वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-50, verse-18

प्रजापतिसुतस्त्वासीत् कुशो नाम महीपतिः ।
कुशस्य पुत्रो बलवान् कुशनाभः सुधार्मिकः ॥१८॥

18. prajāpatisutastvāsīt kuśo nāma mahīpatiḥ ,
kuśasya putro balavān kuśanābhaḥ sudhārmikaḥ.

18. prajāpatisutaḥ tu āsīt kuśaḥ nāma mahīpatiḥ
kuśasya putraḥ balavān kuśanābhaḥ sudhārmikaḥ

18. prajāpatisutaḥ mahīpatiḥ nāma kuśaḥ tu āsīt
kuśasya putraḥ balavān sudhārmikaḥ kuśanābhaḥ

18. Indeed, there was a king named Kuśa, who was a son of Prajāpati. Kuśa's son was the mighty and very righteous (dharma) Kuśanābha.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रजापतिसुतः (prajāpatisutaḥ) - son of Prajāpati

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, moreover

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• कुशः (kuśaḥ) - Kuśa (proper name)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed

• महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

• कुशस्य (kuśasya) - of Kuśa

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, mighty

• कुशनाभः (kuśanābhaḥ) - Kuśanābha (proper name)

• सुधार्मिकः (sudhārmikaḥ) - very righteous, very virtuous

Words meanings and morphology

प्रजापतिसुतः (prajāpatisutaḥ) - son of Prajāpati

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpatisuta

prajāpatisuta - son of Prajāpati

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajāpati+suta)

• prajāpati – lord of creatures, progenitor, Brahma
  noun (masculine)
• suta – son, born, produced
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'su-' (to give birth, to produce)
  Root: su (class 2)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, moreover

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

कुशः (kuśaḥ) - Kuśa (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśa

kuśa - Kuśa (proper name of a king; a type of sacred grass)

नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed

(indeclinable)

Often used adverbially as an indeclinable to mean 'by name' or 'named'.

महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, lord of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

कुशस्य (kuśasya) - of Kuśa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kuśa

kuśa - Kuśa (proper name of a king; a type of sacred grass)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty

Possessive suffix -vat

कुशनाभः (kuśanābhaḥ) - Kuśanābha (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśanābha

kuśanābha - Kuśanābha (proper name)

सुधार्मिकः (sudhārmikaḥ) - very righteous, very virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudhārmika

sudhārmika - very righteous, very virtuous

Formed with the prefix 'su-' (good, very) and 'dhārmika' (righteous).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dhārmika)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• dhārmika – righteous, virtuous, religious, relating to dharma
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'dharma' with suffix -ika

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