वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-99, verse-8

वेदा ब्राह्मणरूपेण सावित्री सर्वरक्षिणी ।
ओंकारो ऽथ वषट्कारः सर्वे राममनुव्रताः ॥८॥

8. vedā brāhmaṇarūpeṇa sāvitrī sarvarakṣiṇī ,
oṃkāro'tha vaṣaṭkāraḥ sarve rāmamanuvratāḥ.

8. vedāḥ brāhmaṇarūpeṇa sāvitrī sarvarakṣiṇī
oṃkāraḥ atha vaṣaṭkāraḥ sarve rāmam anuvratāḥ

8. The Vedas, in the form of Brahmins, Savitri (the all-protecting goddess), the sacred syllable (oṃkāra), and the Vedic exclamation (vaṣaṭkāra) — all these were devoted to Rama.

Words meanings summery:

• वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas, sacred knowledge

• ब्राह्मणरूपेण (brāhmaṇarūpeṇa) - in the form of Brahmins

• सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Savitri (name of a goddess, the personified Gayatri Mantra)

• सर्वरक्षिणी (sarvarakṣiṇī) - all-protecting

• ॐकारः (oṁkāraḥ) - the sacred syllable Om

• अथ (atha) - and, then, moreover

• वषट्कारः (vaṣaṭkāraḥ) - the Vedic exclamation Vaṣaṭ

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• रामम् (rāmam) - to Rama

• अनुव्रताः (anuvratāḥ) - devoted, following, loyal

Words meanings and morphology

वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas, sacred knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge, scripture

ब्राह्मणरूपेण (brāhmaṇarūpeṇa) - in the form of Brahmins

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇarūpa

brāhmaṇarūpa - having the form of a Brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+rūpa)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Savitri (name of a goddess, the personified Gayatri Mantra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sāvitrī

sāvitrī - Savitri, the sacred Gayatri mantra personified as a goddess

सर्वरक्षिणी (sarvarakṣiṇī) - all-protecting

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvarakṣiṇī

sarvarakṣiṇī - protecting all, all-protecting

Agent noun/adjective

Feminine form of sarvarakṣin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+rakṣiṇī)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• rakṣiṇī – protecting (feminine form of rakṣin)
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  From root rakṣ
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

ॐकारः (oṁkāraḥ) - the sacred syllable Om

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of oṃkāra

oṁkāra - the sacred syllable Om, the sound 'Om'

अथ (atha) - and, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

वषट्कारः (vaṣaṭkāraḥ) - the Vedic exclamation Vaṣaṭ

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaṣaṭkāra

vaṣaṭkāra - the sacred exclamation 'vaṣaṭ' uttered during Vedic rituals, personification of the exclamation

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

रामम् (rāmam) - to Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name, the seventh avatar of Vishnu)

अनुव्रताः (anuvratāḥ) - devoted, following, loyal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anuvrata

anuvrata - devoted, following, loyal, observant of vows

From root vrat (to vow, keep) with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: vrat (class 1)

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