वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-10, verse-11

एवं स देवप्रवरः पूर्वं कथितवान् कथाम् ।
सनत्कुमारो भगवान्पुरा देवयुगे प्रभुः ॥११॥

11. evaṃ sa devapravaraḥ pūrvaṃ kathitavān kathām ,
sanatkumāro bhagavānpurā devayuge prabhuḥ.

11. evam saḥ devapravaraḥ pūrvam kathitavān kathām
sanatkumāraḥ bhagavān purā devayuge prabhuḥ

11. evam saḥ devapravaraḥ prabhuḥ bhagavān sanatkumāraḥ
pūrvam purā devayuge kathām kathitavān

11. In this manner, the revered Sanatkumāra, who is the foremost among the gods and a Lord, formerly narrated this story in the divine age.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• देवप्रवरः (devapravaraḥ) - the foremost among the gods, chief of the deities

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• कथितवान् (kathitavān) - he narrated, he told, having told

• कथाम् (kathām) - story, narrative, tale

• सनत्कुमारः (sanatkumāraḥ) - Sanatkumāra (name of a sage/divine being)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered, divine, glorious, blessed one, lord

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, in the past

• देवयुगे (devayuge) - in the divine age, in the age of the gods

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, sovereign, powerful

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देवप्रवरः (devapravaraḥ) - the foremost among the gods, chief of the deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devapravara

devapravara - chief of the gods, excellent god

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+pravara)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• pravara – excellent, chief, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially

कथितवान् (kathitavān) - he narrated, he told, having told

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kathitavat

kathitavat - one who has told/narrated

Past Active Participle (kṛt)

Derived from root √kath (to tell) with -tavat suffix

Root: kath (class 10)

कथाम् (kathām) - story, narrative, tale

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, narrative

सनत्कुमारः (sanatkumāraḥ) - Sanatkumāra (name of a sage/divine being)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanatkumāra

sanatkumāra - Sanatkumāra (lit. 'eternal youth')

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sanat+kumāra)

• sanat – eternally, always
  indeclinable
• kumāra – boy, youth
  noun (masculine)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered, divine, glorious, blessed one, lord

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - glorious, divine, blessed, revered

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, in the past

(indeclinable)

देवयुगे (devayuge) - in the divine age, in the age of the gods

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of devayuga

devayuga - age of the gods, divine age

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+yuga)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• yuga – age, epoch
  noun (masculine)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, sovereign, powerful

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful

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