वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-21, verse-19

गुरुकार्याणि सर्वाणि नियुज्य कुशिकात्मजे ।
ऊषुस्तां रजनीं तत्र सरय्वां सुसुखं त्रयः ॥१९॥

19. gurukāryāṇi sarvāṇi niyujya kuśikātmaje ,
ūṣustāṃ rajanīṃ tatra sarayvāṃ susukhaṃ trayaḥ.

19. gurukāryāṇi sarvāṇi niyujya kuśikātmaje ūṣuḥ
tām rajanīm tatra sarayvām susukham trayaḥ

19. kuśikātmaje sarvāṇi gurukāryāṇi niyujya trayaḥ
tām rajanīm tatra sarayvām susukham ūṣuḥ

19. Having entrusted all the teacher's duties to the son of Kushika (Vishvamitra), the three of them spent that night there on the Sarayu river very comfortably.

Words meanings summery:

• गुरुकार्याणि (gurukāryāṇi) - teacher's duties, works for the guru

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all

• नियुज्य (niyujya) - having enjoined, having appointed, having entrusted

• कुशिकात्मजे (kuśikātmaje) - to Vishvamitra, who is the son of Kuśika (to the son of Kuśika, in the son of Kuśika)

• ऊषुः (ūṣuḥ) - they dwelt, they stayed

• ताम् (tām) - that

• रजनीम् (rajanīm) - night

• तत्र (tatra) - there

• सरय्वाम् (sarayvām) - on the Sarayu (river)

• सुसुखम् (susukham) - very comfortably, very happily

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - the three of them (Rama, Lakshmana, Vishvamitra) (the three)

Words meanings and morphology

गुरुकार्याणि (gurukāryāṇi) - teacher's duties, works for the guru

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of gurukārya

gurukārya - work/duty for a teacher or preceptor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guru+kārya)

• guru – teacher, spiritual preceptor (guru)
  noun (masculine)
• kārya – work, duty, task, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

नियुज्य (niyujya) - having enjoined, having appointed, having entrusted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

कुशिकात्मजे (kuśikātmaje) - to Vishvamitra, who is the son of Kuśika (to the son of Kuśika, in the son of Kuśika)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kuśikātmaja

kuśikātmaja - son of Kuśika

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuśika+ātmaja)

• kuśika – Kuśika (name of an ancient king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born from oneself
  noun (masculine)

ऊषुः (ūṣuḥ) - they dwelt, they stayed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

रजनीम् (rajanīm) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rajanī

rajanī - night

तत्र (tatra) - there

(indeclinable)

सरय्वाम् (sarayvām) - on the Sarayu (river)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sarayu

sarayu - Sarayu (name of a sacred river)

सुसुखम् (susukham) - very comfortably, very happily

(indeclinable)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+sukha)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• sukha – happiness, comfort, ease
  noun (neuter)

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - the three of them (Rama, Lakshmana, Vishvamitra) (the three)

(numeral)

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