Balkand - Doha 219
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Doha 219
निज लोकहि बिरंचि गे देवन्ह इहै सिखाइ ।
बानर-तनु धरि धरनि महुँ हरि-पद सेवहु जाइ ॥
| Word | Dissection | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| निज | - | Own निज / अपना |
| लोकहि | लोक + हि | To his abode (world) लोक को |
| बिरंचि | बि + रंचि | Lord Brahma (the creator) ब्रह्मा Grammar: (from विरंचि) → V to B rule, Nasalization rule वि - Prefix implying distinct or special. रच् - to create, format or compose. |
| गे | - | Went गए |
| देवन्ह | देव + न्ह | To the gods देवताओं को Grammar: The "न्ह" is an Awadhi suffix used to indicate both plurality (many gods) and the dative case ("to" them). |
| इहै | इ + है | Exactly This यही Breakdown: Similar to; यह + ही = यही We have; इह + ऐ = इहै |
| सिखाइ | सिख + आइ | Having instructed / taught सिखाकर |
| बानर | - | Monkey वानर / बंदर Grammar: (from वानर) → V to B rule |
| तनु | - | Body शरीर / देह Word Origin: Tatsama word from sanskrit. Tadbhava is तन. |
| धरि | धर् + इ | Having taken धारण करके Grammar: Short "-i" rule |
| धरनि | धर + नि | The earth (original: धरणी) पृथ्वी / धरती Breakdown & Grammar: धर (To hold) + नि (she who) → she who holds → The 'ण' to 'न' Shift → The "-ni" feminine suffix |
| महुँ | - | Upon / In पर / में Word Origin: To see how this comes from the Sanskrit root Madhya, check the origin of माहीं/महुँ. |
| हरि | - | Lord Vishnu's श्री हरि के |
| पद | - | Feet चरण / पद |
| सेवहु | सेव् + अहु | Serve सेवा करो Grammar: The "-hu / -ahu" suffix |
| जाइ | जा + इ | Having gone जाकर |