वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-17, verse-11

अतीत्यैकादशाहं तु नाम कर्म तथाकरोत् ।
ज्येष्ठं रामं महात्मानं भरतं कैकयीसुतम् ॥११॥

11. atītyaikādaśāhaṃ tu nāma karma tathākarot ,
jyeṣṭhaṃ rāmaṃ mahātmānaṃ bharataṃ kaikayīsutam.

11. atītya ekādaśāham tu nāma karma tathā akarot
jyeṣṭham rāmam mahātmānam bharatam kaikayīsutam

11. ekādaśāham atītya tu nāma karma tathā akarot
jyeṣṭham rāmam mahātmānam bharatam kaikayīsutam

11. After the eleventh day had passed, he performed the naming ceremony (karma). He named the eldest Rama, and the noble-minded (mahātman) Bharata, son of Kaikeyī.

Words meanings summery:

• अतीत्य (atītya) - having passed, having surpassed

• एकादशाहम् (ekādaśāham) - the eleventh day

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, on the other hand

• नाम (nāma) - name, naming

• कर्म (karma) - ceremony, rite (action, deed, ritual)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• अकरोत् (akarot) - he did, he made, he performed

• ज्येष्ठम् (jyeṣṭham) - the eldest (son) (the eldest, oldest)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Prince Rama, the son of Dasharatha (Rama)

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled, noble-minded

• भरतम् (bharatam) - Prince Bharata, son of Dasharatha and Kaikeyī (Bharata)

• कैकयीसुतम् (kaikayīsutam) - Bharata, as he is Kaikeyī's son (son of Kaikeyī)

Words meanings and morphology

अतीत्य (atītya) - having passed, having surpassed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from the root 'i' (to go) with the prefix 'ati' and the suffix '-tya'.

Prefix: ati

Root: i (class 2)

एकादशाहम् (ekādaśāham) - the eleventh day

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ekādaśāha

ekādaśāha - eleventh day

Compound type : Tatpurusha (eka+daśa+aha)

• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine)
• daśa – ten
  numeral (masculine)
• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis or contrast.

नाम (nāma) - name, naming

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation, naming

Note: Part of the compound 'nāma karma' (naming ceremony).

कर्म (karma) - ceremony, rite (action, deed, ritual)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, religious act (karma)

Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Forms a compound with 'nāma' (naming ceremony).

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

अकरोत् (akarot) - he did, he made, he performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past (luṅ) of kṛ

Aorist

Third person singular Aorist, Parasmaipada.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ज्येष्ठम् (jyeṣṭham) - the eldest (son) (the eldest, oldest)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, oldest, principal, most excellent

Superlative degree of 'vṛddha' (old).

Note: Qualifies Rāma.

रामम् (rāmam) - Prince Rama, the son of Dasharatha (Rama)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name, particularly the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled, noble-minded

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, sublime, magnanimous (mahātman)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

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

Note: Qualifies Bharata.

भरतम् (bharatam) - Prince Bharata, son of Dasharatha and Kaikeyī (Bharata)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (a proper name, brother of Rama)

Derived from the root 'bhṛ' (to bear, carry, maintain).

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

कैकयीसुतम् (kaikayīsutam) - Bharata, as he is Kaikeyī's son (son of Kaikeyī)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaikayīsuta

kaikayīsuta - son of Kaikeyī

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kaikayī+suta)

• kaikayī – Kaikeyī (a proper name, one of Dasharatha's wives)
  proper noun (feminine)
• suta – son
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root 'sū' (to give birth).
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to Bharata.