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वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-13, verse-36

प्राचीं होत्रे ददौ राजा दिशं स्वकुलवर्धनः ।
अध्वर्यवे प्रतीचीं तु ब्रह्मणे दक्षिणां दिशम् ॥३६॥
36. prācīṃ hotre dadau rājā diśaṃ svakulavardhanaḥ ,
adhvaryave pratīcīṃ tu brahmaṇe dakṣiṇāṃ diśam.
36. prācīm hotre dadau rājā diśam svakulavardhanaḥ
adhvaryave pratīcīm tu brahmaṇe dakṣiṇām diśam
36. svakulavardhanaḥ rājā hotre prācīm diśam dadau adhvaryave
tu pratīcīm (diśam dadau) brahmaṇe dakṣiṇām diśam (dadau)
36. The king, the enhancer of his own lineage, gave the eastern direction to the Hotṛ priest. To the Adhvaryu priest, he gave the western (direction), and to the Brahmā priest, the southern direction.

Words meanings summery:

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  • प्राचीम् (prācīm) - eastern
  • होत्रे (hotre) - to the Hotṛ priest
  • ददौ (dadau) - he gave
  • राजा (rājā) - king
  • दिशम् (diśam) - direction
  • स्वकुलवर्धनः (svakulavardhanaḥ) - enhancer of his own lineage, augmenter of his family
  • अध्वर्यवे (adhvaryave) - to the Adhvaryu priest
  • प्रतीचीम् (pratīcīm) - western
  • तु (tu) - but, and, however, indeed
  • ब्रह्मणे (brahmaṇe) - to the Brahmā priest
  • दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern
  • दिशम् (diśam) - direction

Words meanings and morphology

प्राचीम् (prācīm) - eastern
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of prācī
prācī - eastern
होत्रे (hotre) - to the Hotṛ priest
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of hotṛ
hotṛ - a Hotṛ priest, the invoking priest who recites the Ṛgveda hymns
Agent noun from root hu (to offer)
Root: hu (class 3)
ददौ (dadau) - he gave
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dā
Root: dā (class 3)
राजा (rājā) - king
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
दिशम् (diśam) - direction
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of diś
diś - direction, quarter of the sky, point of the compass
स्वकुलवर्धनः (svakulavardhanaḥ) - enhancer of his own lineage, augmenter of his family
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svakulavardhana
svakulavardhana - one who augments/enhances his own family/lineage
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sva+kula+vardhana)
  • sva – one's own, self
    pronoun (masculine)
  • kula – family, lineage, clan, race
    noun (neuter)
  • vardhana – augmenting, increasing, causing to prosper, enhancer
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun/adjective
    Derived from root vṛdh (to grow, increase)
    Root: vṛdh (class 1)
अध्वर्यवे (adhvaryave) - to the Adhvaryu priest
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of adhvaryu
adhvaryu - an Adhvaryu priest, the priest who performs the sacrificial acts and murmurs the Yajurveda formulas
प्रतीचीम् (pratīcīm) - western
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pratīcī
pratīcī - western
तु (tu) - but, and, however, indeed
(indeclinable)
ब्रह्मणे (brahmaṇe) - to the Brahmā priest
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - a Brahmā priest (the superintending priest of a sacrifice); the Absolute, the ultimate reality (brahman)
दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā
dakṣiṇā - southern, right; a sacrificial gift or fee (dakṣiṇā)
दिशम् (diśam) - direction
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of diś
diś - direction, quarter of the sky, point of the compass