वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-8, verse-25

भवान्नारायणो देवश्चतुर्बाहुः सनातनः ।
राक्षसान् हन्तुमुत्पन्नो अजेयः प्रभुरव्ययः ॥२५॥

25. bhavānnārāyaṇo devaścaturbāhuḥ sanātanaḥ ,
rākṣasān hantumutpanno ajeyaḥ prabhuravyayaḥ.

25. bhavān nārāyaṇaḥ devaḥ caturbāhuḥ sanātanaḥ
rākṣasān hantum utpannaḥ ajeyaḥ prabhuḥ avyayaḥ

25. bhavān nārāyaṇaḥ devaḥ caturbāhuḥ sanātanaḥ
rākṣasān hantum utpannaḥ ajeyaḥ prabhuḥ avyayaḥ

25. You are the divine Nārāyaṇa, four-armed and eternal, born to kill the demons; you are unconquerable, the Lord, and imperishable.

Words meanings summery:

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (Rama, respectfully identified as Nārāyaṇa) (you (respectful))

• नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Lord Nārāyaṇa (Nārāyaṇa)

• देवः (devaḥ) - the divine (Nārāyaṇa) (god, divine)

• चतुर्बाहुः (caturbāhuḥ) - four-armed (epithet of Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa) (four-armed)

• सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal (eternal, ancient, everlasting)

• राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - the demons (demons)

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill (the demons) (to kill, to slay)

• उत्पन्नः (utpannaḥ) - born (to kill) (born, arisen, produced)

• अजेयः (ajeyaḥ) - unconquerable (unconquerable, invincible)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord (lord, master, mighty)

• अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - imperishable (imperishable, immutable, indeclinable)

Words meanings and morphology

भवान् (bhavān) - you (Rama, respectfully identified as Nārāyaṇa) (you (respectful))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, your honor, being, existing

Present Active Participle (when used as 'being')

From √bhū (to be). Used as a respectful pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Respectful second-person pronoun.

नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Lord Nārāyaṇa (Nārāyaṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa

nārāyaṇa - Nārāyaṇa (proper name, a name of Viṣṇu)

Note: Predicate nominative.

देवः (devaḥ) - the divine (Nārāyaṇa) (god, divine)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Note: Predicate nominative, epithet for Nārāyaṇa.

चतुर्बाहुः (caturbāhuḥ) - four-armed (epithet of Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa) (four-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caturbāhu

caturbāhu - four-armed

Compound of catur (four) and bāhu (arm).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+bāhu)

• catur – four
  numeral
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Nārāyaṇa.

सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal (eternal, ancient, everlasting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, everlasting, perpetual, ancient

Note: Epithet.

राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - the demons (demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit

Note: Object of the infinitive hantum.

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill (the demons) (to kill, to slay)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive of purpose from √han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Infinitive of purpose.

उत्पन्नः (utpannaḥ) - born (to kill) (born, arisen, produced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utpanna

utpanna - born, arisen, produced, manifest

Past Passive Participle

From √pad with prefixes ut- and pra-

Prefixes: ut+pra

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Modifies bhavān.

अजेयः (ajeyaḥ) - unconquerable (unconquerable, invincible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajeya

ajeya - unconquerable, invincible

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle (negated)

Negative particle 'a' + Gerundive from √ji (to conquer).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jeya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• jeya – to be conquered, conquerable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From √ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Epithet.

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord (lord, master, mighty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, powerful

From √bhū with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Epithet.

अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - imperishable (imperishable, immutable, indeclinable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, undecaying, indeclinable

Negative particle 'a' + vyaya (perishable, declining).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vyaya – perishable, expense, decline, decay
  noun (masculine)
  From √ī with prefix vi- (to go apart, decay)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ī (class 2)

Note: Epithet.

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