वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-36, verse-24

ताः क्षीरं जातमात्रस्य कृत्वा समयमुत्तमम् ।
ददुः पुत्रो ऽयमस्माकं सर्वासामिति निश्चिताः ॥२४॥

24. tāḥ kṣīraṃ jātamātrasya kṛtvā samayamuttamam ,
daduḥ putro'yamasmākaṃ sarvāsāmiti niścitāḥ.

24. tāḥ kṣīram jāta-mātrasya kṛtvā samayam uttamam
daduḥ putraḥ ayam asmākam sarvāsām iti niścitāḥ

24. tāḥ uttamam samayam kṛtvā,
"ayam putraḥ asmākam sarvāsām" iti niścitāḥ,
jāta-mātrasya kṣīram daduḥ

24. Having made an excellent agreement, they gave milk to the newborn, resolute in their belief, "This son belongs to all of us."

Words meanings summery:

• ताः (tāḥ) - those (Krittikas) (those, they)

• क्षीरम् (kṣīram) - milk (milk, milky juice)

• जात-मात्रस्य (jāta-mātrasya) - of the newly born child (Skanda/Kartikeya) (of the newborn, of the one just born)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (an agreement) (having made, having done)

• समयम् (samayam) - an agreement (agreement, pact, time, custom)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - an excellent (agreement) (excellent, best, supreme)

• ददुः (daduḥ) - they gave (milk) (they gave)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (Kartikeya) (son)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (son) (this, he)

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - ours (belonging to us, the Krittikas) (of us, ours)

• सर्वासाम् (sarvāsām) - of all (of us Krittikas) (of all (feminine))

• इति (iti) - indicating direct speech (thus, so, saying that)

• निश्चिताः (niścitāḥ) - determined (in their belief) (determined, resolved, certain)

Words meanings and morphology

ताः (tāḥ) - those (Krittikas) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Krittikas.

क्षीरम् (kṣīram) - milk (milk, milky juice)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣīra

kṣīra - milk, milky juice, water

Root: kṣīr (क्षीर्)

Note: Object of 'daduḥ'.

जात-मात्रस्य (jāta-mātrasya) - of the newly born child (Skanda/Kartikeya) (of the newborn, of the one just born)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jātamātra

jātamātra - just born, newborn

Compound of 'jāta' (born) and 'mātra' (only, just).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jāta+mātra)

• jāta – born, produced, arisen
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'jan'
  Root: jan (जन्) (class 4)
• mātra – only, merely, just, measure, quantity
  indeclinable (neuter)
  suffix
  Root: mā (मा) (class 2)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (an agreement) (having made, having done)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed with suffix '-tvā'.

Root: kṛ (कृ) (class 8)

समयम् (samayam) - an agreement (agreement, pact, time, custom)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - agreement, compact, covenant, time, occasion, custom

Derived from root 'i' with prefix 'sam-a'.

Prefixes: sam+a

Root: i (इ) (class 2)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - an excellent (agreement) (excellent, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme, chief

Superlative of 'ud' (up).

Note: Adjective modifying 'samayam'.

ददुः (daduḥ) - they gave (milk) (they gave)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of dā

Perfect active, 3rd plural

Reduplicated perfect form.

Root: dā (दा) (class 3)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (Kartikeya) (son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child, offspring

Note: Part of direct speech.

अयम् (ayam) - this (son) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it (proximal pronoun)

Note: Part of direct speech.

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - ours (belonging to us, the Krittikas) (of us, ours)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Part of direct speech.

सर्वासाम् (sarvāsām) - of all (of us Krittikas) (of all (feminine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Part of direct speech, agreeing with implied 'asmākam'.

इति (iti) - indicating direct speech (thus, so, saying that)

(indeclinable)

Root: i (इ)

निश्चिताः (niścitāḥ) - determined (in their belief) (determined, resolved, certain)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of niścita

niścita - ascertained, determined, resolved, certain, decided

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'ci' with prefixes 'ni-s'.

Prefixes: ni+s

Root: ci (चि) (class 5)

Note: Adjective modifying 'tāḥ'.