वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-5, verse-6

अयोध्या नाम नगरी तत्रासील् लोकविश्रुता ।
मनुना मानवेन्द्रेण या पुरी निर्मिता स्वयम् ॥६॥

6. ayodhyā nāma nagarī tatrāsīl lokaviśrutā ,
manunā mānavendreṇa yā purī nirmitā svayam.

6. ayodhyā nāma nagarī tatra āsīt lokaviśrutā
manunā mānavendreṇa yā purī nirmitā svayam

6. There was a city named Ayodhya, renowned throughout the world. This city was personally built by Manu, the lord of humankind.

Words meanings summery:

• अयोध्या (ayodhyā) - Ayodhya (name of a city)

• नाम (nāma) - named, by name

• नगरी (nagarī) - city, town

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• लोकविश्रुता (lokaviśrutā) - renowned in the world, famous among people

• मनुना (manunā) - by Manu

• मानवेन्द्रेण (mānavendreṇa) - by the lord of men

• या (yā) - which (feminine singular nominative)

• पुरी (purī) - city, town

• निर्मिता (nirmitā) - constructed, built, made

• स्वयम् (svayam) - personally, by oneself, oneself

Words meanings and morphology

अयोध्या (ayodhyā) - Ayodhya (name of a city)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ayodhyā

ayodhyā - Name of a city; unconquerable, unconquerable city

नाम (nāma) - named, by name

(indeclinable)

नगरी (nagarī) - city, town

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nagarī

nagarī - city, town

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

लोकविश्रुता (lokaviśrutā) - renowned in the world, famous among people

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lokaviśrutā

lokaviśruta - famous in the world, universally known

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+viśruta)

• loka – world, people, realm
  noun (masculine)
• viśruta – famous, renowned, heard
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śru (to hear) with prefix vi and suffix kta.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śru (class 5)

मनुना (manunā) - by Manu

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu (progenitor of mankind, author of law codes)

मानवेन्द्रेण (mānavendreṇa) - by the lord of men

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mānavendra

mānavendra - lord of men, king, best of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (mānava+indra)

• mānava – human, man, descendant of Manu
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, ruler, Indra (deity)
  noun (masculine)

या (yā) - which (feminine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

पुरी (purī) - city, town

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, fortified place

निर्मिता (nirmitā) - constructed, built, made

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirmita

nirmita - built, constructed, made, created

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mā (to measure, build) with prefix nir and suffix kta.

Prefix: nis

Root: mā (class 2)

स्वयम् (svayam) - personally, by oneself, oneself

(indeclinable)