वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-5, verse-9

तां तु राजा दशरथो महाराष्ट्रविवर्धनः ।
पुरीमावासयामास दिवि देवपतिर्यथा ॥९॥

9. tāṃ tu rājā daśaratho mahārāṣṭravivardhanaḥ ,
purīmāvāsayāmāsa divi devapatiryathā.

9. tām tu rājā daśarathaḥ mahārāṣṭravivardhanaḥ
purīm āvāsāyāmāsa divi devapatiḥ yathā

9. rājā daśarathaḥ mahārāṣṭravivardhanaḥ tām
tu purīm āvāsāyāmāsa yathā devapatiḥ divi

9. King Dasharatha, who augmented his great kingdom, established that city, just as the lord of the gods (Indra) established his city in heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that (city) (that, her, it)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Dasharatha (proper name)

• महाराष्ट्रविवर्धनः (mahārāṣṭravivardhanaḥ) - augmenter of the great kingdom/nation

• पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

• आवासायामास (āvāsāyāmāsa) - he caused to dwell, he established as a dwelling place, he populated

• दिवि (divi) - in heaven, in the sky

• देवपतिः (devapatiḥ) - Indra (lord of gods)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (city) (that, her, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Dasharatha (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Dasharatha (father of Rama)

महाराष्ट्रविवर्धनः (mahārāṣṭravivardhanaḥ) - augmenter of the great kingdom/nation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahārāṣṭravivardhana

mahārāṣṭravivardhana - one who develops/augments a great kingdom/nation

Compound formed from mahārāṣṭra and vivardhana

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mahārāṣṭra+vivardhana)

• mahārāṣṭra – great kingdom, great nation
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of mahā and rāṣṭra
• vivardhana – augmenting, developing, increasing; augmenter, developer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root vṛdh with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town

आवासायामास (āvāsāyāmāsa) - he caused to dwell, he established as a dwelling place, he populated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of āvāsaya

Causative stem

Causative of ā-vas

Prefix: ā

Root: vas (class 1)

दिवि (divi) - in heaven, in the sky

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, day

देवपतिः (devapatiḥ) - Indra (lord of gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devapati

devapati - lord of the gods, Indra

Compound of deva and pati

Compound type : Tatpurusha (deva+pati)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)