वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-7, chapter-57, verse-19
तत्र यज्ञो महानासीद्बहुवर्षगणायुतान् ।
समृद्धः परया लक्ष्म्या देवयज्ञसमो ऽभवत् ॥१९॥
समृद्धः परया लक्ष्म्या देवयज्ञसमो ऽभवत् ॥१९॥
19. tatra yajño mahānāsīdbahuvarṣagaṇāyutān ,
samṛddhaḥ parayā lakṣmyā devayajñasamo'bhavat.
samṛddhaḥ parayā lakṣmyā devayajñasamo'bhavat.
19.
tatra yajñaḥ mahān āsīt bahuvarṣagaṇāyutān
samṛddhaḥ parayā lakṣmyā devayajña-samaḥ abhavat
samṛddhaḥ parayā lakṣmyā devayajña-samaḥ abhavat
19.
tatra mahān yajñaḥ bahuvarṣagaṇāyutān āsīt
parayā lakṣmyā samṛddhaḥ devayajña-samaḥ abhavat
parayā lakṣmyā samṛddhaḥ devayajña-samaḥ abhavat
19.
There was a great (Vedic ritual) (yajña), lasting for groups of many tens of thousands of years, prosperous with supreme splendor, and it became equal to a divine (Vedic ritual).
Words meanings summery:
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- तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that place
- यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - (Vedic ritual), worship, sacred ceremony
- महान् (mahān) - great, large, vast
- आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed
- बहुवर्षगणायुतान् (bahuvarṣagaṇāyutān) - Describing the immense duration or scope of the Vedic ritual, despite the accusative plural form which is grammatically anomalous with the nominative singular subject 'yajñaḥ'. Interpreted adverbially. (lasting for groups of many tens of thousands of years, involved with immense numbers (of years/beings))
- समृद्धः (samṛddhaḥ) - prosperous, abundant, rich
- परया (parayā) - with supreme, with highest, with excellent
- लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyā) - with splendor, with wealth, with fortune
- देवयज्ञ-समः (devayajña-samaḥ) - equal to a divine (Vedic ritual)
- अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, occurred
Words meanings and morphology
तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that place
(indeclinable)
यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - (Vedic ritual), worship, sacred ceremony
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña
yajña - (Vedic ritual), worship, sacred ceremony
महान् (mahān) - great, large, vast
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, noble, exalted
आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
बहुवर्षगणायुतान् (bahuvarṣagaṇāyutān) - Describing the immense duration or scope of the Vedic ritual, despite the accusative plural form which is grammatically anomalous with the nominative singular subject 'yajñaḥ'. Interpreted adverbially. (lasting for groups of many tens of thousands of years, involved with immense numbers (of years/beings))
(adjective)
Accusative, plural of bahuvarṣagaṇāyuta
bahuvarṣagaṇāyuta - endowed with many groups of years; lasting for many years (as a compound adjective) or involved with many scores of years; a very long duration (as a noun phrase)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bahu+varṣa+gaṇa+āyuta)
- bahu – many, much, abundant
adjective - varṣa – year, rain
noun (masculine/neuter) - gaṇa – group, multitude, collection
noun (masculine) - āyuta – joined, connected, endowed with; ten thousand, a large number
adjective/noun
Past Passive Participle (from ā-yuj) or numeral
Prefix: ā
Root: yuj (class 7)
समृद्धः (samṛddhaḥ) - prosperous, abundant, rich
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samṛddha
samṛddha - prosperous, abundant, rich, accomplished
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: sam
Root: ṛdh (class 4)
परया (parayā) - with supreme, with highest, with excellent
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate, other
लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyā) - with splendor, with wealth, with fortune
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of lakṣmī
lakṣmī - splendor, wealth, fortune, prosperity; the goddess Lakṣmī
देवयज्ञ-समः (devayajña-samaḥ) - equal to a divine (Vedic ritual)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of devayajña-sama
devayajña-sama - equal to a divine (Vedic ritual), resembling a divine (Vedic ritual)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva-yajña+sama)
- deva – god, divine
noun (masculine) - yajña – (Vedic ritual), worship, sacred ceremony
noun (masculine) - sama – equal, similar, like
adjective
अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, occurred
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)