वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-69, verse-20

विकुक्षेस्तु महातेजा बाणः पुत्रः प्रतापवान् ।
बाणस्य तु महातेजा अनरण्यः प्रतापवान् ॥२०॥

20. vikukṣestu mahātejā bāṇaḥ putraḥ pratāpavān ,
bāṇasya tu mahātejā anaraṇyaḥ pratāpavān.

20. vikukṣeḥ tu mahātejāḥ bāṇaḥ putraḥ pratāpavān
bāṇasya tu mahātejāḥ anaraṇyaḥ pratāpavān

20. vikukṣeḥ tu mahātejāḥ pratāpavān bāṇaḥ putraḥ
bāṇasya tu mahātejāḥ pratāpavān anaraṇyaḥ

20. The greatly effulgent and powerful Bāṇa was the son of Vikukṣi. And the greatly effulgent and powerful Anaraṇya was the son of Bāṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• विकुक्षेः (vikukṣeḥ) - of Vikukṣi

• तु (tu) - and, indeed (conjunctive/emphatic particle) (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly effulgent (one) (very effulgent, greatly energetic, powerful)

• बाणः (bāṇaḥ) - Bāṇa (a proper noun, a king) (Bāṇa (a king), arrow)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the powerful (one) (powerful, valorous, glorious)

• बाणस्य (bāṇasya) - of Bāṇa

• तु (tu) - and, indeed (conjunctive/emphatic particle) (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly effulgent (one) (very effulgent, greatly energetic, powerful)

• अनरण्यः (anaraṇyaḥ) - Anaraṇya (a proper noun) (Anaraṇya (a king))

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the powerful (one) (powerful, valorous, glorious)

Words meanings and morphology

विकुक्षेः (vikukṣeḥ) - of Vikukṣi

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vikukṣi

vikukṣi - name of a son of Ikṣvāku, also known as Śaśāda

तु (tu) - and, indeed (conjunctive/emphatic particle) (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly effulgent (one) (very effulgent, greatly energetic, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great energy, great luster, very effulgent, mighty, powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty, extensive
  adjective
• tejas – sharpness, energy, splendor, brilliance, power, spiritual power, fire
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular of a stem ending in -as.

बाणः (bāṇaḥ) - Bāṇa (a proper noun, a king) (Bāṇa (a king), arrow)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - an arrow; name of a mythical thousand-armed demon, also a historical poet; here, a king in the solar dynasty

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child, offspring

Root: put (class 10)

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the powerful (one) (powerful, valorous, glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - powerful, majestic, valorous, glorious, splendid

From 'pratāpa' (power, glory) with the possessive suffix 'matup'.

Prefix: pra

Root: tap (class 1)

बाणस्य (bāṇasya) - of Bāṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - an arrow; name of a mythical thousand-armed demon, also a historical poet; here, a king in the solar dynasty

तु (tu) - and, indeed (conjunctive/emphatic particle) (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly effulgent (one) (very effulgent, greatly energetic, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great energy, great luster, very effulgent, mighty, powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty, extensive
  adjective
• tejas – sharpness, energy, splendor, brilliance, power, spiritual power, fire
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular of a stem ending in -as.

अनरण्यः (anaraṇyaḥ) - Anaraṇya (a proper noun) (Anaraṇya (a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anaraṇya

anaraṇya - name of a king, son of Bāṇa; literally 'one in whom there is no wilderness/forest'

Compound type : nan-bahuvrīhi (a+araṇya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• araṇya – forest, wilderness, uninhabited place
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the powerful (one) (powerful, valorous, glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - powerful, majestic, valorous, glorious, splendid

From 'pratāpa' (power, glory) with the possessive suffix 'matup'.

Prefix: pra

Root: tap (class 1)

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