वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-69, verse-21

अनरण्यात् पृथुर्जज्ञे त्रिशङ्कुस्तु पृथोः सुतः ।
त्रिशङ्कोरभवत् पुत्रो धुन्धुमारो महायशाः ॥२१॥

21. anaraṇyāt pṛthurjajñe triśaṅkustu pṛthoḥ sutaḥ ,
triśaṅkorabhavat putro dhundhumāro mahāyaśāḥ.

21. anaraṇyāt pṛthuḥ jajñe triśaṅkuḥ tu pṛthoḥ sutaḥ
triśaṅkoḥ abhavat putraḥ dhundhumāraḥ mahāyaśāḥ

21. anaraṇyāt pṛthuḥ jajñe tu pṛthoḥ sutaḥ triśaṅkuḥ
triśaṅkoḥ mahāyaśāḥ putraḥ dhundhumāraḥ abhavat

21. From Anaraṇya, Pṛthu was born, and Triśaṅku was the son of Pṛthu. Triśaṅku's son was Dhundhumāra, who was greatly renowned.

Words meanings summery:

• अनरण्यात् (anaraṇyāt) - from Anaraṇya

• पृथुः (pṛthuḥ) - Pṛthu (a proper noun, a king) (Pṛthu (a king), broad, wide, great)

• जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born (was born, originated, appeared)

• त्रिशङ्कुः (triśaṅkuḥ) - Triśaṅku (a proper noun, a king) (Triśaṅku (a king))

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

• पृथोः (pṛthoḥ) - of Pṛthu

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son (son, offspring)

• त्रिशङ्कोः (triśaṅkoḥ) - of Triśaṅku

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became (was, became, existed)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (son, offspring)

• धुन्धुमारः (dhundhumāraḥ) - Dhundhumāra (a proper noun, a king) (Dhundhumāra (a king))

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - who was greatly renowned (greatly renowned, very famous)

Words meanings and morphology

अनरण्यात् (anaraṇyāt) - from Anaraṇya

(proper noun)

Ablative, 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)

पृथुः (pṛthuḥ) - Pṛthu (a proper noun, a king) (Pṛthu (a king), broad, wide, great)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthu

pṛthu - name of a king, son of Anaraṇya; also an adjective meaning 'broad, wide, great'

Root: pṛth (class 1)

जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born (was born, originated, appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of jan

Perfect tense (lit), 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada).

Root: jan (class 4)

त्रिशङ्कुः (triśaṅkuḥ) - Triśaṅku (a proper noun, a king) (Triśaṅku (a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of triśaṅku

triśaṅku - name of a king of the solar dynasty, son of Pṛthu, famous for his attempt to ascend to heaven in his mortal body

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

(indeclinable)

पृथोः (pṛthoḥ) - of Pṛthu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pṛthu

pṛthu - name of a king, son of Anaraṇya; also an adjective meaning 'broad, wide, great'

Root: pṛth (class 1)

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son (son, offspring)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child, born

Past Passive Participle (often used as a noun)

From the root 'sū' (to beget, produce) with the past passive participle suffix 'kta'.

Root: sū (class 2)

त्रिशङ्कोः (triśaṅkoḥ) - of Triśaṅku

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of triśaṅku

triśaṅku - name of a king of the solar dynasty, son of Pṛthu, famous for his attempt to ascend to heaven in his mortal body

अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became (was, became, existed)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense (laṅ), 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada).

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (son, offspring)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child, born

Past Passive Participle (often used as a noun)

From the root 'sū' (to beget, produce) with the past passive participle suffix 'kta'.

Root: sū (class 2)

धुन्धुमारः (dhundhumāraḥ) - Dhundhumāra (a proper noun, a king) (Dhundhumāra (a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhundhumāra

dhundhumāra - name of a king, son of Triśaṅku, known for killing the demon Dhundhu

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhundhu+māra)

• dhundhu – name of a demon
  proper noun (masculine)
• māra – killer, destroyer, death
  noun (masculine)
  From the root 'mṛ' (to die), often with a causative sense 'to kill' ('mārayati'), and nominal suffix 'ghañ'.
  Root: mṛ (class 1)

महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - who was greatly renowned (greatly renowned, very famous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - great fame, greatly renowned, very famous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+yaśas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty, extensive
  adjective
• yaśas – fame, glory, renown, honor
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yas (class 4)

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

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