वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-100, verse-8

त्वं हि लोकगतिर्देव न त्वां के चित् प्रजानते ।
ऋते मायां विशालाक्ष तव पूर्वपरिग्रहाम् ॥८॥

8. tvaṃ hi lokagatirdeva na tvāṃ ke cit prajānate ,
ṛte māyāṃ viśālākṣa tava pūrvaparigrahām.

8. tvam hi lokagatiḥ deva na tvām ke cit prajānate
ṛte māyām viśālākṣa tava pūrvaparigrahām

8. Indeed, O God, you are the refuge of the world. No one truly knows you, O wide-eyed one, except through your anciently adopted illusion (māyā).

Words meanings summery:

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• लोकगतिः (lokagatiḥ) - refuge of the world, goal of the world

• देव (deva) - O God, O divine one

• न (na) - not, no

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• के (ke) - who (plural)

• चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness, 'some, any'

• प्रजानते (prajānate) - they know, they understand

• ऋते (ṛte) - except, without

• मायाम् (māyām) - illusion, divine power

• विशालाक्ष (viśālākṣa) - O wide-eyed one

• तव (tava) - your

• पूर्वपरिग्रहाम् (pūrvaparigrahām) - previously adopted (illusion) (previously adopted, anciently accepted)

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

लोकगतिः (lokagatiḥ) - refuge of the world, goal of the world

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lokagati

lokagati - refuge of the world, goal of the world, movement of the world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+gati)

• loka – world, people, space
  noun (masculine)
• gati – going, motion, path, refuge, goal, state
  noun (feminine)
  Root: gam (class 1)

देव (deva) - O God, O divine one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, celestial

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

के (ke) - who (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness, 'some, any'

(indeclinable)

प्रजानते (prajānate) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of jñā

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

ऋते (ṛte) - except, without

(indeclinable)

मायाम् (māyām) - illusion, divine power

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, divine power, creative power, deceptive appearance

विशालाक्ष (viśālākṣa) - O wide-eyed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of viśālākṣa

viśālākṣa - wide-eyed, having large eyes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśāla+akṣi)

• viśāla – large, wide, extensive, spacious
  adjective
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

पूर्वपरिग्रहाम् (pūrvaparigrahām) - previously adopted (illusion) (previously adopted, anciently accepted)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pūrvaparigraha

pūrvaparigraha - previously adopted, anciently accepted, taken before

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+parigraha)

• pūrva – former, prior, ancient, earlier
  adjective
• parigraha – taking, accepting, possession, adopting, property
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: grah (class 9)

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