वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-61, verse-1

शुनःशेपं नरश्रेष्ठ गृहीत्वा तु महायशाः ।
व्यश्राम्यत् पुष्करे राजा मध्याह्ने रघुनन्दन ॥१॥

1. śunaḥśepaṃ naraśreṣṭha gṛhītvā tu mahāyaśāḥ ,
vyaśrāmyat puṣkare rājā madhyāhne raghunandana.

1. śunaḥśepam naraśreṣṭha gṛhītvā tu mahāyaśāḥ vi
aśrāmyat puṣkare rājā madhyāhne raghunandana

1. naraśreṣṭha,
raghunandana,
tu,
mahāyaśāḥ rājā śunaḥśepam gṛhītvā madhyāhne puṣkare vyaśrāmyat

1. O best of men, O descendant of Raghu, the renowned king, having taken Shunahshepa, rested at midday in Pushkara.

Words meanings summery:

• शुनःशेपम् (śunaḥśepam) - Shunahshepa (proper noun)

• नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O Rama (O best of men)

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having seized

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - very famous, illustrious

• वि (vi) - apart, asunder, away

• अश्राम्यत् (aśrāmyat) - rested (rested, became weary)

• पुष्करे (puṣkare) - in Pushkara (a sacred lake/place) (in Pushkara, in a lotus, in water)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• मध्याह्ने (madhyāhne) - at midday, at noon

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O Rama (O descendant of Raghu, O delight of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

शुनःशेपम् (śunaḥśepam) - Shunahshepa (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śunaḥśepa

śunaḥśepa - name of a sage

Note: Object of gṛhītvā.

नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O Rama (O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best of men, foremost among men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
  adjective (masculine)

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having seized

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root 'grah' (to seize, take) with suffix -tvā

Root: grah (class 9)

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - very famous, illustrious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - very famous, illustrious, renowned

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+yaśas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• yaśas – fame, glory, renown
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying 'rājā'.

वि (vi) - apart, asunder, away

(indeclinable)

अश्राम्यत् (aśrāmyat) - rested (rested, became weary)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of śram

Imperfect Tense

Imperfect 3rd person singular active, root 'śram' (class 4), 'a' is the augment for imperfect.

Root: śram (class 4)

पुष्करे (puṣkare) - in Pushkara (a sacred lake/place) (in Pushkara, in a lotus, in water)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of puṣkara

puṣkara - lotus, water, sky, tip of an elephant's trunk, name of a sacred lake/place

Note: Refers to the sacred lake/region of Pushkara.

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

मध्याह्ने (madhyāhne) - at midday, at noon

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of madhyāhna

madhyāhna - midday, noon

Compound type : tatpurusha (madhya+ahna)

• madhya – middle, central
  adjective (masculine)
• ahna – day
  noun (masculine)

रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O Rama (O descendant of Raghu, O delight of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - descendant of Raghu, delight of Raghu (epithet of Rama)

Compound type : tatpurusha (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – name of a king, an ancestor of Rama
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, causing joy
  noun (masculine)