वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-4, verse-6

काव्यं रामायणं कृत्स्नं सीतायाश्चरितं महत् ।
पौलस्त्य वधमित्येव चकार चरितव्रतः ॥६॥

6. kāvyaṃ rāmāyaṇaṃ kṛtsnaṃ sītāyāścaritaṃ mahat ,
paulastya vadhamityeva cakāra caritavrataḥ.

6. kāvyaṃ rāmāyaṇaṃ kṛtsnaṃ sītāyāḥ caritaṃ mahat
paulastya vadham iti eva cakāra caritavrataḥ

6. caritavrataḥ (saḥ) eva paulastya vadham sītāyāḥ
mahat caritaṃ kṛtsnaṃ rāmāyaṇaṃ kāvyaṃ iti cakāra

6. The sage, who had fulfilled his vows (caritavrataḥ), composed this poem (kāvya), the entire Rāmāyaṇa, which is the great narrative of Sītā and the slaying of Paulastya (Rāvaṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• काव्यं (kāvyaṁ) - the poem, the epic

• रामायणं (rāmāyaṇaṁ) - the Rāmāyaṇa

• कृत्स्नं (kṛtsnaṁ) - the entire, the whole

• सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā

• चरितं (caritaṁ) - the narrative, the deeds

• महत् (mahat) - the great, the important

• पौलस्त्य (paulastya) - Referring to Rāvaṇa, descendant of Pulastya. (of Paulastya, Rāvaṇa)

• वधम् (vadham) - the slaying, the killing

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• चकार (cakāra) - Valmiki composed (he made, he composed, he did)

• चरितव्रतः (caritavrataḥ) - Sage Valmiki (the one who had performed his vows)

Words meanings and morphology

काव्यं (kāvyaṁ) - the poem, the epic

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāvya

kāvya - poem, poetry, epic, anything composed by a poet (kavi)

रामायणं (rāmāyaṇaṁ) - the Rāmāyaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rāmāyaṇa

rāmāyaṇa - the story of Rāma, the Rāmāyaṇa epic

Derived from Rāma (name) + ayaṇa (course/story).

कृत्स्नं (kṛtsnaṁ) - the entire, the whole

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - entire, whole, complete

सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (name of Rāma's wife)

चरितं (caritaṁ) - the narrative, the deeds

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of carita

carita - conduct, deeds, story, narrative

Past Passive Participle (nominalized)

Nominalization of the PPP of the root car 'to move, to act'.

Root: car (class 1)

महत् (mahat) - the great, the important

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

पौलस्त्य (paulastya) - Referring to Rāvaṇa, descendant of Pulastya. (of Paulastya, Rāvaṇa)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paulastya

paulastya - descendant of Pulastya (e.g., Rāvaṇa)

Patronymic derived from Pulasti.

वधम् (vadham) - the slaying, the killing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaying, murder, destruction

Root: vadh (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

चकार (cakāra) - Valmiki composed (he made, he composed, he did)

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

चरितव्रतः (caritavrataḥ) - Sage Valmiki (the one who had performed his vows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caritavrata

caritavrata - one who has performed vows, observed vows

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (carita+vrata)

• carita – performed, done, observed (PPP of car)
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root car 'to move, to act, to perform'.
  Root: car (class 1)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)