वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-37, verse-18

घृतपूर्णेषु कुम्भेषु धात्र्यस्तान् समवर्धयन् ।
कालेन महता सर्वे यौवनं प्रतिपेदिरे ॥१८॥

18. ghṛtapūrṇeṣu kumbheṣu dhātryastān samavardhayan ,
kālena mahatā sarve yauvanaṃ pratipedire.

18. ghṛtapūrṇeṣu kumbheṣu dhātryaḥ tān samavardhayan
kālena mahatā sarve yauvanaṃ pratipedire

18. dhātryaḥ tān ghṛtapūrṇeṣu kumbheṣu samavardhayan
mahatā kālena sarve yauvanaṃ pratipedire

18. The nurses nourished them in jars filled with ghee. In a long time, all of them attained youth.

Words meanings summery:

• घृतपूर्णेषु (ghṛtapūrṇeṣu) - filled with ghee

• कुम्भेषु (kumbheṣu) - in pots, in jars, in pitchers

• धात्र्यः (dhātryaḥ) - nurses

• तान् (tān) - referring to the sixty thousand sons (them)

• समवर्धयन् (samavardhayan) - nourished, made to grow, reared

• कालेन (kālena) - after a period of time (by time, in course of time)

• महता (mahatā) - a long amount of time (great, vast, long)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (the sons) (all, everyone)

• यौवनं (yauvanaṁ) - youth, youthfulness

• प्रतिपेदिरे (pratipedire) - attained, reached, obtained

Words meanings and morphology

घृतपूर्णेषु (ghṛtapūrṇeṣu) - filled with ghee

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of ghṛtapūrṇa

ghṛtapūrṇa - filled with ghee

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (ghṛta+pūrṇa)

• ghṛta – ghee, clarified butter
  noun (neuter)
• pūrṇa – full, filled, complete
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pṛ- (to fill)
  Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with kumbheṣu

कुम्भेषु (kumbheṣu) - in pots, in jars, in pitchers

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kumbha

kumbha - pot, jar, pitcher

धात्र्यः (dhātryaḥ) - nurses

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dhātrī

dhātrī - nurse, foster-mother, supporter

Root: dhā (class 3)

तान् (tān) - referring to the sixty thousand sons (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

समवर्धयन् (samavardhayan) - nourished, made to grow, reared

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vṛdh

Imperfect, active voice, causative

3rd person plural, imperfect tense, causative stem (vardhaya-)

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

कालेन (kālena) - after a period of time (by time, in course of time)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, duration

महता (mahatā) - a long amount of time (great, vast, long)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, noble

Note: Agrees with kālena

सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (the sons) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

यौवनं (yauvanaṁ) - youth, youthfulness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yauvana

yauvana - youth, period of youth, youthful vigor

Derived from yuvan (young)

प्रतिपेदिरे (pratipedire) - attained, reached, obtained

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of pad

Perfect (lit), ātmanepada (middle voice)

3rd person plural, perfect tense

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

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