वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-15, verse-8

स चाप्यपुत्रो नृपतिस्तस्मिन् काले महाद्युतिः ।
अयजत् पुत्रियामिष्टिं पुत्रेप्सुररिसूदनः ॥८॥

8. sa cāpyaputro nṛpatistasmin kāle mahādyutiḥ ,
ayajat putriyāmiṣṭiṃ putrepsurarisūdanaḥ.

8. saḥ ca api aputraḥ nṛpatiḥ tasmin kāle mahādyutiḥ
ayajat putriyām iṣṭim putrepsuḥ arisūdanaḥ

8. ca api saḥ aputraḥ mahādyutiḥ arisūdanaḥ nṛpatiḥ
tasmin kāle putrepsuḥ putriyām iṣṭim ayajat

8. And at that time, that illustrious king, a destroyer of enemies, who was without a son, desiring a son, performed a Vedic ritual (yajña) for offspring.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अपुत्रः (aputraḥ) - sonless, without a son

• नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, lord of men

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

• काले (kāle) - at the time, in time

• महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - highly luminous, illustrious, very splendid

• अयजत् (ayajat) - he performed a sacrifice, he worshipped

• पुत्रियाम् (putriyām) - relating to a son, for a son, for offspring

• इष्टिम् (iṣṭim) - sacrifice, oblation, ritual

• पुत्रेप्सुः (putrepsuḥ) - desiring a son

• अरिसूदनः (arisūdanaḥ) - destroyer of enemies

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

अपुत्रः (aputraḥ) - sonless, without a son

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aputra

aputra - sonless, without a son

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (a+putra)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, lord of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men, ruler

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

काले (kāle) - at the time, in time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period

महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - highly luminous, illustrious, very splendid

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - highly luminous, illustrious, resplendent

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• dyuti – splendor, light, radiance, glow
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)

अयजत् (ayajat) - he performed a sacrifice, he worshipped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (Laṅ) of yaj

Root: yaj (class 1)

पुत्रियाम् (putriyām) - relating to a son, for a son, for offspring

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of putrīya

putrīya - relating to a son, desirous of a son, for a son

Derived from putra with suffix -īya

इष्टिम् (iṣṭim) - sacrifice, oblation, ritual

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of iṣṭi

iṣṭi - sacrifice, oblation, ritual, desire

From root yaj (to sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

पुत्रेप्सुः (putrepsuḥ) - desiring a son

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putrepsu

putrepsu - desiring a son

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (putra+īpsu)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• īpsu – desiring, wishing to obtain
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root āp with desiderative suffix
  Root: āp (class 5)

अरिसूदनः (arisūdanaḥ) - destroyer of enemies

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arisūdana

arisūdana - destroyer of enemies

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ari+sūdana)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – destroyer, killer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sūd (to kill, destroy)
  Root: sūd (class 10)