वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-49, verse-2

रामस्तु मुनिशार्दूलमुवाच सहलक्ष्मणः ।
साध्वी यज्ञसमृद्धिर्हि जनकस्य महात्मनः ॥२॥

2. rāmastu muniśārdūlamuvāca sahalakṣmaṇaḥ ,
sādhvī yajñasamṛddhirhi janakasya mahātmanaḥ.

2. Rāmaḥ tu muniśārdūlam uvāca sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
sādhvī yajñasamṛddhiḥ hi Janakasya mahātmanaḥ

2. Rāmaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ tu muniśārdūlam uvāca hi
mahātmanaḥ Janakasya yajñasamṛddhiḥ sādhvī

2. Rama, accompanied by Lakshmana, then said to the foremost of sages: "Indeed, the successful completion of the great-souled Janaka's ritual (yajña) is excellent."

Words meanings summery:

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rama (Rama)

• तु (tu) - then (but, and, indeed)

• मुनिशार्दूलम् (muniśārdūlam) - to the foremost of sages (Vishvamitra) (to the chief of sages, to the tiger among sages)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• सहलक्स्ष्मणः (sahalaksṣmaṇaḥ) - accompanied by Lakshmana (with Lakshmana)

• साध्वी (sādhvī) - excellent (excellent, good, virtuous)

• यज्ञसमृद्धिः (yajñasamṛddhiḥ) - the successful completion of the ritual (yajña) (prosperity of the sacrifice, successful completion of the sacrifice)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, surely)

• जनकस्य (janakasya) - of King Janaka (of Janaka)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (Janaka) (of the great-souled, of the noble)

Words meanings and morphology

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rama (Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Rāma

Rāma - name of the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'

तु (tu) - then (but, and, indeed)

(indeclinable)

मुनिशार्दूलम् (muniśārdūlam) - to the foremost of sages (Vishvamitra) (to the chief of sages, to the tiger among sages)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muniśārdūla

muniśārdūla - chief of sages, tiger among sages

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+śārdūla)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'uvāca', refers to Vishvamitra

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Irregular perfect form of √vac

सहलक्स्ष्मणः (sahalaksṣmaṇaḥ) - accompanied by Lakshmana (with Lakshmana)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahalaksṣmaṇa

sahalaksṣmaṇa - accompanied by Lakshmana

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+Lakṣmaṇa)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• Lakṣmaṇa – name of Rama's brother
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rama

साध्वी (sādhvī) - excellent (excellent, good, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sādhvī

sādhvī - virtuous woman, good, excellent (feminine)

feminine form of sādhu

Note: Predicate adjective for 'yajñasamṛddhiḥ'

यज्ञसमृद्धिः (yajñasamṛddhiḥ) - the successful completion of the ritual (yajña) (prosperity of the sacrifice, successful completion of the sacrifice)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yajñasamṛddhi

yajñasamṛddhi - prosperity/success of the sacrifice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+samṛddhi)

• yajña – sacrifice, ritual offering
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• samṛddhi – prosperity, success, abundance
  noun (feminine)
  from sam- √ṛdh 'to prosper'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ṛdh (class 4)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, surely)

(indeclinable)

जनकस्य (janakasya) - of King Janaka (of Janaka)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of Janaka

Janaka - name of a king of Mithila, father of Sita

Note: Possessive for 'yajñasamṛddhiḥ'

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (Janaka) (of the great-souled, of the noble)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, illustrious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'Janakasya'

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