वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-11, verse-14

अदितिर्जनयामास देवांस्त्रिभुवणेश्वरान् ।
दितिस्त्वजनयद्दैत्यान् कश्यपस्यात्मसंभवान् ॥१४॥

14. aditirjanayāmāsa devāṃstribhuvaṇeśvarān ,
ditistvajanayaddaityān kaśyapasyātmasaṃbhavān.

14. aditiḥ janayāmāsa devān tribhuvaneśvarān ditiḥ
tu ajanayāt daityān kaśyapasya ātmasaṃbhavān

14. Aditi gave birth to the gods, the lords of the three worlds. Diti, however, gave birth to the Daityas, who were born from Kaśyapa himself.

Words meanings summery:

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

• जनयामास (janayāmāsa) - she gave birth to, she produced

• देवान् (devān) - the gods

• त्रिभुवनेश्वरान् (tribhuvaneśvarān) - the lords of the three worlds

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

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

• अजनयत् (ajanayat) - she gave birth to, she produced

• दैत्यान् (daityān) - the Daityas (demons)

• कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kaśyapa

• आत्मसंभवान् (ātmasaṁbhavān) - born from himself, born from his own body

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

जनयामास (janayāmāsa) - she gave birth to, she produced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of janayāmāsa

periphrastic perfect tense

Formed from the causative stem janaya- + perfect of as (to be)

Root: jan (class 4)

देवान् (devān) - the gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

त्रिभुवनेश्वरान् (tribhuvaneśvarān) - the lords of the three worlds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tribhuvaneśvara

tribhuvaneśvara - lord of the three worlds

From tri-bhuvana (three worlds) + īśvara (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tribhuvana+īśvara)

• tribhuvana – three worlds (heaven, earth, netherworld)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of tri (three) and bhuvana (world)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, controller
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of diti

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

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

(indeclinable)

particle introducing a contrast or emphasis

अजनयत् (ajanayat) - she gave birth to, she produced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of jan

imperfect tense, causative stem

From causative stem janaya- (of root jan) in the imperfect, parasmaipada.

Prefix: a

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: The initial 'a' is the augment for past tense.

दैत्यान् (daityān) - the Daityas (demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of daitya

daitya - Daitya (offspring of Diti), demon

Patronymic from Diti

कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kaśyapa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

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

आत्मसंभवान् (ātmasaṁbhavān) - born from himself, born from his own body

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ātmasaṃbhava

ātmasaṁbhava - self-born, born of oneself, born from one's own body

From ātman (self) + saṃbhava (born from)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+saṃbhava)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• saṃbhava – born from, originating from, production
  adjective (masculine)
  from sam + bhū (to be, to arise)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used here to mean 'begotten by' or 'offspring of'.

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