12. Always revered and receiving ritual offerings at auspicious times, it is continually worshipped by rākṣasas. It is profound like the ocean, and its sound is like the ocean's roar.

Words meanings summery:

• नित्यार्चितम् (nityārcitam) - constantly revered (constantly worshipped, always honored)

• पर्वहुतम् (parvahutam) - receiving ritual offerings at auspicious times (where offerings are made at auspicious times/sections (parvans))

• पूजितम् (pūjitam) - continually worshipped (worshipped, honored, revered)

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by rākṣasas (by the rākṣasas, by the demons)

• सदा (sadā) - continually (always, constantly, forever)

• समुद्रम् (samudram) - the ocean (ocean, sea)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• गम्भीरम् (gambhīram) - profound (deep, profound, solemn, grave)

• समुद्रम् (samudram) - the ocean (ocean, sea)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• निःस्वनम् (niḥsvanam) - its sound (roar) (sound, noise, roar)

Words meanings and morphology

नित्यार्चितम् (nityārcitam) - constantly revered (constantly worshipped, always honored)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nityārcita

nityārcita - always worshipped, constantly honored

Compound type : tatpurusha (nitya+arcita)

• nitya – constant, eternal, perpetual, regular
  adjective
  From ni + tyā.
• arcita – worshipped, honored, revered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root arc 'to worship, honor'.
  Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied neuter noun.

पर्वहुतम् (parvahutam) - receiving ritual offerings at auspicious times (where offerings are made at auspicious times/sections (parvans))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parvahuta

parvahuta - offered at an auspicious time, where offerings are made at parvan

Compound type : tatpurusha (parvan+huta)

• parvan – joint, knot, section, festival day, auspicious time
  noun (neuter)
• huta – offered, sacrificed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hu 'to offer, to pour oblations'.
  Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Qualifies the implied neuter noun.

पूजितम् (pūjitam) - continually worshipped (worshipped, honored, revered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pūjita

pūjita - worshipped, honored, revered, adored

Past Passive Participle

From root pūj 'to worship, honor'.

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Qualifies the implied neuter noun.

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by rākṣasas (by the rākṣasas, by the demons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - rākṣasa, demon, belonging to rākṣasas

Derived from rakṣas.

सदा (sadā) - continually (always, constantly, forever)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies pūjitam.

समुद्रम् (samudram) - the ocean (ocean, sea)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Note: Object of implied comparison 'like'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

गम्भीरम् (gambhīram) - profound (deep, profound, solemn, grave)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gambhīra

gambhīra - deep, profound, solemn, grave, serious

From root gam 'to go' or related to gabhīra.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied neuter noun.

समुद्रम् (samudram) - the ocean (ocean, sea)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Note: Object of implied comparison 'like'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

निःस्वनम् (niḥsvanam) - its sound (roar) (sound, noise, roar)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niḥsvana

niḥsvana - sound, noise, roar, echo

From nis-svan 'to sound forth'

Prefix: nis

Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied neuter noun, emphasizing its sound.

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