वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-43, verse-7

पितामहानां सर्वेषां त्वमत्र मनुजाधिप ।
कुरुष्व सलिलं राजन्प्रतिज्ञामपवर्जय ॥७॥

7. pitāmahānāṃ sarveṣāṃ tvamatra manujādhipa ,
kuruṣva salilaṃ rājanpratijñāmapavarjaya.

7. pitāmahānām sarveṣām tvam atra manujādhipa
kuruṣva salilam rājan pratijñām apavarjaya

7. manujādhipa rājan tvam atra sarveṣām
pitāmahānām salilam kuruṣva pratijñām apavarjaya

7. O ruler of men (manujādhipa), you must now offer water libations for all your ancestors. O king, fulfill your vow.

Words meanings summery:

• पितामहानाम् (pitāmahānām) - of all your paternal ancestors (of the grandfathers, of the ancestors)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अत्र (atra) - here, now

• मनुजाधिप (manujādhipa) - O lord of men, O king

• कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - perform the ritual of water libation (do, perform, make)

• सलिलम् (salilam) - water libation/oblation (water)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - vow, promise

• अपवर्जय (apavarjaya) - fulfill, finish, discharge

Words meanings and morphology

पितामहानाम् (pitāmahānām) - of all your paternal ancestors (of the grandfathers, of the ancestors)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, ancestor

Compound: 'pitṛ' (father) + 'maha' (great).

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

अत्र (atra) - here, now

(indeclinable)

मनुजाधिप (manujādhipa) - O lord of men, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manujādhipa

manujādhipa - ruler of men, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manuja+adhipa)

• manuja – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from Manu (first man) + ja (born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - perform the ritual of water libation (do, perform, make)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सलिलम् (salilam) - water libation/oblation (water)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water, liquid

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - vow, promise

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratijñā

pratijñā - promise, vow, assertion, undertaking

Derived from root jñā- (to know) with upasarga prati-.

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

अपवर्जय (apavarjaya) - fulfill, finish, discharge

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of apavarj

Causative form of apa-vṛj

Root vṛj (to avoid, abandon) with prefix apa. Causative means 'cause to abandon/discharge/complete'.

Prefix: apa

Root: vṛj (class 10)

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