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

या हि वैश्वरणे लक्ष्मीर्या चेन्द्रे हरिवाहने ।
सा रावणगृहे सर्वा नित्यमेवानपायिनी ॥७॥

7. yā hi vaiśvaraṇe lakṣmīryā cendre harivāhane ,
sā rāvaṇagṛhe sarvā nityamevānapāyinī.

7. yā hi vaiśvaraṇe lakṣmīḥ yā ca indre harivāhane
sā rāvaṇagṛhe sarvā nityam eva anapāyinī

7. yā lakṣmīḥ hi vaiśvaraṇe yā ca harivāhane
indre sā sarvā rāvaṇagṛhe nityam eva anapāyinī

7. The prosperity (lakṣmī) that is found with Kubera and that which is with Indra, the rider of golden horses – all that prosperity is present in Rāvaṇa's house, constant and unfailing.

Words meanings summery:

• या (yā) - which (prosperity) (which, who)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• वैश्वरणे (vaiśvaraṇe) - with Kubera (the god of wealth) (in Kubera, relating to Vaiśvaraṇa)

• लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - prosperity, wealth (prosperity, wealth, fortune, goddess Lakṣmī)

• या (yā) - which (prosperity) (which, who)

• च (ca) - and

• इन्द्रे (indre) - with Indra (in Indra)

• हरिवाहने (harivāhane) - (with Indra) who rides golden/tawny horses (having tawny horses as vehicle, an epithet of Indra)

• सा (sā) - that (prosperity) (that, she)

• रावणगृहे (rāvaṇagṛhe) - in Rāvaṇa's abode (in Rāvaṇa's house)

• सर्वा (sarvā) - all (of that prosperity) (all, whole, complete)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (constantly, eternally, always)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

• अनपायिनी (anapāyinī) - unfailing (unfailing, imperishable, lasting)

Words meanings and morphology

या (yā) - which (prosperity) (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Agrees with lakṣmīḥ.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

वैश्वरणे (vaiśvaraṇe) - with Kubera (the god of wealth) (in Kubera, relating to Vaiśvaraṇa)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaiśvaraṇa

vaiśvaraṇa - Kubera (son of Viśravas), relating to Viśravaṇa

लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - prosperity, wealth (prosperity, wealth, fortune, goddess Lakṣmī)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lakṣmī

lakṣmī - prosperity, wealth, fortune, goddess Lakṣmī

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

या (yā) - which (prosperity) (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Agrees with implied lakṣmīḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

इन्द्रे (indre) - with Indra (in Indra)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (name of a deity)

हरिवाहने (harivāhane) - (with Indra) who rides golden/tawny horses (having tawny horses as vehicle, an epithet of Indra)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of harivāhana

harivāhana - having tawny horses as vehicle (epithet of Indra)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hari+vāhana)

• hari – tawny, yellowish, golden, horse, lion, Viṣṇu
  noun (masculine)
• vāhana – vehicle, mount
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Indra.

सा (sā) - that (prosperity) (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers back to lakṣmīḥ.

रावणगृहे (rāvaṇagṛhe) - in Rāvaṇa's abode (in Rāvaṇa's house)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rāvaṇagṛha

rāvaṇagṛha - Rāvaṇa's house

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+gṛha)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)

सर्वा (sarvā) - all (of that prosperity) (all, whole, complete)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with sā and implied lakṣmīḥ.

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (constantly, eternally, always)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

अनपायिनी (anapāyinī) - unfailing (unfailing, imperishable, lasting)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anapāyin

anapāyin - unfailing, imperishable, not departing

from a- + ni- √pā (to protect/drink) / √i (to go) or √pā (to fall)

Prefixes: an+apa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with sā and implied lakṣmīḥ.

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