वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-17, verse-22

अथ राजा दशरथस्तेषां दारक्रियां प्रति ।
चिन्तयामास धर्मात्मा सोपाध्यायः सबान्धवः ॥२२॥

22. atha rājā daśarathasteṣāṃ dārakriyāṃ prati ,
cintayāmāsa dharmātmā sopādhyāyaḥ sabāndhavaḥ.

22. atha rājā daśarathaḥ teṣām dārakriyām prati
cintayāmāsa dharmātmā sa-upādhyāyaḥ sa-bāndhavaḥ

22. atha dharmātmā rājā daśarathaḥ sa-upādhyāyaḥ
sa-bāndhavaḥ teṣām dārakriyām prati cintayāmāsa

22. Then King Dasharatha, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) was righteousness, accompanied by his preceptors and relatives, began to deliberate concerning their marriages.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• राजा (rājā) - king

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - King Dasharatha (Dasharatha)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the sons (of them)

• दारक्रियाम् (dārakriyām) - marriages (of his sons) (marriage ceremony, act of taking a wife)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, regarding

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - he considered, he thought

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - King Dasharatha, who was righteous in his essential character (righteous-souled, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness)

• स-उपाध्यायः (sa-upādhyāyaḥ) - with preceptors, accompanied by teachers

• स-बान्धवः (sa-bāndhavaḥ) - with relatives, accompanied by kinsmen

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - King Dasharatha (Dasharatha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Dasharatha (name of a king, father of Rama)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (daśa+ratha)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the sons (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दारक्रियाम् (dārakriyām) - marriages (of his sons) (marriage ceremony, act of taking a wife)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dārakriyā

dārakriyā - marriage ceremony, act of taking a wife

Compound type : tatpurusha (dāra+kriyā)

• dāra – wife
  noun (masculine)
• kriyā – action, rite, ceremony
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, regarding

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the accusative case (dārakriyām).

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - he considered, he thought

(verb)

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

Denominative verb from cintā (thought)

From root cit (to perceive, understand) with denominative suffix -ya

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Formed with auxiliary 'āmāsa' from 'cintayati'.

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - King Dasharatha, who was righteous in his essential character (righteous-souled, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous-souled, virtuous, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is goodness

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, virtue, intrinsic nature (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

स-उपाध्यायः (sa-upādhyāyaḥ) - with preceptors, accompanied by teachers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sa-upādhyāya

sa-upādhyāya - accompanied by teachers/preceptors

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+upādhyāya)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• upādhyāya – preceptor, teacher, guru
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa

स-बान्धवः (sa-bāndhavaḥ) - with relatives, accompanied by kinsmen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sa-bāndhava

sa-bāndhava - accompanied by relatives/kinsmen

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+bāndhava)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• bāndhava – relative, kinsman, friend
  noun (masculine)