वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-97, verse-6
यस्य वाजेषु पवनः फले पावकभास्करौ ।
शरीरमाकाशमयं गौरवे मेरुमन्दरौ ॥६॥
शरीरमाकाशमयं गौरवे मेरुमन्दरौ ॥६॥
6. yasya vājeṣu pavanaḥ phale pāvakabhāskarau ,
śarīramākāśamayaṃ gaurave merumandarau.
śarīramākāśamayaṃ gaurave merumandarau.
6.
yasya vājeṣu pavanaḥ phale pāvakabhāskarau
śarīram ākāśamayam gaurave merumandarau
śarīram ākāśamayam gaurave merumandarau
6.
In its swift flight, there is the wind; in its tip, there are fire and the sun. Its body is ethereal, and in its profound weight, there are Mount Meru and Mount Mandara.
Words meanings summery:
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- यस्य (yasya) - of which (arrow) (of which, whose)
- वाजेषु (vājeṣu) - in its swift flight (in swift movements, in contests, in battles, in wings)
- पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind (wind, air, purifier)
- फले (phale) - in its tip (of the arrow) (in the fruit, in the result, in the tip)
- पावकभास्करौ (pāvakabhāskarau) - fire and the sun (fire and sun)
- शरीरम् (śarīram) - body (of the arrow) (body, form, substance)
- आकाशमयम् (ākāśamayam) - ethereal (made of ether, ethereal, consisting of space)
- गौरवे (gaurave) - in its profound weight (in heaviness, in weight, in dignity)
- मेरुमन्दरौ (merumandarau) - Mount Meru and Mount Mandara (Meru and Mandara (mountains))
Words meanings and morphology
यस्य (yasya) - of which (arrow) (of which, whose)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who, that
Note: Refers to the arrow.
वाजेषु (vājeṣu) - in its swift flight (in swift movements, in contests, in battles, in wings)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of vāja
vāja - swiftness, strength, speed, battle, contest, wing
From root vaj (to be strong, swift).
Root: vaj
Note: Specifies the aspect of the arrow.
पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind (wind, air, purifier)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pavana
pavana - wind, air, purifier, a current of air
From root pū (to purify, to blow).
Root: pū
फले (phale) - in its tip (of the arrow) (in the fruit, in the result, in the tip)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of phala
phala - fruit, result, consequence, tip, head of an arrow
Note: Specifies another aspect of the arrow.
पावकभास्करौ (pāvakabhāskarau) - fire and the sun (fire and sun)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of pāvakabhāskara
pāvakabhāskara - fire and sun
Dvaṃdva compound.
Compound type : dvaṃdva (pāvaka+bhāskara)
- pāvaka – fire, purifier
noun (masculine)
From root pū (to purify).
Root: pū - bhāskara – sun, sun-maker, light-maker
noun (masculine)
From bhās (light) + kara (maker).
Note: Subject of implied 'astaḥ'.
शरीरम् (śarīram) - body (of the arrow) (body, form, substance)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra
śarīra - body, form, substance, frame
Note: Subject of implied 'asti'.
आकाशमयम् (ākāśamayam) - ethereal (made of ether, ethereal, consisting of space)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśamaya
ākāśamaya - consisting of ether, ethereal, made of space
From ākāśa (ether, space) + mayat (made of).
Note: Predicate adjective to 'śarīram'.
गौरवे (gaurave) - in its profound weight (in heaviness, in weight, in dignity)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of gaurava
gaurava - heaviness, weight, dignity, importance
From guru (heavy, important).
Note: Specifies another quality of the arrow.
मेरुमन्दरौ (merumandarau) - Mount Meru and Mount Mandara (Meru and Mandara (mountains))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of merumandara
merumandara - Meru and Mandara mountains (names of mythical mountains)
Dvaṃdva compound.
Compound type : dvaṃdva (meru+mandara)
- meru – Mount Meru (mythical golden mountain, center of the universe)
proper noun (masculine) - mandara – Mount Mandara (mythical mountain, used to churn the ocean of milk)
proper noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of implied 'astaḥ'.