वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-54, verse-20

विकत्थनानि वो यानि यदा वै जनसंसदि ।
तानि वः क्व च यतानि सोदग्राणि महान्ति च ॥२०॥

20. vikatthanāni vo yāni yadā vai janasaṃsadi ,
tāni vaḥ kva ca yatāni sodagrāṇi mahānti ca.

20. vikatthanaani vo yāni yadā vai janasaṃsadi
tāni vaḥ kva ca yatāni sodagrāṇi mahānti ca

20. vo yāni vikatthanaani mahānti sodagrāṇi ca
yadā vai janasaṃsadi tāni vaḥ kva ca yatāni

20. Where have those great and prominent boastings of yours gone, which you indeed made in public assemblies?

Words meanings summery:

• विकत्थनअनि (vikatthanaani) - boastings, bragging

• वो (vo) - your, of you (plural)

• यानि (yāni) - which (plural neuter)

• यदा (yadā) - when

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• जनसंसदि (janasaṁsadi) - in a public assembly, in a gathering of people

• तानि (tāni) - those (plural neuter)

• वः (vaḥ) - your, of you (plural)

• क्व (kva) - where

• च (ca) - and

• यतानि (yatāni) - disappeared (gone, disappeared, attained, controlled)

• सोदग्राणि (sodagrāṇi) - lofty, prominent, excellent

• महान्ति (mahānti) - great, mighty

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

विकत्थनअनि (vikatthanaani) - boastings, bragging

(noun)

neuter, plural of vikatthana

vikatthana - boasting, bragging, vaunting

वो (vo) - your, of you (plural)

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Note: An alternative form of 'vaḥ'.

यानि (yāni) - which (plural neuter)

(pronoun)

neuter, plural of yat

yat - which, what, that

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

जनसंसदि (janasaṁsadi) - in a public assembly, in a gathering of people

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of janasaṃsad

janasaṁsad - public assembly, gathering of people

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+saṃsad)

• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• saṃsad – assembly, council, meeting
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sad (class 1)

तानि (tāni) - those (plural neuter)

(pronoun)

neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

वः (vaḥ) - your, of you (plural)

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

क्व (kva) - where

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यतानि (yatāni) - disappeared (gone, disappeared, attained, controlled)

(adjective)

neuter, plural of yata

yata - gone, disappeared, controlled, restrained, self-controlled

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yam' (to go, to restrain)

Root: yam (class 1)

सोदग्राणि (sodagrāṇi) - lofty, prominent, excellent

(adjective)

neuter, plural of sodagra

sodagra - having a lofty peak, prominent, excellent, principal

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+udagra)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• udagra – lofty, prominent, intense, excellent
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: ud

महान्ति (mahānti) - great, mighty

(adjective)

neuter, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, big, mighty, important

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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