वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-94, verse-4

संक्षिप्य च पुरा लोकान्मायया स्वयमेव हि ।
महार्णवे शयानो ऽप्सु मां त्वं पूर्वमजीजनः ॥४॥

4. saṃkṣipya ca purā lokānmāyayā svayameva hi ,
mahārṇave śayāno'psu māṃ tvaṃ pūrvamajījanaḥ.

4. saṃkṣipya ca purā lokān māyayā svayam eva hi
mahārṇave śayānaḥ apsu mām tvam pūrvam ajījanaḥ

4. And indeed, in ancient times, having yourself contracted the worlds by your creative power (māyā), you lay in the great ocean, amidst the waters, and previously gave birth to me.

Words meanings summery:

• संक्षिप्य (saṁkṣipya) - having contracted (having contracted, having abbreviated, having compressed)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times (formerly, anciently, in front of)

• लोकान् (lokān) - the worlds (worlds, people)

• मायया (māyayā) - by your creative power (māyā) (by illusory power, by creative power, by illusion)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself (oneself, by oneself, personally)

• एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• हि (hi) - indeed (surely, indeed, because, for)

• महार्णवे (mahārṇave) - in the great ocean

• शयानः (śayānaḥ) - lying (lying, resting, sleeping)

• अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters

• माम् (mām) - me

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (formerly, previously, first)

• अजीजनः (ajījanaḥ) - you created (you created, you gave birth to)

Words meanings and morphology

संक्षिप्य (saṁkṣipya) - having contracted (having contracted, having abbreviated, having compressed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

gerund of root kṣip (to throw) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Used to indicate an action completed before the main verb.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times (formerly, anciently, in front of)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates past time.

लोकान् (lokān) - the worlds (worlds, people)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

मायया (māyayā) - by your creative power (māyā) (by illusory power, by creative power, by illusion)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, supernatural power, creative power, cosmic illusion

स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself (oneself, by oneself, personally)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic pronoun/adverb.

एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (surely, indeed, because, for)

(indeclinable)

महार्णवे (mahārṇave) - in the great ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahārṇava

mahārṇava - great ocean, vast sea

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+arṇava)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• arṇava – ocean, sea, flood
  noun (masculine)

शयानः (śayānaḥ) - lying (lying, resting, sleeping)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śayāna

śayāna - lying down, sleeping, resting

present middle participle

present middle participle of root śī (to lie, to sleep)

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Agrees with the subject 'you' (tvam).

अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I (pronoun)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (formerly, previously, first)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb of time.

अजीजनः (ajījanaḥ) - you created (you created, you gave birth to)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of jan

causative aorist

causative aorist (luṅ) of root jan, 2nd person singular

Root: jan (class 4)