वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-84, verse-13

आदिप्रभृति गेयं स्यान्न चावज्ञाय पार्थिवम् ।
पिता हि सर्वभूतानां राजा भवति धर्मतः ॥१३॥

13. ādiprabhṛti geyaṃ syānna cāvajñāya pārthivam ,
pitā hi sarvabhūtānāṃ rājā bhavati dharmataḥ.

13. ādiprabhṛti geyaṃ syāt na ca avajñāya pārthivam
pitā hi sarvabhūtānāṃ rājā bhavati dharmataḥ

13. geyaṃ ādiprabhṛti syāt ca pārthivam na avajñāya
hi sarvabhūtānāṃ pitā dharmataḥ rājā bhavati

13. The song should be from the very beginning, and do not disrespect the king. For indeed, the father of all beings is a king by virtue of his natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• आदिप्रभृति (ādiprabhṛti) - from the beginning, from the start

• गेयं (geyaṁ) - to be sung, song

• स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and

• अवज्ञाय (avajñāya) - having disregarded, having disrespected

• पार्थिवम् (pārthivam) - the king, earthly one

• पिता (pitā) - father

• हि (hi) - indeed, for

• सर्वभूतानां (sarvabhūtānāṁ) - of all beings/creatures

• राजा (rājā) - king

• भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by virtue of his natural law (dharma) (by (dharma), according to (dharma), by right)

Words meanings and morphology

आदिप्रभृति (ādiprabhṛti) - from the beginning, from the start

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ādi+prabhṛti)

• ādi – beginning, origin, first
  noun (masculine)
• prabhṛti – beginning, onwards, from
  noun (feminine)

गेयं (geyaṁ) - to be sung, song

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of geya

geya - to be sung, song, chant

Gerundive

Formed from root 'gā' + 'yat' suffix.

Root: gā (class 3)

स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अवज्ञाय (avajñāya) - having disregarded, having disrespected

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from prefix 'ava' + root 'jñā' + 'ya' suffix.

Prefix: ava

Root: jñā (class 9)

पार्थिवम् (pārthivam) - the king, earthly one

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, a king, ruler

Derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth).

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

हि (hi) - indeed, for

(indeclinable)

सर्वभूतानां (sarvabhūtānāṁ) - of all beings/creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun
• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'bhū' (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by virtue of his natural law (dharma) (by (dharma), according to (dharma), by right)

(indeclinable)

Note: Formed from 'dharma' + 'tas' (ablative/adverbial suffix).

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