वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-69, verse-2

भ्राता मम महातेजा यवीयानतिधार्मिकः ।
कुशध्वज इति ख्यातः पुरीमध्यवसच्छुभाम् ॥२॥

2. bhrātā mama mahātejā yavīyānatidhārmikaḥ ,
kuśadhvaja iti khyātaḥ purīmadhyavasacchubhām.

2. bhrātā mama mahātejā yavīyān atidhārmikaḥ
kuśadhvaja iti khyātaḥ purīm adhyavasat śubhām

2. mama yavīyān atidhārmikaḥ mahātejā bhrātā
kuśadhvaja iti khyātaḥ śubhām purīm adhyavasat

2. My greatly radiant (mahātejā), extremely righteous younger brother, known as Kuśadhvaja, resides in an auspicious city.

Words meanings summery:

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• महातेजा (mahātejā) - greatly radiant, highly spirited, very energetic

• यवीयान् (yavīyān) - younger, youngest

• अतिधार्मिकः (atidhārmikaḥ) - exceedingly righteous, very virtuous

• कुशध्वज (kuśadhvaja) - The name of Shatrughna's younger brother (Kushadhvaja (proper name))

• इति (iti) - thus, so; used to indicate a quotation or designation

• ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - known, famous, celebrated

• पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

• अध्यवसत् (adhyavasat) - dwelt, resided, settled

• शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious, beautiful, brilliant, charming

Words meanings and morphology

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

महातेजा (mahātejā) - greatly radiant, highly spirited, very energetic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, greatly radiant

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij (class 6)

यवीयान् (yavīyān) - younger, youngest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yavīyas

yavīyas - younger, youngest

Comparative form of yuvan (young)

अतिधार्मिकः (atidhārmikaḥ) - exceedingly righteous, very virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atidhārmika

atidhārmika - exceedingly righteous, very virtuous

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (ati+dhārmika)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding
  indeclinable
• dhārmika – righteous, virtuous, pious, adherent of dharma
  adjective
  Derived from dharma (धर्म) with suffix -ika

कुशध्वज (kuśadhvaja) - The name of Shatrughna's younger brother (Kushadhvaja (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśadhvaja

kuśadhvaja - Kushadhvaja (name of a king, brother of Janaka's wife Sītā, i.e., Urmila's father, and Lakshmana's father-in-law). In this context, it is the brother of Shatrughna.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kuśa+dhvaja)

• kuśa – a type of sacred grass (Poa cynosuroides); a name
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, standard
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhvaj (class 1)

Note: Part of the phrase 'iti khyātaḥ' (known as).

इति (iti) - thus, so; used to indicate a quotation or designation

(indeclinable)

ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - known, famous, celebrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khyāta

khyāta - known, famous, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root khyā- (to tell, to be known)

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'bhrātā'.

पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town

Note: Object of 'adhyavasat'.

अध्यवसत् (adhyavasat) - dwelt, resided, settled

(verb)

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

Imperfect

Third person singular, imperfect active

Prefix: adhi

Root: vas (class 1)

शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious, beautiful, brilliant, charming

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, beautiful, brilliant, charming

Note: Agrees with 'purīm'.

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