वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-84, verse-9

दिवसे विंशतिः सर्गा गेया वै परया मुदा ।
प्रमाणैर्बहुभिस्तत्र यथोद्दिष्टं मया पुरा ॥९॥

9. divase viṃśatiḥ sargā geyā vai parayā mudā ,
pramāṇairbahubhistatra yathoddiṣṭaṃ mayā purā.

9. divase viṃśatiḥ sargāḥ geyāḥ vai parayā mudā
pramāṇaiḥ bahubhiḥ tatra yathoddiṣṭam mayā purā

9. divase viṃśatiḥ sargāḥ parayā mudā vai geyāḥ
tatra bahubhiḥ pramāṇaiḥ purā mayā yathoddiṣṭam

9. Twenty chapters (sarga) are indeed to be recited daily with great joy, according to the many standards (pramāṇa) indicated by me previously.

Words meanings summery:

• दिवसे (divase) - daily, in a day (in the day, by day, during the day)

• विंशतिः (viṁśatiḥ) - twenty

• सर्गाः (sargāḥ) - chapters (chapters, sections, creations)

• गेयाः (geyāḥ) - to be recited (to be sung, to be recited)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, verily (emphatic particle))

• परया (parayā) - with great (modifies joy) (with supreme, with highest, with greatest)

• मुदा (mudā) - with joy (with joy, with delight, happily)

• प्रमाणैः (pramāṇaiḥ) - by standards (by standards, by measures, by authorities)

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many (standards) (by many, with many)

• तत्र (tatra) - in that (context), there (there, in that case, in that matter)

• यथोद्दिष्टम् (yathoddiṣṭam) - as indicated (as directed, as instructed, as specified)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Valmiki) (by me)

• पुरा (purā) - previously (formerly, previously, anciently)

Words meanings and morphology

दिवसे (divase) - daily, in a day (in the day, by day, during the day)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of divasa

divasa - day, daytime

विंशतिः (viṁśatiḥ) - twenty

(numeral)

सर्गाः (sargāḥ) - chapters (chapters, sections, creations)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarga

sarga - chapter, section; creation, emission; effort

गेयाः (geyāḥ) - to be recited (to be sung, to be recited)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of geya

geya - to be sung, singable; song, recitation

gerundive (kṛtya)

from root gai (to sing)

Root: gai (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, verily (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

परया (parayā) - with great (modifies joy) (with supreme, with highest, with greatest)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent, ultimate

मुदा (mudā) - with joy (with joy, with delight, happily)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mud

mud - joy, delight, pleasure, happiness

प्रमाणैः (pramāṇaiḥ) - by standards (by standards, by measures, by authorities)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - standard, measure, authority, proof, norm

from pra + root mā (to measure)

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 2)

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many (standards) (by many, with many)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

तत्र (tatra) - in that (context), there (there, in that case, in that matter)

(indeclinable)

यथोद्दिष्टम् (yathoddiṣṭam) - as indicated (as directed, as instructed, as specified)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of yathoddiṣṭa

yathoddiṣṭa - as directed, as indicated, as specified

past passive participle

yathā (as) + uddiṣṭa (directed, indicated)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (yathā+uddiṣṭa)

• yathā – as, like, according to, in which manner
  indeclinable
• uddiṣṭa – directed, indicated, specified, taught
  adjective
  past passive participle
  from root diś (to point, indicate) with upasarga ud
  Prefix: ud
  Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Acts adverbially, 'as indicated'.

मया (mayā) - by me (Valmiki) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

पुरा (purā) - previously (formerly, previously, anciently)

(indeclinable)

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