वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-37, verse-22

तस्य पुत्रो ऽंशुमान्नाम असमञ्जस्य वीर्यवान् ।
संमतः सर्वलोकस्य सर्वस्यापि प्रियंवदः ॥२२॥

22. tasya putro'ṃśumānnāma asamañjasya vīryavān ,
saṃmataḥ sarvalokasya sarvasyāpi priyaṃvadaḥ.

22. tasya putraḥ aṃśumān nāma asamañjasya vīryavān
saṃmataḥ sarvalokasya sarvasya api priyaṃvadaḥ

22. asamañjasya tasya putraḥ aṃśumān nāma vīryavān
sarvalokasya saṃmataḥ api sarvasya priyaṃvadaḥ

22. His son, named Aṃśumān, was mighty, approved by all people, and spoke kindly to everyone.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Asamañja's son) (his, of him, of that)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (son, child)

• अंशुमान् (aṁśumān) - Aṃśumān (name of Sagara's grandson) (having rays, glorious, Aṃśumān (proper name))

• नाम (nāma) - named (by name, named, indeed)

• असमञ्जस्य (asamañjasya) - of Asamañja

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty (mighty, powerful, valorous)

• संमतः (saṁmataḥ) - approved by, favorite of (approved, esteemed, agreeable, accepted)

• सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all people (of all people, of the whole world)

• सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of everyone (of all, of everyone)

• अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too)

• प्रियंवदः (priyaṁvadaḥ) - spoke kindly (speaking kindly, pleasant-speaking)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Asamañja's son) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (son, child)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

अंशुमान् (aṁśumān) - Aṃśumān (name of Sagara's grandson) (having rays, glorious, Aṃśumān (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṃśumat

aṁśumat - having rays, glorious, Aṃśumān

Possessive suffix -mat

नाम (nāma) - named (by name, named, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'by name'.

असमञ्जस्य (asamañjasya) - of Asamañja

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of asamañja

asamañja - Asamañja (proper name, Sagara's son)

Note: Possessive case, referring to the father of Aṃśumān.

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty (mighty, powerful, valorous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - mighty, powerful, valorous

Possessive suffix -vat (from vīrya)

Note: Describes Aṃśumān

संमतः (saṁmataḥ) - approved by, favorite of (approved, esteemed, agreeable, accepted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃmata

saṁmata - approved, esteemed, agreeable

Past Passive Participle

From sam-man (to agree, approve), with suffix -ta

Prefix: sam

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Describes Aṃśumān

सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all people (of all people, of the whole world)

(compound)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+loka)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• loka – world, people, community
  noun (masculine)

Note: Governed by saṃmataḥ (approved by)

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of everyone (of all, of everyone)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Can also be dative, 'to everyone' given the meaning 'priyaṃvadaḥ'

अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

प्रियंवदः (priyaṁvadaḥ) - spoke kindly (speaking kindly, pleasant-speaking)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priyaṃvada

priyaṁvada - speaking kindly, pleasant-speaking

Compound from priya (dear) + vada (speaking)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (priya+vada)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)
• vada – speaking, speaker
  noun (masculine)
  From root vad (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Describes Aṃśumān

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