वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-7, chapter-75, verse-5
विस्तीर्णा योजनशतमुच्छ्रितस्त्रिगुणं ततः ।
अनुरागेण लोकांस्त्रीन् स्नेहात् पश्यति सर्वतः ॥५॥
अनुरागेण लोकांस्त्रीन् स्नेहात् पश्यति सर्वतः ॥५॥
5. vistīrṇā yojanaśatamucchritastriguṇaṃ tataḥ ,
anurāgeṇa lokāṃstrīn snehāt paśyati sarvataḥ.
anurāgeṇa lokāṃstrīn snehāt paśyati sarvataḥ.
5.
vistīrṇā yojanaśatam ucchritaḥ triguṇam tataḥ
| anurāgeṇa lokān trīn snehāt paśyati sarvataḥ
| anurāgeṇa lokān trīn snehāt paśyati sarvataḥ
5.
yojanaśatam vistīrṇā tataḥ triguṇam ucchritaḥ
anurāgeṇa snehāt sarvataḥ trīn lokān paśyati
anurāgeṇa snehāt sarvataḥ trīn lokān paśyati
5.
He was a hundred yojanas in breadth and three times that in height. He would look upon the three worlds with affection and love from every direction.
Words meanings summery:
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- विस्तीर्णा (vistīrṇā) - broad, wide, extensive
- योजनशतम् (yojanaśatam) - a hundred yojanas (a yojana is an ancient unit of distance, approx. 8-15 km)
- उच्छ्रितः (ucchritaḥ) - tall, high, elevated
- त्रिगुणम् (triguṇam) - threefold, three times
- ततः (tataḥ) - from that, then, thereafter, than
- अनुरागेण (anurāgeṇa) - with affection, out of love
- लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms, people
- त्रीन् (trīn) - three
- स्नेहात् (snehāt) - from love, out of fondness
- पश्यति (paśyati) - he sees, he looks at
- सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere
Words meanings and morphology
विस्तीर्णा (vistīrṇā) - broad, wide, extensive
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vistīrṇa
vistīrṇa - extended, spread out, broad, wide
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root stṛ with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: stṛ (class 5)
Note: Here used to describe Vṛtra's breadth, perhaps implying 'dehā' (body) or 'pṛthutā' (breadth)
योजनशतम् (yojanaśatam) - a hundred yojanas (a yojana is an ancient unit of distance, approx. 8-15 km)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yojanaśata
yojanaśata - a hundred yojanas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yojana+śata)
- yojana – a yoking, a stage, a unit of distance (varying from 4 to 10 miles or more)
noun (neuter)
Root: yuj (class 7) - śata – hundred
numeral (neuter)
Note: Accusative used to denote extent
उच्छ्रितः (ucchritaḥ) - tall, high, elevated
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ucchrita
ucchrita - raised, elevated, high, tall
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root śri with prefix ud
Prefix: ud
Root: śri (class 1)
त्रिगुणम् (triguṇam) - threefold, three times
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of triguṇa
triguṇa - threefold, three times, having three qualities (guṇas)
Compound type : dvigu (tri+guṇa)
- tri – three
numeral - guṇa – quality, attribute, multiple, strand
noun (masculine)
Note: Used adverbially
ततः (tataḥ) - from that, then, thereafter, than
(indeclinable)
अनुरागेण (anurāgeṇa) - with affection, out of love
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of anurāga
anurāga - affection, love, attachment, red color
Prefix: anu
Root: rañj (class 1)
लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms, people
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, realm, people, division of the universe
त्रीन् (trīn) - three
(numeral)
स्नेहात् (snehāt) - from love, out of fondness
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of sneha
sneha - love, affection, tenderness, oiliness
Root: snih (class 4)
Note: Used adverbially to indicate cause or manner
पश्यति (paśyati) - he sees, he looks at
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś
The root dṛś takes the present stem paśya- in class 1
Root: dṛś (class 1)
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere
(indeclinable)