वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-7, chapter-30, verse-9
अब्रवीत्तु तदा देवो रावणिं कमलोद्भवः ।
नास्ति सर्वामरत्वं हि केषां चित् प्राणिनां भुवि ॥९॥
नास्ति सर्वामरत्वं हि केषां चित् प्राणिनां भुवि ॥९॥
9. abravīttu tadā devo rāvaṇiṃ kamalodbhavaḥ ,
nāsti sarvāmaratvaṃ hi keṣāṃ cit prāṇināṃ bhuvi.
nāsti sarvāmaratvaṃ hi keṣāṃ cit prāṇināṃ bhuvi.
9.
abravīt tu tadā devaḥ rāvaṇim kamalodbhavaḥ na
asti sarvāmaratvam hi keṣām cit prāṇinām bhuvi
asti sarvāmaratvam hi keṣām cit prāṇinām bhuvi
9.
tu tadā kamalodbhavaḥ devaḥ rāvaṇim abravīt: "hi bhuvi keṣām cit prāṇinām sarvāmaratvam na asti.
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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)
- न (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'.
न (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