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7,30

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-30, verse-9

अब्रवीत्तु तदा देवो रावणिं कमलोद्भवः ।
नास्ति सर्वामरत्वं हि केषां चित् प्राणिनां भुवि ॥९॥
9. abravīttu tadā devo rāvaṇiṃ kamalodbhavaḥ ,
nāsti sarvāmaratvaṃ hi keṣāṃ cit prāṇināṃ bhuvi.
9. abravīt tu tadā devaḥ rāvaṇim kamalodbhavaḥ na
asti sarvāmaratvam hi keṣām cit prāṇinām bhuvi
9. tu tadā kamalodbhavaḥ devaḥ rāvaṇim abravīt: "hi bhuvi keṣām cit prāṇinām sarvāmaratvam na asti.
"
9. But then the lotus-born god (Brahmā) said to Rāvaṇi (Indrajit), 'Indeed, there is no absolute immortality (amaratvam) for any living being in this world.'

Words meanings summery:

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  • अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand
  • तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
  • देवः (devaḥ) - (referring to Brahmā) (god, deity)
  • रावणिम् (rāvaṇim) - (Indrajit) (to the son of Ravana, Rāvaṇi)
  • कमलोद्भवः (kamalodbhavaḥ) - (epithet of Brahmā) (lotus-born)
  • (na) - not, no
  • अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
  • सर्वामरत्वम् (sarvāmaratvam) - complete immortality, absolute immortality
  • हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
  • केषाम् (keṣām) - of any (of whom, of what)
  • चित् (cit) - (forms an indefinite pronoun with 'keṣām') (any, some, a little)
  • प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of creatures
  • भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

Words meanings and morphology

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū
Imperfect Tense, 3rd Person, Singular, Active Voice
From root 'brū' (2nd class, ad-group)
Root: brū (class 2)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
Particle
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
Adverb derived from 'tad'
देवः (devaḥ) - (referring to Brahmā) (god, deity)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
Root: div (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.
रावणिम् (rāvaṇim) - (Indrajit) (to the son of Ravana, Rāvaṇi)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇi
rāvaṇi - son of Ravana, Rāvaṇi
Patronymic from 'rāvaṇa'
Note: Object of 'abravīt'.
कमलोद्भवः (kamalodbhavaḥ) - (epithet of Brahmā) (lotus-born)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kamalodbhava
kamalodbhava - born from a lotus, lotus-born (epithet of Brahmā)
Tatpuruṣa compound: 'kamala' (lotus) + 'udbhava' (origin, born from)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kamala+udbhava)
  • kamala – lotus
    noun (neuter)
  • udbhava – origin, birth, arising from
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root 'bhū' with 'ud' prefix
    Prefix: ud
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: In apposition to 'devaḥ'.
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Negative particle
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present Tense, 3rd Person, Singular, Active Voice
From root 'as' (2nd class, ad-group)
Root: as (class 2)
सर्वामरत्वम् (sarvāmaratvam) - complete immortality, absolute immortality
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvāmaratva
sarvāmaratva - complete immortality, absolute deathlessness (amaratvam)
Compound: 'sarva' (all, complete) + 'amaratva' (immortality)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+amaratva)
  • sarva – all, every, complete
    adjective
  • amaratva – immortality, deathlessness (amaratvam)
    noun (neuter)
    From 'amara' (immortal) + suffix 'tva'
Note: Subject of 'asti'.
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
(indeclinable)
Particle
केषाम् (keṣām) - of any (of whom, of what)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kim
kim - who, what, which
Interrogative pronoun used as indefinite (with 'cit')
चित् (cit) - (forms an indefinite pronoun with 'keṣām') (any, some, a little)
(indeclinable)
Indefinite particle
प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of creatures
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇin
prāṇin - living being, creature, animate
From 'prāṇa' (life breath)
भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhū
bhū - earth, ground, world
u-stem feminine noun