वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-100, verse-17

यच्च तिर्यग्गतं किं चिद् राममेवानुचिन्तयत् ।
प्राणांस्त्यक्ष्यति भक्त्या वै संताने तु निवत्स्यति ।
सर्वैरेव गुणैर्युक्ते ब्रह्मलोकादनन्तरे ॥१७॥

17. yacca tiryaggataṃ kiṃ cid rāmamevānucintayat ,
prāṇāṃstyakṣyati bhaktyā vai saṃtāne tu nivatsyati ,
sarvaireva guṇairyukte brahmalokādanantare.

17. yat ca tiryaggatam kim cit rāmam eva
anucintayat prāṇān tyakṣyati bhaktyā
vai saṃtāne tu nivatsyati sarvaiḥ
eva guṇaiḥ yukte brahmalokāt anantare

17. yat ca kim cit tiryaggatam rāmam eva
anucintayat (saḥ) bhaktyā vai prāṇān
tyakṣyati tu sarvaiḥ eva guṇaiḥ yukte
brahmalokāt anantare saṃtāne nivatsyati

17. And whatever creature, even if born as an animal, meditates solely on Rāma, will certainly give up its life with devotion (bhakti) and reside in a state of continuity (santāna), endowed with all qualities, in a realm immediately succeeding the world of (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

• च (ca) - and, also

• तिर्यग्गतम् (tiryaggatam) - born as an animal (creature) (gone as an animal, born as a beast/bird)

• किम् (kim) - any (creature) (what, which, any)

• चित् (cit) - even if (used with 'kim' to make it indefinite 'kimcit') (even, also, some)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

• एव (eva) - solely, exclusively (only, alone, indeed)

• अनुचिन्तयत् (anucintayat) - who contemplates, meditates on (contemplating, meditating (imperfect tense: was contemplating))

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, breaths, vital airs

• त्यक्ष्यति (tyakṣyati) - will give up its life (will abandon, will give up)

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by devotion, with faith

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, truly

• संताने (saṁtāne) - in a state of continuity or blessed lineage/existence (in continuity, in progeny, in offspring)

• तु (tu) - and (but, and, on the other hand)

• निवत्स्यति (nivatsyati) - will reside, will dwell

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all, with all

• एव (eva) - even, truly (only, alone, indeed)

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - with (good) qualities (by qualities, by virtues)

• युक्ते (yukte) - endowed with (joined, endowed, connected)

• ब्रह्मलोकात् (brahmalokāt) - from the world of (brahman)

• अनन्तरे (anantare) - in a realm immediately succeeding (in the next, in the succeeding, without interval)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever (relative pronoun)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तिर्यग्गतम् (tiryaggatam) - born as an animal (creature) (gone as an animal, born as a beast/bird)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tiryaggata

tiryaggata - gone as an animal, born as an animal, moving horizontally

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'tiryak' (animal) and 'gata' (gone)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tiryak+gata)

• tiryak – animal, beast, bird; horizontally, obliquely
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, arrived at, obtained, existing
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies an implied 'creature' (jīva).

किम् (kim) - any (creature) (what, which, any)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who; whether, if

Note: Used here as an indefinite pronoun.

चित् (cit) - even if (used with 'kim' to make it indefinite 'kimcit') (even, also, some)

(indeclinable)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a major deity, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

एव (eva) - solely, exclusively (only, alone, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अनुचिन्तयत् (anucintayat) - who contemplates, meditates on (contemplating, meditating (imperfect tense: was contemplating))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of anucint

Imperfect Active

3rd person, singular, imperfect active from root 'cint' with prefix 'anu'

Prefix: anu

Root: cit (class 10)

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, breaths, vital airs

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, life, vital air, spirit

त्यक्ष्यति (tyakṣyati) - will give up its life (will abandon, will give up)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lyṛṭ) of tyaj

future tense

3rd person, singular, future active

Root: tyaj (class 1)

भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by devotion, with faith

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, faith, attachment, service

Root: bhaj (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, truly

(indeclinable)

संताने (saṁtāne) - in a state of continuity or blessed lineage/existence (in continuity, in progeny, in offspring)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃtāna

saṁtāna - continuity, progeny, offspring, lineage, extent, expansion

Prefix: sam

Root: tan (class 8)

तु (tu) - and (but, and, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

निवत्स्यति (nivatsyati) - will reside, will dwell

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lyṛṭ) of nivas

future tense

3rd person, singular, future active from root 'vas' with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all, with all

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

एव (eva) - even, truly (only, alone, indeed)

(indeclinable)

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - with (good) qualities (by qualities, by virtues)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, constituent of nature (sattva, rajas, tamas)

युक्ते (yukte) - endowed with (joined, endowed, connected)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, united, endowed with, engaged in, appropriate, proper

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yuj' (to join)

Root: yuj (class 7)

ब्रह्मलोकात् (brahmalokāt) - from the world of (brahman)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of brahmaloka

brahmaloka - the world of (brahman); the highest celestial realm

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+loka)

• brahman – the Absolute Reality, ultimate truth; sacred utterance; Brahmā (the creator god)
  noun (neuter)
• loka – world, realm, people, space
  noun (masculine)

अनन्तरे (anantare) - in a realm immediately succeeding (in the next, in the succeeding, without interval)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of anantara

anantara - without interval, immediately following, next, proximate

Compound of 'an' (not) and 'antara' (interval)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+antara)

• an – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• antara – interior, interval, difference, other
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'saṃtāne' or an implied locative noun like 'loke'.

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