वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-66, verse-9

त्रयाणामेव भूतानां सागरस्यास्य लङ्घने ।
शक्तिः स्याद्वैनतेयस्य वायोर्वा तव वानघ ॥९॥

9. trayāṇāmeva bhūtānāṃ sāgarasyāsya laṅghane ,
śaktiḥ syādvainateyasya vāyorvā tava vānagha.

9. trayāṇām eva bhūtānām sāgarasya asya laṅghane |
śaktiḥ syāt vainateyasya vāyoḥ vā tava vā anagha

9. O sinless one, among all beings, only three would possess the power (śakti) to cross this ocean: Vainateya (Garuda), Vayu, or you.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of three

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

• सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• लङ्घने (laṅghane) - in crossing, in transgressing

• शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - power, capability, strength

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be

• वैनतेयस्य (vainateyasya) - of Vainateya (Garuda)

• वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of Vayu (the wind god), of wind

• वा (vā) - or

• तव (tava) - of you, your

• वा (vā) - or

• अनघ (anagha) - Addressed to Hanuman (O sinless one!)

Words meanings and morphology

त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of three

(numeral)

Note: Genitive plural of tri (three)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √bhū 'to be'

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Genitive plural of bhūta (being/creature)

सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

From sagara (a legendary king, whose sons dug the ocean)

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Genitive singular of idam (this), here modifying sāgarasya

लङ्घने (laṅghane) - in crossing, in transgressing

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of laṅghana

laṅghana - crossing, jumping over, transgressing

From root √laṅgh 'to jump'

Root: laṅgh (class 1)

शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - power, capability, strength

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, capability, energy, spear

From root √śak 'to be able'

Root: śak (class 5)

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: 3rd person singular optative active of √as (to be)

वैनतेयस्य (vainateyasya) - of Vainateya (Garuda)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vainateya

vainateya - son of Vinatā, i.e., Garuḍa

Derived from Vinatā, mother of Garuḍa

वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of Vayu (the wind god), of wind

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, the god of wind

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - of you, your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Genitive singular of yuṣmad (you)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अनघ (anagha) - Addressed to Hanuman (O sinless one!)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Compound: a (negative prefix) + agha (sin, fault)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+agha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• agha – sin, fault, evil, distress
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressed to Hanuman

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