वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-69, verse-14

विदितं ते महाराज इक्ष्वाकुकुलदैवतम् ।
वक्ता सर्वेषु कृत्येषु वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः ॥१४॥

14. viditaṃ te mahārāja ikṣvākukuladaivatam ,
vaktā sarveṣu kṛtyeṣu vasiṣṭho bhagavānṛṣiḥ.

14. viditam te mahārāja ikṣvākukuladaivatam
vaktā sarveṣu kṛtyeṣu vasiṣṭhaḥ bhagavān ṛṣiḥ

14. mahārāja te ikṣvākukuladaivatam bhagavān
ṛṣiḥ vasiṣṭhaḥ viditam sarveṣu kṛtyeṣu vaktā

14. O great king, the divine sage (ṛṣi) Vasiṣṭha, who is the tutelary deity of the Ikṣvāku lineage, is known to you. He is the one who speaks on all matters.

Words meanings summery:

• विदितम् (viditam) - known, understood, ascertained

• ते (te) - to you, by you, for you, your

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• इक्ष्वाकुकुलदैवतम् (ikṣvākukuladaivatam) - the tutelary deity of the Ikṣvāku lineage

• वक्ता (vaktā) - speaker, one who speaks

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all, among all

• कृत्येषु (kṛtyeṣu) - in matters, in affairs, in duties

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, worshipful, illustrious

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

Words meanings and morphology

विदितम् (viditam) - known, understood, ascertained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidita

vidita - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vid (to know) with kta suffix.

Root: √vid (class 2)

Note: functions as a predicate adjective here

ते (te) - to you, by you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Can also be genitive. Here implies dative 'to you'.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

इक्ष्वाकुकुलदैवतम् (ikṣvākukuladaivatam) - the tutelary deity of the Ikṣvāku lineage

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ikṣvākukuladaivata

ikṣvākukuladaivata - deity of the Ikṣvāku family/lineage

Compound type : tatpurusha (ikṣvāku+kula+daivata)

• ikṣvāku – Ikṣvāku (name of a legendary king, founder of the solar dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, race, clan
  noun (neuter)
• daivata – deity, divinity, pertaining to a deity
  noun (neuter)
  derived from deva (god)

वक्ता (vaktā) - speaker, one who speaks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaktṛ

vaktṛ - speaker, orator, preacher

Agent noun

Derived from root √vac (to speak) with tṛ suffix.

Root: √vac (class 2)

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all, among all

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with kṛtyeṣu.

कृत्येषु (kṛtyeṣu) - in matters, in affairs, in duties

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of kṛtya

kṛtya - duty, action, deed, what is to be done

Gerundive / Nominalization

Derived from root √kṛ (to do) with tya suffix.

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (a proper name, one of the Saptarishis)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, worshipful, illustrious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, holy, glorious, venerable, illustrious; the adorable one

Note: Agrees with ṛṣiḥ and vasiṣṭhaḥ.

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

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