वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-10, verse-2

इक्ष्वाकूणां कुले जातो भविष्यति सुधार्मिकः ।
राजा दशरथो नाम्ना श्रीमान् सत्यप्रतिश्रवः ॥२॥

2. ikṣvākūṇāṃ kule jāto bhaviṣyati sudhārmikaḥ ,
rājā daśaratho nāmnā śrīmān satyapratiśravaḥ.

2. ikṣvākūṇām kule jātaḥ bhaviṣyati sudhārmikaḥ
rājā daśarathaḥ nāmnā śrīmān satyapratiśravaḥ

2. A very righteous (dhārmika) king will be born in the Ikṣvāku lineage, named Daśaratha, who will be glorious and true to his promises.

Words meanings summery:

• इक्ष्वाकूणाम् (ikṣvākūṇām) - of the members of the Ikṣvāku dynasty (of the Ikṣvākus, of the descendants of Ikṣvāku)

• कुले (kule) - in the royal lineage (in the family, in the lineage, in the race, in the clan)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born (born, produced, become, arisen)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be (will be, will become, will exist)

• सुधार्मिकः (sudhārmikaḥ) - extremely righteous (very righteous, greatly virtuous, highly devoted to dharma)

• राजा (rājā) - king (king, sovereign)

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Daśaratha (Daśaratha (name of a king, father of Rāma))

• नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name (by name, by means of a name)

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, illustrious (glorious, prosperous, fortunate, endowed with beauty/wealth)

• सत्यप्रतिश्रवः (satyapratiśravaḥ) - one whose promises are true (true to his promises, whose promise is truth)

Words meanings and morphology

इक्ष्वाकूणाम् (ikṣvākūṇām) - of the members of the Ikṣvāku dynasty (of the Ikṣvākus, of the descendants of Ikṣvāku)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ikṣvāku

ikṣvāku - name of a legendary king, founder of the solar dynasty; a descendant of Ikṣvāku

कुले (kule) - in the royal lineage (in the family, in the lineage, in the race, in the clan)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan, house

जातः (jātaḥ) - born (born, produced, become, arisen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become, arisen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √jan (to be born, to produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be (will be, will become, will exist)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of √bhū

Future Tense, Third Person, Singular

From root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

सुधार्मिकः (sudhārmikaḥ) - extremely righteous (very righteous, greatly virtuous, highly devoted to dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudhārmika

sudhārmika - very righteous, very virtuous

Compound of `su` (good, very) and `dhārmika` (righteous).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dhārmika)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• dhārmika – righteous, virtuous, just, pious; relating to dharma (natural law)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from dharma (natural law) with the suffix -ika

राजा (rājā) - king (king, sovereign)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 10)

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Daśaratha (Daśaratha (name of a king, father of Rāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Name of a king, father of Rāma; literally 'having ten chariots'

नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name (by name, by means of a name)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation, noun

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, illustrious (glorious, prosperous, fortunate, endowed with beauty/wealth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - fortunate, prosperous, glorious, wealthy, beautiful

Possessive adjective formed with suffix -mat

सत्यप्रतिश्रवः (satyapratiśravaḥ) - one whose promises are true (true to his promises, whose promise is truth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyapratiśrava

satyapratiśrava - true to one's promise, whose promises are truth

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+pratiśrava)

• satya – truth, true, real, sincere
  noun (neuter)
• pratiśrava – promise, assent, agreement
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from prati-√śru (to promise)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: śru (class 1)

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