वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-37, verse-13

मुनेस्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा केशिनी रघुनन्दन ।
पुत्रं वंशकरं राम जग्राह नृपसंनिधौ ॥१३॥

13. munestu vacanaṃ śrutvā keśinī raghunandana ,
putraṃ vaṃśakaraṃ rāma jagrāha nṛpasaṃnidhau.

13. muneḥ tu vacanam śrutvā keśinī raghunandana
putram vaṃśakaram rāma jagrāha nṛpasaṃnidhau

13. Raghunandana,
Rāma,
keśinī tu muneḥ vacanam śrutvā nṛpasaṃnidhau vaṃśakaram putram jagrāha.

13. O descendant of Raghu, O Rāma, Keśinī, having indeed heard the words of the sage, accepted a son, an heir to the lineage, in the presence of the king.

Words meanings summery:

• मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• केशिनी (keśinī) - Keśinī (one of King Sagara's queens) (Keśinī)

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O Rāma, descendant of Raghu (O descendant of Raghu)

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• वंशकरम् (vaṁśakaram) - heir, lineage-maker

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - she took, she accepted

• नृपसंनिधौ (nṛpasaṁnidhau) - in the presence of the king

Words meanings and morphology

मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

केशिनी (keśinī) - Keśinī (one of King Sagara's queens) (Keśinī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of keśinī

keśinī - Keśinī (name), a woman with beautiful hair

रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O Rāma, descendant of Raghu (O descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - descendant of Raghu, joy of Raghu's family

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (an ancestor of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, rejoicing
  noun (masculine)
  from root nand 'to rejoice'
  Root: nand (class 1)

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

वंशकरम् (vaṁśakaram) - heir, lineage-maker

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaṃśakara

vaṁśakara - one who makes a lineage, an heir

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaṃśa+kara)

• vaṃśa – lineage, race, family, bamboo
  noun (masculine)
• kara – making, doing, hand, ray
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the hero of Ramayana)

जग्राह (jagrāha) - she took, she accepted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of grah

Root: grah (class 9)

नृपसंनिधौ (nṛpasaṁnidhau) - in the presence of the king

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nṛpasaṃnidhi

nṛpasaṁnidhi - presence of the king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+saṃnidhi)

• nṛpa – king, ruler (lit. 'protector of men')
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnidhi – presence, proximity
  noun (masculine/feminine)

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