वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-56, verse-14

त्रिशङ्कुः सुमहातेजाः शतं परमभास्वरम् ।
वसिष्ठपुत्रान्ददृशे तप्यमानान्यशस्विनः ॥१४॥

14. triśaṅkuḥ sumahātejāḥ śataṃ paramabhāsvaram ,
vasiṣṭhaputrāndadṛśe tapyamānānyaśasvinaḥ.

14. triśaṅkuḥ sumahātejāḥ śatam paramabhāsvaram
| vasiṣṭhaputrān dadṛśe tapyamānān yaśasvinaḥ

14. sumahātejāḥ triśaṅkuḥ paramabhāsvaram śatam
yaśasvinaḥ tapyamānān vasiṣṭhaputrān dadṛśe

14. Triśaṅku, who was exceedingly radiant, saw a hundred of Vasiṣṭha's sons, who were supremely effulgent, renowned, and engaged in severe asceticism (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• त्रिशङ्कुः (triśaṅkuḥ) - King Triśaṅku (Triśaṅku)

• सुमहातेजाः (sumahātejāḥ) - of exceedingly great splendor/radiance, very powerful

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

• परमभास्वरम् (paramabhāsvaram) - supremely radiant, most brilliant

• वसिष्ठपुत्रान् (vasiṣṭhaputrān) - Vasiṣṭha's sons

• ददृशे (dadṛśe) - he saw

• तप्यमानान् (tapyamānān) - performing acts of asceticism (tapas) (performing penance, undergoing austerity)

• यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - glorious, renowned, famous

Words meanings and morphology

त्रिशङ्कुः (triśaṅkuḥ) - King Triśaṅku (Triśaṅku)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of triśaṅku

triśaṅku - Triśaṅku (name of a king)

सुमहातेजाः (sumahātejāḥ) - of exceedingly great splendor/radiance, very powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahātejas

sumahātejas - of exceedingly great splendor/radiance, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+mahā+tejas)

• su – good, excellent, well
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, radiance, energy, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij (class 1)

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śata

śata - a hundred

परमभास्वरम् (paramabhāsvaram) - supremely radiant, most brilliant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paramabhāsvara

paramabhāsvara - supremely radiant, most brilliant

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (parama+bhāsvara)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost
  adjective
• bhāsvara – shining, radiant, brilliant
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from root bhās (to shine)
  Root: bhās (class 1)

वसिष्ठपुत्रान् (vasiṣṭhaputrān) - Vasiṣṭha's sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vasiṣṭhaputra

vasiṣṭhaputra - son of Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vasiṣṭha+putra)

• vasiṣṭha – most excellent, best; a celebrated Vedic sage
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

ददृशे (dadṛśe) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of dṛś

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root dṛś (to see), perfect form, middle voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तप्यमानान् (tapyamānān) - performing acts of asceticism (tapas) (performing penance, undergoing austerity)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tapyamāna

tapyamāna - performing penance, undergoing austerity, being heated

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root tap (to perform penance)

Root: tap (class 1)

यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - glorious, renowned, famous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, renowned, famous, distinguished

Derived from yaśas (glory) with suffix -vin

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