वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-50, verse-20

विश्वमित्रो महातेजाः पालयामास मेदिनीम् ।
बहुवर्षसहस्राणि राजा राज्यमकारयत् ॥२०॥

20. viśvamitro mahātejāḥ pālayāmāsa medinīm ,
bahuvarṣasahasrāṇi rājā rājyamakārayat.

20. viśvāmitraḥ mahātejāḥ pālayāmāsa medinīm
bahuvarṣasahasrāṇi rājā rājyam akārayat

20. mahātejāḥ viśvāmitraḥ medinīm pālayāmāsa
rājā bahuvarṣasahasrāṇi rājyam akārayat

20. The immensely resplendent Viśvāmitra ruled the earth. As king, he governed the kingdom for many thousands of years.

Words meanings summery:

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (proper name)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - very resplendent, greatly energetic

• पालयामास (pālayāmāsa) - protected, ruled, governed

• मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth

• बहुवर्षसहस्राणि (bahuvarṣasahasrāṇi) - for many thousands of years

• राजा (rājā) - king

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, rule

• अकारयत् (akārayat) - caused to be made/done, governed, ruled

Words meanings and morphology

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (proper name of a celebrated Vedic sage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viśva+mitra)

• viśva – all, universal
  adjective (neuter)
• mitra – friend
  noun (masculine)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - very resplendent, greatly energetic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, very glorious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – brilliance, energy, splendor
  noun (neuter)

पालयामास (pālayāmāsa) - protected, ruled, governed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pāl

Periphrastic perfect tense form of the causative of 'pā' (to protect) or denominative from 'pāla' (protector).

Root: pāl (class 10)

मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - earth, ground

बहुवर्षसहस्राणि (bahuvarṣasahasrāṇi) - for many thousands of years

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bahuvarṣasahasra

bahuvarṣasahasra - many thousands of years

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahu+varṣasahasra)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• varṣasahasra – a thousand years
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used in the accusative case to denote duration of time.

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, rule

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

अकारयत् (akārayat) - caused to be made/done, governed, ruled

(verb)

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

Causative form (kara + yat) of the root 'kṛ-'

Root: kṛ (class 8)