वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-11, verse-13

अदितिश्च दितिश्चैव भगिन्यौ सहिते किल ।
भार्ये परमरूपिण्यौ कश्यपस्य प्रजापतेः ॥१३॥

13. aditiśca ditiścaiva bhaginyau sahite kila ,
bhārye paramarūpiṇyau kaśyapasya prajāpateḥ.

13. aditiḥ ca ditiḥ ca eva bhaginyau sahite kila
bhārye paramarūpiṇyau kaśyapasya prajāpateḥ

13. Indeed, Aditi and Diti were two sisters, united. They were the exceedingly beautiful wives of Kaśyapa, the lord of creation (prajāpati).

Words meanings summery:

• अदितिः (aditiḥ) - Aditi (name of a goddess)

• च (ca) - and, also

• दितिः (ditiḥ) - Diti (name of a goddess)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• भगिन्यौ (bhaginyau) - two sisters

• सहिते (sahite) - united, together

• किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, forsooth

• भार्ये (bhārye) - two wives

• परमरूपिण्यौ (paramarūpiṇyau) - two exceedingly beautiful ones, possessing supreme beauty

• कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kaśyapa

• प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Kaśyapa, the lord of creation (prajāpati) (of the lord of creation)

Words meanings and morphology

अदितिः (aditiḥ) - Aditi (name of a goddess)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aditi

aditi - Aditi (name of the mother of the gods), infinity, freedom

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दितिः (ditiḥ) - Diti (name of a goddess)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of diti

diti - Diti (name of the mother of the Daityas), division

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Emphasizing particle

भगिन्यौ (bhaginyau) - two sisters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of bhaginī

bhaginī - sister

सहिते (sahite) - united, together

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of sahita

sahita - accompanied, joined, united, together

Past Passive Participle

From sa (with) + hi (to send, move) or root dhā (to place) + i (to go) in compound with sa (co-existing)

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, forsooth

(indeclinable)

particle denoting emphasis or hearsay

भार्ये (bhārye) - two wives

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, consort

From root bhṛ (to bear, support) + ya (karmavācya)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Appears as bhārye (dual).

परमरूपिण्यौ (paramarūpiṇyau) - two exceedingly beautiful ones, possessing supreme beauty

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of paramarūpiṇī

paramarūpiṇī - supremely beautiful, exceedingly lovely

From parama (supreme) + rūpiṇī (beautiful female)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+rūpiṇī)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective
• rūpiṇī – beautiful, having form, lovely (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  feminine of rūpin

कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kaśyapa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - Kaśyapa (name of a great sage and one of the Prajāpatis)

प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Kaśyapa, the lord of creation (prajāpati) (of the lord of creation)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creation, progenitor, creator god (prajāpati)

From prajā (offspring, creation) + pati (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, creation, subjects
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

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