वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-20, verse-14

ते ऽपि पुत्राः कृशाश्वस्य प्रजापतिसुतासुताः ।
नैकरूपा महावीर्या दीप्तिमन्तो जयावहाः ॥१४॥

14. te'pi putrāḥ kṛśāśvasya prajāpatisutāsutāḥ ,
naikarūpā mahāvīryā dīptimanto jayāvahāḥ.

14. te api putrāḥ kṛśāśvasya prajāpatisutāsutāḥ
na ekarūpāḥ mahāvīryāḥ dīptimantaḥ jayāvahāḥ

14. te api kṛśāśvasya putrāḥ prajāpatisutāsutāḥ
na ekarūpāḥ mahāvīryāḥ dīptimantaḥ jayāvahāḥ

14. Those sons of Kṛśāśva, who are also the grandsons of Prajāpati's daughter, are not of a single form but possess great valor, are radiant, and bring victory.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those, they

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

• कृशाश्वस्य (kṛśāśvasya) - of Kṛśāśva

• प्रजापतिसुतासुताः (prajāpatisutāsutāḥ) - grandsons of Prajāpati's daughter

• न (na) - not, no

• एकरूपाः (ekarūpāḥ) - of one form, uniform

• महावीर्याः (mahāvīryāḥ) - of great valor, very powerful, mighty

• दीप्तिमन्तः (dīptimantaḥ) - radiant, shining, brilliant

• जयावहाः (jayāvahāḥ) - bringing victory, causing triumph

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

कृशाश्वस्य (kṛśāśvasya) - of Kṛśāśva

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṛśāśva

kṛśāśva - Kṛśāśva (a proper name of a sage, father of weapons)

प्रजापतिसुतासुताः (prajāpatisutāsutāḥ) - grandsons of Prajāpati's daughter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prajāpatisutāsuta

prajāpatisutāsuta - grandson (son of the daughter) of Prajāpati

compound meaning 'son of Prajāpati's daughter'

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajāpati+sutā+suta)

• prajāpati – creator god, lord of creatures, Brahma
  proper noun (masculine)
• sutā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
• suta – son
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एकरूपाः (ekarūpāḥ) - of one form, uniform

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ekarūpa

ekarūpa - of one form, uniform, homogeneous, identical in appearance

compound meaning 'having one form'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (eka+rūpa)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

महावीर्याः (mahāvīryāḥ) - of great valor, very powerful, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - of great valor, very powerful, mighty, heroic

compound meaning 'having great valor'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vīrya – valor, strength, heroism, potency, semen
  noun (neuter)

दीप्तिमन्तः (dīptimantaḥ) - radiant, shining, brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dīptimat

dīptimat - radiant, shining, brilliant, glorious

derived from dīpti (radiance) with possessive suffix -mat

जयावहाः (jayāvahāḥ) - bringing victory, causing triumph

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jayāvaha

jayāvaha - bringing victory, causing triumph, leading to success

compound meaning 'bringing victory'

Compound type : tatpurusha (jaya+āvaha)

• jaya – victory, triumph, conquest, success
  noun (masculine)
• āvaha – bringing, causing, producing, resulting in
  adjective
  derived from root vah (to carry) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)

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