वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-27

स्वर्गो ऽयं देवलोको ऽयमिन्द्रस्येयं पुरी भवेत् ।
सिद्धिर्वेयं परा हि स्यादित्यमन्यत मारुतिः ॥२७॥

27. svargo'yaṃ devaloko'yamindrasyeyaṃ purī bhavet ,
siddhirveyaṃ parā hi syādityamanyata mārutiḥ.

27. svargaḥ ayam devalokaḥ ayam indrasya iyam purī bhavet
| siddhiḥ vai iyam parā hi syāt iti amanyata mārutiḥ

27. Māruti (Hanumān) pondered: 'This must be heaven, this must be the world of the gods, this must be Indra's city. Or perhaps, this is indeed a supreme accomplishment (siddhi).'

Words meanings summery:

• स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, paradise

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• देवलोकः (devalokaḥ) - world of the gods, divine realm

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• पुरी (purī) - city, town

• भवेत् (bhavet) - (it) must be (may be, might be, should be)

• सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) - mystic accomplishment (accomplishment, success, perfection, mystic power)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• परा (parā) - supreme, highest, excellent

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• स्यात् (syāt) - might be, would be, could be

• इति (iti) - introduces reported speech/thought (thus, in this manner)

• अमन्यत (amanyata) - he thought, he considered

• मारुतिः (mārutiḥ) - Hanumān (son of Marut, Hanumān)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, paradise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, abode of the gods

su + gṛ

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with svargaḥ and devalokaḥ.

देवलोकः (devalokaḥ) - world of the gods, divine realm

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devaloka

devaloka - world of the gods, divine realm

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+loka)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, space, people
  noun (masculine)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with devalokaḥ.

इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (name of a Vedic deity)

Note: Possessive, 'Indra's'.

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with purī.

पुरी (purī) - city, town

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, fortress

भवेत् (bhavet) - (it) must be (may be, might be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present optative (Vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative Mood

From root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) - mystic accomplishment (accomplishment, success, perfection, mystic power)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - accomplishment, success, perfection, supernatural power

From root sidh (to accomplish)

Root: sidh (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with siddhiḥ.

परा (parā) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other

Note: Agrees with siddhiḥ.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - might be, would be, could be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present optative (Vidhiliṅ) of as

Optative Mood

From root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - introduces reported speech/thought (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

अमन्यत (amanyata) - he thought, he considered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (Laṅ) of man

Imperfect Tense

From root man (to think, believe)

Root: man (class 4)

मारुतिः (mārutiḥ) - Hanumān (son of Marut, Hanumān)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māruti

māruti - son of Marut (the wind-god), a patronymic for Hanumān

From marut + i suffix, meaning descendant.

Note: Agent of amanyata.

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