Skip to content
אתר זה לא תומך בגרסאות ישנות של אינטרנט אקספלורר
מומלץ להשתמש בדפדפן גוגל כרום או פיירפוקס מוזילה
(או באינטרנט אקספלורר / edge עדכני)
Enjoy Learning Sanskrit tips, tools, resources and more...
1,67

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-67, verse-16

दृष्टवीर्यस्तु काकुत्स्थो जनकेन महात्मना ।
संप्रदानं सुतायास्तु राघवे कर्तुमिच्छति ॥१६॥
16. dṛṣṭavīryastu kākutstho janakena mahātmanā ,
saṃpradānaṃ sutāyāstu rāghave kartumicchati.
16. dṛṣṭavīryaḥ tu kākutsthaḥ janakena mahātmanā
sampradānam sutāyāḥ tu rāghave kartum icchati
16. tu mahātmanā janakena kākutsthaḥ dṛṣṭavīryaḥ
rāghave sutāyāḥ sampradānam kartum icchati
16. However, the great-souled (ātman) Janaka, having witnessed the valor of Rāma (Kākutstha), wishes to bestow his daughter upon Rāghava.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • दृष्टवीर्यः (dṛṣṭavīryaḥ) - Rāma, whose valor has been witnessed (by Janaka) (whose valor has been seen, having seen valor)
  • तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, on the other hand
  • काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Rāma (as a descendant of Kakutstha) (descendant of Kakutstha)
  • जनकेन (janakena) - by Janaka
  • महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by King Janaka, who is great-souled (ātman) (by the great-souled one)
  • सम्प्रदानम् (sampradānam) - the giving of his daughter in marriage (bestowal, the act of giving away, presentation)
  • सुतायाः (sutāyāḥ) - of his daughter (Sītā) (of the daughter)
  • तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
  • राघवे (rāghave) - to Rāma (the descendant of Raghu) (to Rāghava)
  • कर्तुम् (kartum) - to make (the bestowal), to accomplish (to do, to make, to perform)
  • इच्छति (icchati) - wishes, desires, intends

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्टवीर्यः (dṛṣṭavīryaḥ) - Rāma, whose valor has been witnessed (by Janaka) (whose valor has been seen, having seen valor)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭavīrya
dṛṣṭavīrya - whose valor or prowess has been seen
Bahuvrīhi compound: dṛṣṭa (seen) + vīrya (valor).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛṣṭa+vīrya)
  • dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from the root √dṛś (to see).
    Root: dṛś (class 1)
  • vīrya – valor, strength, prowess, virility
    noun (neuter)
तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Rāma (as a descendant of Kakutstha) (descendant of Kakutstha)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kākutstha
kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha (an epithet of Rāma)
Patronymic derived from Kakutstha.
जनकेन (janakena) - by Janaka
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of janaka
janaka - Janaka (king of Videha, father of Sītā)
महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by King Janaka, who is great-souled (ātman) (by the great-souled one)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble-minded
Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (soul/self).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)
  • mahā – great, mighty, large
    adjective (feminine)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
    noun (masculine)
सम्प्रदानम् (sampradānam) - the giving of his daughter in marriage (bestowal, the act of giving away, presentation)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sampradāna
sampradāna - the act of giving, bestowal, donation
Derived from pra-dā with sam (to give entirely, bestow).
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: dā (class 3)
सुतायाः (sutāyāḥ) - of his daughter (Sītā) (of the daughter)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of sutā
sutā - daughter
तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
(indeclinable)
राघवे (rāghave) - to Rāma (the descendant of Raghu) (to Rāghava)
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of rāghava
rāghava - descendant of Raghu (an epithet of Rāma)
Patronymic derived from Raghu.
Note: Locative case used to express dative function ('to Rāghava').
कर्तुम् (kartum) - to make (the bestowal), to accomplish (to do, to make, to perform)
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive form of the root √kṛ.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
इच्छति (icchati) - wishes, desires, intends
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of iṣ
Present Active Indicative
Root √iṣ, 4th conjugation, parasmaipada.
Root: iṣ (class 4)