वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-6, verse-6

तस्मिन्पुरवरे हृष्टा धर्मात्मना बहुश्रुताः ।
नरास्तुष्टाधनैः स्वैः स्वैरलुब्धाः सत्यवादिनः ॥६॥

6. tasminpuravare hṛṣṭā dharmātmanā bahuśrutāḥ ,
narāstuṣṭādhanaiḥ svaiḥ svairalubdhāḥ satyavādinaḥ.

6. tasmin puravare hṛṣṭāḥ dharmātmanā bahuśrutāḥ narāḥ
tuṣṭāḥ dhanaiḥ svaiḥ svaiḥ alubdhāḥ satyavādinaḥ

6. tasmin puravare narāḥ hṛṣṭāḥ dharmātmanā bahuśrutāḥ
svaiḥ svaiḥ dhanaiḥ tuṣṭāḥ alubdhāḥ satyavādinaḥ

6. In that excellent city, the men were joyful, righteous-souled (dharma-ātman), and highly educated. They were contented with their own respective wealth, not greedy, and truthful.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in him

• पुरवरे (puravare) - in the excellent city, in the best of cities

• हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - happy, joyful, delighted

• धर्मात्मना (dharmātmanā) - righteous-souled, whose nature is righteousness

• बहुश्रुताः (bahuśrutāḥ) - well-learned, highly educated, much heard

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

• तुष्टाः (tuṣṭāḥ) - contented, satisfied

• धनैः (dhanaiḥ) - with wealth, by riches

• स्वैः (svaiḥ) - with their own

• स्वैः (svaiḥ) - with their own

• अलुब्धाः (alubdhāḥ) - not greedy, uncovetous

• सत्यवादिनः (satyavādinaḥ) - truthful, speaking truth

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in him

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुरवरे (puravare) - in the excellent city, in the best of cities

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of puravara

puravara - excellent city, best city

Compound type : tatpurusha (pura+vara)

• pura – city, town, citadel
  noun (masculine)
• vara – excellent, best, boon, choice
  adjective (masculine)

हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - happy, joyful, delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - happy, joyful, delighted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛṣ (to be glad, rejoice)

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

धर्मात्मना (dharmātmanā) - righteous-souled, whose nature is righteousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous-souled, whose nature is dharma, virtuous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – soul, self, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)

बहुश्रुताः (bahuśrutāḥ) - well-learned, highly educated, much heard

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahuśruta

bahuśruta - well-learned, highly educated

Past Passive Participle

Compound 'bahu' (much) + 'śruta' (heard/learned)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+śruta)

• bahu – much, many, abundant
  adjective
• śruta – heard, learned, knowledge (especially from sacred texts)
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śru (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 5)

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, male

तुष्टाः (tuṣṭāḥ) - contented, satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tuṣṭa

tuṣṭa - contented, satisfied, pleased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tuṣ (to be pleased, satisfied)

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

धनैः (dhanaiḥ) - with wealth, by riches

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property

स्वैः (svaiḥ) - with their own

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property

Note: Repetition 'svaiḥ svaiḥ' emphasizes 'each their own'.

स्वैः (svaiḥ) - with their own

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property

Note: Repetition 'svaiḥ svaiḥ' emphasizes 'each their own'.

अलुब्धाः (alubdhāḥ) - not greedy, uncovetous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of alubdha

alubdha - not greedy, uncovetous

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+lubdha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• lubdha – greedy, covetous, eager
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root lubh (to covet, be greedy)
  Root: lubh (class 4)

सत्यवादिनः (satyavādinaḥ) - truthful, speaking truth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of satyavādin

satyavādin - truthful, speaking truth

Agent noun from satya + root vad (to speak)

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (satya+vādin)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• vādin – speaker, speaking, arguing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Formed from root vad (to speak) + ṇini suffix
  Root: vad (class 1)