वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-43, verse-10

राजर्षिणा गुणवता महर्षिसमतेजसा ।
मत्तुल्यतपसा चैव क्षत्रधर्मस्थितेन च ॥१०॥

10. rājarṣiṇā guṇavatā maharṣisamatejasā ,
mattulyatapasā caiva kṣatradharmasthitena ca.

10. rājarṣiṇā guṇavatā maharṣisamatejasā
mat-tulyatapasā ca eva kṣatradharmasthitena ca

10. guṇavatā rājarṣiṇā maharṣisamatejasā
mat-tulyatapasā ca eva kṣatradharmasthitena ca

10. (This task was not accomplished) by a royal sage (rājarṣi) who was virtuous, whose splendor was equal to that of a great sage, whose asceticism (tapas) was equal to mine, and who was indeed established in the intrinsic nature (dharma) of a warrior (kṣatra).

Words meanings summery:

• राजर्षिणा (rājarṣiṇā) - by the royal sage

• गुणवता (guṇavatā) - by the virtuous one, by the one possessing good qualities

• महर्षिसमतेजसा (maharṣisamatejasā) - by the one whose splendor is equal to a great sage's

• मत्-तुल्यतपसा (mat-tulyatapasā) - by the one whose asceticism is equal to mine

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, even

• क्षत्रधर्मस्थितेन (kṣatradharmasthitena) - by the one established in the natural law (dharma) of a warrior (kṣatra)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

राजर्षिणा (rājarṣiṇā) - by the royal sage

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage (rājarṣi), a king who is also a sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

गुणवता (guṇavatā) - by the virtuous one, by the one possessing good qualities

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of guṇavat

guṇavat - virtuous, endowed with good qualities

महर्षिसमतेजसा (maharṣisamatejasā) - by the one whose splendor is equal to a great sage's

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of maharṣisamatejas

maharṣisamatejas - having splendor equal to a great sage

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (maharṣi+sama+tejas)

• maharṣi – great sage
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar
  adjective (masculine)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

मत्-तुल्यतपसा (mat-tulyatapasā) - by the one whose asceticism is equal to mine

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mat-tulyatapas

mat-tulyatapas - having asceticism (tapas) equal to one's own (my)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mad+tulya+tapas)

• mad – me, my
  pronoun
• tulya – equal, comparable
  adjective (masculine)
• tapas – asceticism (tapas), austerity, spiritual fervor
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, even

(indeclinable)

क्षत्रधर्मस्थितेन (kṣatradharmasthitena) - by the one established in the natural law (dharma) of a warrior (kṣatra)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣatradharmasthita

kṣatradharmasthita - established in the natural law (dharma) of a warrior

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatra+dharma+sthita)

• kṣatra – warrior class, dominion, power
  noun (neuter)
• dharma – natural law (dharma), intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• sthita – standing, situated, established
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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