वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-24, verse-18

विष्णुना च पुरा राम भृगुपत्नी दृढव्रता ।
अनिन्द्रं लोकमिच्छन्ती काव्यमाता निषूदिता ॥१८॥

18. viṣṇunā ca purā rāma bhṛgupatnī dṛḍhavratā ,
anindraṃ lokamicchantī kāvyamātā niṣūditā.

18. viṣṇunā ca purā rāma bhṛgupatnī dṛḍhavratā
anindram lokam icchantī kāvyamātā niṣūditā

18. rāma ca purā viṣṇunā anindram lokam icchantī dṛḍhavratā bhṛgupatnī (arthāt) kāvyamātā niṣūditā.

18. And, O Rama, in ancient times, the resolute wife of Bhṛgu (who was also the mother of Kavya), wishing for a world without Indra, was slain by Vishnu.

Words meanings summery:

• विष्णुना (viṣṇunā) - by Vishnu

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पुरा (purā) - in ancient times (formerly, in ancient times, before)

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• भृगुपत्नी (bhṛgupatnī) - Bhṛgu's wife

• दृढव्रता (dṛḍhavratā) - of firm vow, resolute, steadfast

• अनिन्द्रम् (anindram) - without Indra, devoid of Indra

• लोकम् (lokam) - world (world, realm, people)

• इच्छन्ती (icchantī) - wishing, desiring

• काव्यमाता (kāvyamātā) - mother of Kavya (another name for Bhṛgu's wife)

• निषूदिता (niṣūditā) - slain, killed, destroyed

Words meanings and morphology

विष्णुना (viṣṇunā) - by Vishnu

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu (a prominent deity in Hinduism)

From √viṣ (to pervade).

Root: viṣ (class 6)

Note: Agent of the passive verb niṣūditā.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

पुरा (purā) - in ancient times (formerly, in ancient times, before)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated hero, seventh incarnation of Vishnu)

भृगुपत्नी (bhṛgupatnī) - Bhṛgu's wife

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhṛgupatnī

bhṛgupatnī - wife of Bhṛgu

Bhṛgu (proper noun) + patnī (wife).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhṛgu+patnī)

• bhṛgu – Bhṛgu (name of a great sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• patnī – wife, mistress of a house
  noun (feminine)
  From pati (husband/master) + nī suffix.

Note: Subject of the passive sentence.

दृढव्रता (dṛḍhavratā) - of firm vow, resolute, steadfast

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛḍhavratā

dṛḍhavrata - firm in vow, resolute

dṛḍha (firm) + vrata (vow).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛḍha+vrata)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, hard, resolute
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √dṛh (to be firm).
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, duty, sacred rule
  noun (neuter)
  From √vṛ (to choose, to cover).
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Modifies bhṛgupatnī and kāvyamātā.

अनिन्द्रम् (anindram) - without Indra, devoid of Indra

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anindra

anindra - without Indra

an (negative prefix) + indra (Indra).

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (an+indra)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  nañ negative prefix.
• indra – Indra (king of the gods)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies lokam.

लोकम् (lokam) - world (world, realm, people)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, space, people

From √lok (to see).

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Object of icchantī.

इच्छन्ती (icchantī) - wishing, desiring

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of icchantī

icchat - wishing, desiring

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of √iṣ (to wish, desire) - conjugated as icchati in present tense.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Modifies bhṛgupatnī and kāvyamātā.

काव्यमाता (kāvyamātā) - mother of Kavya (another name for Bhṛgu's wife)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāvyamātā

kāvyamātā - mother of Kavya (Sukra, preceptor of Asuras)

Kāvya (proper noun, referring to Sukra) + mātā (mother).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kāvya+mātā)

• kāvya – poem, poetry, poet, Sukra (preceptor of asuras)
  proper noun (masculine)
  From kavi (poet).
• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)

Note: Appositive to bhṛgupatnī.

निषूदिता (niṣūditā) - slain, killed, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niṣūdita

niṣūdita - slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

ni (prefix) + √sūd (to kill, destroy) + kta suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Predicate participle for the passive construction.