वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-13, verse-14

खानितः सगरेणायमप्रमेयो महोदधिः ।
कर्तुमर्हति रामस्य ज्ञातेः कार्यं महोदधिः ॥१४॥

14. khānitaḥ sagareṇāyamaprameyo mahodadhiḥ ,
kartumarhati rāmasya jñāteḥ kāryaṃ mahodadhiḥ.

14. khānitaḥ sagareṇa ayam aprameyaḥ mahodadhiḥ
kartum arhati rāmasya jñāteḥ kāryam mahodadhiḥ

14. ayam aprameyaḥ mahodadhiḥ sagareṇa khānitaḥ
mahodadhiḥ rāmasya jñāteḥ kāryam kartum arhati

14. This immeasurable great ocean, which was excavated by Sagara, should now accomplish the task for Rāma's lineage.

Words meanings summery:

• खानितः (khānitaḥ) - dug, excavated

• सगरेण (sagareṇa) - by Sagara

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• अप्रमेयः (aprameyaḥ) - immeasurable, boundless, incomprehensible

• महोदधिः (mahodadhiḥ) - great ocean

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• अर्हति (arhati) - is able, ought, deserves

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• ज्ञातेः (jñāteḥ) - of the lineage, of the relatives, of the family

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - work, task, deed, duty

• महोदधिः (mahodadhiḥ) - great ocean

Words meanings and morphology

खानितः (khānitaḥ) - dug, excavated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khānita

khānita - dug, excavated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root khan (to dig) with suffix -ta

Root: khan (class 1)

सगरेण (sagareṇa) - by Sagara

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sagara

sagara - Sagara (a mythical king, ancestor of Rāma)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

अप्रमेयः (aprameyaḥ) - immeasurable, boundless, incomprehensible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aprameya

aprameya - immeasurable, boundless, incomprehensible

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Formed with prefix a- (negation) + prameya (knowable, measurable)

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 3)

महोदधिः (mahodadhiḥ) - great ocean

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahodadhi

mahodadhi - great ocean

Compound of mahā (great) + udadhi (ocean)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+udadhi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• udadhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अर्हति (arhati) - is able, ought, deserves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a prominent deity in Hinduism, central figure of the Rāmāyaṇa epic)

ज्ञातेः (jñāteḥ) - of the lineage, of the relatives, of the family

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jñāti

jñāti - kinsman, relative, lineage

कार्यम् (kāryam) - work, task, deed, duty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, task, work

Gerundive/Future Passive Particple

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

महोदधिः (mahodadhiḥ) - great ocean

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahodadhi

mahodadhi - great ocean

Compound of mahā (great) + udadhi (ocean)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+udadhi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• udadhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

Previous Verse Next Verse