वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-56, verse-3

अथास्य जज्ञिरे पुत्राः सत्यधर्मपरायणाः ।
हविष्पन्दो मधुष्पन्दो दृढनेत्रो महारथः ॥३॥

3. athāsya jajñire putrāḥ satyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ ,
haviṣpando madhuṣpando dṛḍhanetro mahārathaḥ.

3. atha asya jajñire putrāḥ satyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ
haviṣpandaḥ madhuṣpandaḥ dṛḍhanetraḥ mahārathaḥ

3. atha asya putrāḥ jajñire satyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ
haviṣpandaḥ madhuṣpandaḥ dṛḍhanetraḥ mahārathaḥ

3. Then, sons devoted to truth (satya) and natural law (dharma) were born to him. Their names were Haviṣpanda, Madhuṣpanda, Dṛḍhanetra, and Mahāratha.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereafter

• अस्य (asya) - to him, of him

• जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - they were born

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

• सत्यधर्मपरायणाः (satyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to truth and natural law

• हविष्पन्दः (haviṣpandaḥ) - Haviṣpanda (name of a son of Viśvāmitra) (Haviṣpanda)

• मधुष्पन्दः (madhuṣpandaḥ) - Madhuṣpanda (name of a son of Viśvāmitra) (Madhuṣpanda)

• दृढनेत्रः (dṛḍhanetraḥ) - Dṛḍhanetra (name of a son of Viśvāmitra) (Dṛḍhanetra)

• महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - Mahāratha (name of a son of Viśvāmitra) (Mahāratha)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereafter

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - to him, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he

जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - they were born

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, Perfect (liṭ) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son

सत्यधर्मपरायणाः (satyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to truth and natural law

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of satyadharmaparāyaṇa

satyadharmaparāyaṇa - devoted to truth (satya) and righteousness/natural law (dharma)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (satya+dharma+parāyaṇa)

• satya – truth, true
  noun (neuter)
• dharma – righteousness, duty, natural law (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
• parāyaṇa – having as ultimate goal/resort, devoted to
  noun (neuter)

हविष्पन्दः (haviṣpandaḥ) - Haviṣpanda (name of a son of Viśvāmitra) (Haviṣpanda)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of haviṣpanda

haviṣpanda - Haviṣpanda (a proper name; literally 'drop of oblation')

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (havis+spanda)

• havis – oblation, offering
  noun (neuter)
• spanda – tremble, throb, movement, drop
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spand (class 1)

मधुष्पन्दः (madhuṣpandaḥ) - Madhuṣpanda (name of a son of Viśvāmitra) (Madhuṣpanda)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhuṣpanda

madhuṣpanda - Madhuṣpanda (a proper name; literally 'drop of honey')

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (madhu+spanda)

• madhu – honey, sweet
  noun (neuter)
• spanda – tremble, throb, movement, drop
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spand (class 1)

दृढनेत्रः (dṛḍhanetraḥ) - Dṛḍhanetra (name of a son of Viśvāmitra) (Dṛḍhanetra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛḍhanetra

dṛḍhanetra - Dṛḍhanetra (a proper name; literally 'firm-eyed')

Compound type : Karmahāraya (dṛḍha+netra)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, steady
  adjective
• netra – eye, leader
  noun (neuter)

महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - Mahāratha (name of a son of Viśvāmitra) (Mahāratha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāratha

mahāratha - Mahāratha (a proper name; literally 'great chariot' or 'great warrior')

Compound type : Karmahāraya (mahat+ratha)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, warrior (who rides a chariot)
  noun (masculine)

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