वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-44, verse-14

पूर्वं कृतयुगे राम दितेः पुत्रा महाबलाः ।
अदितेश्च महाभागा वीर्यवन्तः सुधार्मिकाः ॥१४॥

14. pūrvaṃ kṛtayuge rāma diteḥ putrā mahābalāḥ ,
aditeśca mahābhāgā vīryavantaḥ sudhārmikāḥ.

14. pūrvam kṛtayuge rāma diteḥ putrāḥ mahābalāḥ
aditeḥ ca mahābhāgāḥ vīryavantaḥ sudhārmikāḥ

14. rāma pūrvam kṛtayuge diteḥ putrāḥ mahābalāḥ [āsan] ca
aditeḥ [putrāḥ] mahābhāgāḥ vīryavantaḥ sudhārmikāḥ [āsan]

14. O Rāma, formerly, in the Kṛtayuga, Diti's sons were immensely powerful. And Aditi's sons were also greatly fortunate, valorous, and highly righteous (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, first

• कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the first of the four yugas (Kṛtayuga) (in the Kṛtayuga, in the golden age)

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma! (son of Daśaratha) (O Rāma!)

• दितेः (diteḥ) - of the goddess Diti (mother of daityas) (of Diti)

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - greatly powerful, very strong

• अदितेः (aditeḥ) - of the goddess Aditi (mother of devas) (of Aditi)

• च (ca) - and, also

• महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - greatly fortunate, noble, glorious

• वीर्यवन्तः (vīryavantaḥ) - valorous, mighty, courageous

• सुधार्मिकाः (sudhārmikāḥ) - very righteous, highly virtuous

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, first

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the first of the four yugas (Kṛtayuga) (in the Kṛtayuga, in the golden age)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṛtayuga

kṛtayuga - the first or golden age of the world (one of the four yugas)

From 'kṛta' (done/made/golden) + 'yuga' (age)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛta+yuga)

• kṛta – done, made, performed, golden
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛ' + 'kta' suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• yuga – age, epoch, period, yoke, pair
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'yuj'
  Root: yuj (class 7)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma! (son of Daśaratha) (O Rāma!)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a king, son of Daśaratha), pleasing, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

दितेः (diteḥ) - of the goddess Diti (mother of daityas) (of Diti)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of diti

diti - Diti (a goddess, mother of the Daityas/asuras)

Root: dā (class 1)

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'were'.

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - greatly powerful, very strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - greatly powerful, very strong

Compound type : karmadhāraya / bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (combining form of mahat) (feminine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bal (class 1)

अदितेः (aditeḥ) - of the goddess Aditi (mother of devas) (of Aditi)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of aditi

aditi - Aditi (a goddess, mother of the gods/devas)

From 'a' (neg.) + 'diti' (binding) = unbound, infinity.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Diti's sons and Aditi's sons.

महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - greatly fortunate, noble, glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, noble, glorious, illustrious

Compound type : karmadhāraya / bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (combining form of mahat) (feminine)
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhaj'
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

वीर्यवन्तः (vīryavantaḥ) - valorous, mighty, courageous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīryavat

vīryavat - valorous, mighty, courageous, powerful

Possessive suffix 'mat/vat'

From 'vīrya' + 'matup' suffix

Root: vīr

सुधार्मिकाः (sudhārmikāḥ) - very righteous, highly virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sudhārmika

sudhārmika - very righteous, highly virtuous, observing (dharma) well

From 'su' (good) + 'dhārmika' (righteous)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dhārmika)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable (prefix)
• dhārmika – righteous, virtuous, pious, adherent of dharma
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'dharma' + 'ika' suffix
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)