वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-37, verse-14

षष्टिं पुत्रसहस्राणि सुपर्णभगिनी तदा ।
महोत्साहान् कीर्तिमतो जग्राह सुमतिः सुतान् ॥१४॥

14. ṣaṣṭiṃ putrasahasrāṇi suparṇabhaginī tadā ,
mahotsāhān kīrtimato jagrāha sumatiḥ sutān.

14. ṣaṣṭim putrasahasrāṇi suparṇabhaginī tadā
mahotsāhān kīrtimataḥ jagrāha sumatiḥ sutān

14. Tadā suparṇabhaginī sumatiḥ mahotsāhān kīrtimataḥ ṣaṣṭim putrasahasrāṇi sutān jagrāha.

14. Then, Sumati, the sister of Suparṇa, accepted sixty thousand sons, who were greatly energetic and famous.

Words meanings summery:

• षष्टिम् (ṣaṣṭim) - sixty

• पुत्रसहस्राणि (putrasahasrāṇi) - thousands of sons

• सुपर्णभगिनी (suparṇabhaginī) - Sumati, known as the sister of Suparṇa (sister of Suparṇa (Garuda))

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• महोत्साहान् (mahotsāhān) - greatly energetic, highly enthusiastic

• कीर्तिमतः (kīrtimataḥ) - famous, glorious

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - she took, she accepted

• सुमतिः (sumatiḥ) - Sumati (one of King Sagara's queens) (Sumati (proper noun))

• सुतान् (sutān) - sons

Words meanings and morphology

षष्टिम् (ṣaṣṭim) - sixty

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ṣaṣṭi

ṣaṣṭi - sixty

पुत्रसहस्राणि (putrasahasrāṇi) - thousands of sons

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of putrasahasra

putrasahasra - thousands of sons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+sahasra)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

सुपर्णभगिनी (suparṇabhaginī) - Sumati, known as the sister of Suparṇa (sister of Suparṇa (Garuda))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suparṇabhaginī

suparṇabhaginī - sister of Suparṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (suparṇa+bhaginī)

• suparṇa – Suparṇa (an epithet for Garuda, lit. 'having beautiful wings')
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhaginī – sister
  noun (feminine)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

महोत्साहान् (mahotsāhān) - greatly energetic, highly enthusiastic

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahotsāha

mahotsāha - highly energetic, greatly enthusiastic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+utsāha)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• utsāha – enthusiasm, energy, determination
  noun (masculine)

कीर्तिमतः (kīrtimataḥ) - famous, glorious

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kīrtimat

kīrtimat - famous, glorious, possessing fame

possessive suffix -mat

जग्राह (jagrāha) - she took, she accepted

(verb)

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

Root: grah (class 9)

सुमतिः (sumatiḥ) - Sumati (one of King Sagara's queens) (Sumati (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sumati

sumati - Sumati (name), good mind, good thought

सुतान् (sutān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, born

Past Passive Participle (from sū)

Root: sū (class 2)

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