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7,59

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-59, verse-4

असंख्येयानि कर्माणि यान्यस्य पुरुषर्षभ ।
इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभवे यद्वृत्तं तच्छृणुष्व मे ॥४॥
4. asaṃkhyeyāni karmāṇi yānyasya puruṣarṣabha ,
ikṣvākuvaṃśaprabhave yadvṛttaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva me.
4. asaṃkhyeyāni karmāṇi yāni asya puruṣarṣabha
ikṣvākuvaṃśaprabhave yat vṛttam tat śṛṇuṣva me
4. puruṣarṣabha asya yāni asaṃkhyeyāni karmāṇi
ikṣvākuvaṃśaprabhave yat vṛttam tat me śṛṇuṣva
4. O best among men (puruṣarṣabha), listen to me about his innumerable deeds (karma), and whatever has transpired concerning one born in the Ikshvaku dynasty.

Words meanings summery:

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  • असंख्येयानि (asaṁkhyeyāni) - innumerable (innumerable, countless)
  • कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - deeds (karma) (actions, deeds, rites, work)
  • यानि (yāni) - which (which, whatever (plural))
  • अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Lavana) (his, of him, of this)
  • पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men (puruṣarṣabha) (O best of men, O chief among men)
  • इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभवे (ikṣvākuvaṁśaprabhave) - concerning one born in the Ikshvaku dynasty (concerning one born in the Ikshvaku lineage/dynasty)
  • यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that which)
  • वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - has transpired (occurred, happened, story, conduct)
  • तत् (tat) - that (that, this)
  • शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen (listen, hear)
  • मे (me) - from me (to me, from me, my)

Words meanings and morphology

असंख्येयानि (asaṁkhyeyāni) - innumerable (innumerable, countless)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of asaṃkhyeya
asaṁkhyeya - innumerable, countless
Formed with 'a' (negation) + 'saṃkhyeya' (countable, from saṃ-khyā 'to count')
Compound type : nah_tatpurusha (a+saṃkhyeya)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    Negation prefix
  • saṃkhyeya – countable, numerable
    adjective
    Gerundive
    Gerundive of root khyā with sam
    Prefix: sam
    Root: khyā (class 2)
कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - deeds (karma) (actions, deeds, rites, work)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of karma
karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate
Nominative/accusative plural neuter of 'karma'
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: The Sanskrit term (karma) is retained due to its specific philosophical significance.
यानि (yāni) - which (which, whatever (plural))
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of yat
yat - which, what, whatever
Nominative/accusative plural neuter of 'yat'
अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Lavana) (his, of him, of this)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
Genitive singular masculine/neuter of 'idam'
पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men (puruṣarṣabha) (O best of men, O chief among men)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha
puruṣarṣabha - best of men, chief among men
Vocative singular of 'puruṣarṣabha'
Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)
  • puruṣa – man, person, human being, cosmic person
    noun (masculine)
  • ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
    noun (masculine)
Note: The Sanskrit term (puruṣarṣabha) is retained due to its specific usage as an honorific.
इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभवे (ikṣvākuvaṁśaprabhave) - concerning one born in the Ikshvaku dynasty (concerning one born in the Ikshvaku lineage/dynasty)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of ikṣvākuvaṃśaprabhava
ikṣvākuvaṁśaprabhava - born in the Ikshvaku race, origin from the Ikshvaku family
Locative singular masculine of 'ikṣvākuvaṃśaprabhava'
Compound type : tatpurusha (ikṣvāku+vaṃśa+prabhava)
  • ikṣvāku – Ikshvaku (name of a legendary king, founder of a solar dynasty)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • vaṃśa – lineage, family, race, dynasty
    noun (masculine)
  • prabhava – origin, source, birth, born from
    noun (masculine)
    From pra- + root bhū (to be, to arise)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Refers to Shatrughna.
यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yat
yat - which, what, whatever
Nominative/accusative singular neuter of 'yat'
वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - has transpired (occurred, happened, story, conduct)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta
vṛtta - occurred, happened, conduct, story
Past Passive Participle
PPP of root vṛt (to be, to exist, to happen), used as a noun
Root: vṛt (class 1)
तत् (tat) - that (that, this)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Nominative/accusative singular neuter of 'tad'
शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen (listen, hear)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (Lot) of śru
Imperative Middle
2nd singular imperative middle voice of root śru
Root: śru (class 5)
मे (me) - from me (to me, from me, my)
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
Dative/genitive singular of 'asmad'
Note: Can also be genitive, but dative 'to me' or 'from me' is more fitting for the context of listening.