वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-7, chapter-59, verse-4
असंख्येयानि कर्माणि यान्यस्य पुरुषर्षभ ।
इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभवे यद्वृत्तं तच्छृणुष्व मे ॥४॥
इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभवे यद्वृत्तं तच्छृणुष्व मे ॥४॥
4. asaṃkhyeyāni karmāṇi yānyasya puruṣarṣabha ,
ikṣvākuvaṃśaprabhave yadvṛttaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva me.
ikṣvākuvaṃśaprabhave yadvṛttaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva me.
4.
asaṃkhyeyāni karmāṇi yāni asya puruṣarṣabha
ikṣvākuvaṃśaprabhave yat vṛttam tat śṛṇuṣva me
ikṣvākuvaṃśaprabhave yat vṛttam tat śṛṇuṣva me
4.
puruṣarṣabha asya yāni asaṃkhyeyāni karmāṇi
ikṣvākuvaṃśaprabhave yat vṛttam tat me śṛṇuṣva
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.