वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-34, verse-13

या मेरुदुहिता राम तयोर्माता सुमध्यमा ।
नाम्ना मेना मनोज्ञा वै पत्नी हिमवतः प्रिया ॥१३॥

13. yā meruduhitā rāma tayormātā sumadhyamā ,
nāmnā menā manojñā vai patnī himavataḥ priyā.

13. yā meruduhitā rāma tayoḥ mātā sumadhyamā
nāmnā menā manojñā vai patnī himavataḥ priyā

13. rāma,
yā meruduhitā tayoḥ sumadhyamā mātā [sā] nāmnā menā,
manojñā vai,
himavataḥ priyā patnī [āsīt]

13. O Rāma, their mother, the slender-waisted one, is the daughter of Meru. Her name is Menā, delightful, and she is the beloved wife of Himavān.

Words meanings summery:

• या (yā) - who, which (feminine singular)

• मेरुदुहिता (meruduhitā) - daughter of Meru

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them (dual)

• माता (mātā) - mother

• सुमध्यमा (sumadhyamā) - slender-waisted, having a beautiful waist

• नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name

• मेना (menā) - Menā (proper name)

• मनोज्ञा (manojñā) - delightful, charming, beautiful

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, truly

• पत्नी (patnī) - wife

• हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of Himavān

• प्रिया (priyā) - dear, beloved

Words meanings and morphology

या (yā) - who, which (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

मेरुदुहिता (meruduhitā) - daughter of Meru

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of meruduhitr̥

meruduhitr̥ - daughter of Meru

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (meru+duhitr̥)

• meru – Meru (a mythical mountain, center of the universe)
  proper noun (masculine)
• duhitr̥ – daughter
  noun (feminine)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name); pleasing, charming; dark, black

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them (dual)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the two daughters mentioned in the previous verse.

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātr̥

mātr̥ - mother

सुमध्यमा (sumadhyamā) - slender-waisted, having a beautiful waist

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sumadhyamā

sumadhyamā - slender-waisted, having a beautiful waist

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (su+madhyama)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
• madhyama – middle, central, waist
  noun (masculine)

नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation

मेना (menā) - Menā (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of menā

menā - Menā (wife of Himavat, mother of Pārvatī and Gaṅgā)

मनोज्ञा (manojñā) - delightful, charming, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of manojñā

manojñā - delightful, charming, beautiful, pleasing to the mind

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (manas+jñā)

• manas – mind
  noun (neuter)
• jñā – knowing, perceiving
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent noun
  from root √jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, truly

(indeclinable)

पत्नी (patnī) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patnī

patnī - wife

हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of Himavān

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - Himavān (the Himalaya mountains personified)

प्रिया (priyā) - dear, beloved

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing