वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-16, verse-1

पुत्रत्वं तु गते विष्णौ राज्ञस्तस्य महात्मनः ।
उवाच देवताः सर्वाः स्वयम्भूर्भगवानिदम् ॥१॥

1. putratvaṃ tu gate viṣṇau rājñastasya mahātmanaḥ ,
uvāca devatāḥ sarvāḥ svayambhūrbhagavānidam.

1. putratvam tu gate viṣṇau rājñaḥ tasya mahā-ātmanaḥ
| uvāca devatāḥ sarvāḥ svayambhūḥ bhagavān idam

1. tu viṣṇau tasya mahā-ātmanaḥ rājñaḥ putratvam gate
svayambhūḥ bhagavān sarvāḥ devatāḥ idam uvāca

1. When Viṣṇu had attained the state of a son for that great-souled king, then self-born (svayambhū) Lord Brahmā spoke this to all the deities.

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्रत्वम् (putratvam) - the state of a son (sonship, state of being a son)

• तु (tu) - then (but, however, indeed, then)

• गते (gate) - having attained (gone, having gone, having attained)

• विष्णौ (viṣṇau) - Viṣṇu (in Viṣṇu, to Viṣṇu)

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - for the king (of the king)

• तस्य (tasya) - for that (of that, for him)

• महा-आत्मनः (mahā-ātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (of the great-souled, of the magnanimous)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (he spoke, he said)

• देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities (deities, gods, goddesses)

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (all, every)

• स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - self-born (svayambhū) (self-born, self-existent (an epithet of Brahmā))

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - Lord Brahmā (Lord, worshipful one, divine one)

• इदम् (idam) - this

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्रत्वम् (putratvam) - the state of a son (sonship, state of being a son)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of putratva

putratva - sonship, state of being a son

तु (tu) - then (but, however, indeed, then)

(indeclinable)

गते (gate) - having attained (gone, having gone, having attained)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, passed, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'gam'

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used here in a locative absolute construction with 'viṣṇau'.

विष्णौ (viṣṇau) - Viṣṇu (in Viṣṇu, to Viṣṇu)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a principal deity in Hinduism)

Note: Used here in a locative absolute construction.

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - for the king (of the king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

तस्य (tasya) - for that (of that, for him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

महा-आत्मनः (mahā-ātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (of the great-souled, of the magnanimous)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahā-ātman

mahā-ātman - great-souled, noble-minded, magnanimous, (referring to a great person)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense (lit) 3rd person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities (deities, gods, goddesses)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, divinity, god, goddess

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - self-born (svayambhū) (self-born, self-existent (an epithet of Brahmā))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent, self-born (an epithet for Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – oneself, by oneself, spontaneously
  indeclinable
• bhū – being, existence, earth
  noun (feminine)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - Lord Brahmā (Lord, worshipful one, divine one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, glorious, divine, worshipful, Lord (often refers to a deity like Viṣṇu or Brahmā)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these