वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-88, verse-18

अन्तरिक्षे च भूमौ च सर्वे स्थावरजङ्गमाः ।
दानवाश्च महाकायाः पाताले पन्नगाधिपाः ॥१८॥

18. antarikṣe ca bhūmau ca sarve sthāvarajaṅgamāḥ ,
dānavāśca mahākāyāḥ pātāle pannagādhipāḥ.

18. antarikṣe ca bhūmau ca sarve sthāvarajaṅgamāḥ
dānavāḥ ca mahākāyāḥ pātāle pannagādhipāḥ

18. And in the sky and on the earth, all beings, both animate and inanimate, along with the colossal-bodied demons (dānavas) and the lords of serpents in the netherworld (were present and affected).

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky, in space

• च (ca) - and

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the earth, on the ground

• च (ca) - and

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (beings) (all, everyone)

• स्थावरजङ्गमाः (sthāvarajaṅgamāḥ) - animate and inanimate beings, all creatures

• दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - demons, offspring of Danu

• च (ca) - and

• महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - colossal-bodied, giant-bodied

• पाताले (pātāle) - in the netherworld, in Pātāla

• पन्नगाधिपाः (pannagādhipāḥ) - lords of serpents, serpent chiefs

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - sky, atmosphere, intermediate space

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (beings) (all, everyone)

(pronoun/adjective)

Note: Agreeing with sthāvarajaṅgamāḥ.

स्थावरजङ्गमाः (sthāvarajaṅgamāḥ) - animate and inanimate beings, all creatures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthāvarajaṅgama

sthāvarajaṅgama - static and moving (beings), all creation

Compound type : dvandva (sthāvara+jaṅgama)

• sthāvara – static, immobile, unmoving (e.g., plants, mountains)
  adjective (masculine)
• jaṅgama – moving, mobile, animate (e.g., animals, humans)
  adjective (masculine)

दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - demons, offspring of Danu

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - a demon, an asura (descendant of Danu)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - colossal-bodied, giant-bodied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahākāya

mahākāya - having a large body, colossal, gigantic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kāya – body, collection
  noun (masculine)

पाताले (pātāle) - in the netherworld, in Pātāla

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pātāla

pātāla - the netherworld, one of the seven lower regions

पन्नगाधिपाः (pannagādhipāḥ) - lords of serpents, serpent chiefs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pannagādhipa

pannagādhipa - lord of serpents, chief serpent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pannaga+adhipa)

• pannaga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, chief
  noun (masculine)

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