वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-100, verse-14

अथ विष्णुर्महातेजाः पितामहमुवाच ह ।
एषां लोकाञ्जनौघानां दातुमर्हसि सुव्रत ॥१४॥

14. atha viṣṇurmahātejāḥ pitāmahamuvāca ha ,
eṣāṃ lokāñjanaughānāṃ dātumarhasi suvrata.

14. atha viṣṇuḥ mahātejāḥ pitāmaham uvāca ha
eṣām lokān janaughānām dātum arhasi suvrat

14. atha mahātejāḥ viṣṇuḥ pitāmaham uvāca ha (iti) suvrat! tvam eṣām janaughānām lokān dātum arhasi.

14. Then Viṣṇu, the exceedingly brilliant one, indeed said to the Grandsire (Brahmā): 'O virtuous one, you ought to grant worlds to these multitudes of people.'

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu (a major Hindu deity)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - describing Viṣṇu's splendor (exceedingly brilliant, greatly radiant)

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - referring to Lord Brahmā, who is considered the great ancestor or 'Grandsire' (to the Grandsire (Brahmā))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• ह (ha) - an emphatic particle emphasizing the statement (indeed, surely)

• एषाम् (eṣām) - referring to the gathered beings; used in a dative sense (to give to these) (of these, to these)

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

• जनौघानाम् (janaughānām) - referring to the large group of celestial and other beings (of the multitudes of people, of the hosts of beings)

• दातुम् (dātum) - to give, to grant

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you deserve

• सुव्रत् (suvrat) - vocative address to Brahmā, referring to his adherence to sacred vows (O virtuous one, O one of good vows)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu (a major Hindu deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (preserver deity in Hinduism), the pervader

From root √viṣ (to pervade)

Root: viṣ (class 6)

Note: Subject of the verb 'uvāca'.

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - describing Viṣṇu's splendor (exceedingly brilliant, greatly radiant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great energy, great splendor, highly radiant, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+tejas)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - referring to Lord Brahmā, who is considered the great ancestor or 'Grandsire' (to the Grandsire (Brahmā))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, Brahmā (as the great ancestor)

Note: Object of the verb 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect (Lit)

Irregular perfect tense form of root √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ह (ha) - an emphatic particle emphasizing the statement (indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

एषाम् (eṣām) - referring to the gathered beings; used in a dative sense (to give to these) (of these, to these)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etat

etat - this, these

Note: Functions as a dative, 'to these'.

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, community

From root √lok (to see)

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Object of the infinitive 'dātum'.

जनौघानाम् (janaughānām) - referring to the large group of celestial and other beings (of the multitudes of people, of the hosts of beings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of janaugha

janaugha - multitude of people, host of beings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+ogha)

• jana – person, people, creature
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, multitude, heap
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions as a dative, 'to these multitudes'.

दातुम् (dātum) - to give, to grant

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of dā

Infinitive (Tumun)

From root √dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present Indicative

From root √arh (to deserve)

Root: arh (class 1)

सुव्रत् (suvrat) - vocative address to Brahmā, referring to his adherence to sacred vows (O virtuous one, O one of good vows)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of suvrata

suvrata - one who has good vows, virtuous, pious, righteous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+vrata)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)

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