वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-12, verse-21

तथा केकयराजानं वृद्धं परमधार्मिकम् ।
श्वशुरं राजसिंहस्य सपुत्रं तमिहानय ॥२१॥

21. tathā kekayarājānaṃ vṛddhaṃ paramadhārmikam ,
śvaśuraṃ rājasiṃhasya saputraṃ tamihānaya.

21. tathā kekayarājānam vṛddham paramadhārmikam
śvaśuram rājasiṃhasya saputram tam iha ānaya

21. tathā vṛddham paramadhārmikam rājasiṃhasya
śvaśuram saputram tam kekayarājānam iha ānaya

21. Similarly, bring here that aged, supremely righteous (dharma) King of Kekaya, who is the father-in-law of the lion among kings, accompanied by his son.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• केकयराजानम् (kekayarājānam) - the king of Kekaya

• वृद्धम् (vṛddham) - aged, old, grown

• परमधार्मिकम् (paramadhārmikam) - supremely righteous, very pious

• श्वशुरम् (śvaśuram) - father-in-law

• राजसिंहस्य (rājasiṁhasya) - of King Daśaratha (of the lion among kings, of the best king)

• सपुत्रम् (saputram) - with his son, accompanied by his son

• तम् (tam) - that King of Kekaya (him, that)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• आनय (ānaya) - bring

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

केकयराजानम् (kekayarājānam) - the king of Kekaya

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kekayarājan

kekayarājan - king of the Kekayas (a people/country)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kekaya+rājan)

• kekaya – Kekaya (name of a country or people)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

वृद्धम् (vṛddham) - aged, old, grown

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - aged, old, grown, increased, prospered

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛdh (to grow, increase).

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Modifies kekayarājānam.

परमधार्मिकम् (paramadhārmikam) - supremely righteous, very pious

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paramadhārmika

paramadhārmika - supremely righteous, most virtuous, very pious

From parama (supreme) and dhārmika (righteous).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+dhārmika)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost, best
  adjective (masculine)
• dhārmika – righteous, virtuous, pious, observant of dharma
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from dharma with suffix ika.

Note: Modifies kekayarājānam.

श्वशुरम् (śvaśuram) - father-in-law

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śvaśura

śvaśura - father-in-law

Note: Modifies kekayarājānam (as an appositive).

राजसिंहस्य (rājasiṁhasya) - of King Daśaratha (of the lion among kings, of the best king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājasiṃha

rājasiṁha - a lion among kings, a paramount king (an epithet for powerful kings)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rājan+siṃha)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, indicating whose father-in-law.

सपुत्रम् (saputram) - with his son, accompanied by his son

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saputra

saputra - with a son, accompanied by a son

From sa (with) and putra (son).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+putra)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies kekayarājānam.

तम् (tam) - that King of Kekaya (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

आनय (ānaya) - bring

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of ānī

Imperative, active voice, 2nd person singular

Root nī (to lead) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)