वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-85, verse-20

आदिप्रभृति राजेन्द्र पञ्चसर्ग शतानि च ।
प्रतिष्ठा जीवितं यावत्तावद् राजञ् शुभाशुभम् ॥२०॥

20. ādiprabhṛti rājendra pañcasarga śatāni ca ,
pratiṣṭhā jīvitaṃ yāvattāvad rājañ śubhāśubham.

20. ādi-prabhṛti rājendra pañcasarga-śatāni ca
pratiṣṭhā jīvitam yāvat tāvat rājan śubhāśubham

20. rājan rājendra ādi-prabhṛti pañcasarga-śatāni
ca yāvat pratiṣṭhā jīvitam tāvat śubhāśubham

20. O king of kings, from the very beginning, and through hundreds of fivefold creations, as long as existence and life endure, O king, both good and bad things manifest.

Words meanings summery:

• आदि-प्रभृति (ādi-prabhṛti) - from the very beginning, starting from

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O supreme ruler

• पञ्चसर्ग-शतानि (pañcasarga-śatāni) - hundreds of fivefold creations, five hundred creations

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā) - existence, foundation, establishment, stability

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living, existence

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, then

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• शुभाशुभम् (śubhāśubham) - good and bad, auspicious and inauspicious

Words meanings and morphology

आदि-प्रभृति (ādi-prabhṛti) - from the very beginning, starting from

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'ādi' (beginning) and 'prabhṛti' (beginning, from).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ādi+prabhṛti)

• ādi – beginning, first, primordial
  noun (masculine)
• prabhṛti – beginning, from, onwards
  indeclinable
  Prefix: pra

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O supreme ruler

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, supreme ruler

Compound of 'rājan' (king) and 'indra' (chief, lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

पञ्चसर्ग-शतानि (pañcasarga-śatāni) - hundreds of fivefold creations, five hundred creations

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pañcasarga-śata

pañcasarga-śata - five hundred creations, hundreds of fivefold creations

Compound of 'pañcasarga' (fivefold creation, often referring to the Sāmkhya classification) and 'śata' (hundred).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pañcasarga+śata)

• pañcasarga – fivefold creation (as per Sāmkhya philosophy)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'pañca' (five) and 'sarga' (creation).
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

Note: The plural 'śatāni' means 'hundreds', implying repeated cycles or a vast duration.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā) - existence, foundation, establishment, stability

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratiṣṭhā

pratiṣṭhā - establishment, foundation, existence, stability, reputation

Derived from √sthā with prefix prati.

Formed from 'prati' (prefix) + '√sthā' (to stand, establish) + 'aṅ' (feminine suffix).

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living, existence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood, animate, alive

Past Passive Participle

From '√jīv' (to live) + 'kta' (past passive participle suffix). Used here as a substantive (noun).

Root: jīv (class 1)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'ya'.

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, then

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'ta'.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root '√rāj' (to rule, shine).

Root: rāj (class 1)

शुभाशुभम् (śubhāśubham) - good and bad, auspicious and inauspicious

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubhāśubha

śubhāśubha - good and bad, auspicious and inauspicious

Dvandva compound of 'śubha' (good, auspicious) and 'aśubha' (bad, inauspicious).

Compound type : itaretara-dvandva (śubha+aśubha)

• śubha – good, auspicious, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)
• aśubha – bad, inauspicious, evil
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from 'śubha' with negative prefix 'a'.
  Prefix: a

Note: The neuter singular form indicates 'that which is good and bad' as a concept or phenomenon.

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