वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-69, verse-27

रघोस्तु पुत्रस्तेजस्वी प्रवृद्धः पुरुषादकः ।
कल्माषपादो ह्यभवत्तस्माज्जातस्तु शङ्खणः ॥२७॥

27. raghostu putrastejasvī pravṛddhaḥ puruṣādakaḥ ,
kalmāṣapādo hyabhavattasmājjātastu śaṅkhaṇaḥ.

27. raghoḥ tu putraḥ tejasvī pravṛddhaḥ puruṣādakaḥ
kalmāṣapādaḥ hi abhavat tasmāt jātaḥ tu śaṅkhaṇaḥ

27. raghoḥ putraḥ tu tejasvī pravṛddhaḥ puruṣādakaḥ
kalmāṣapādaḥ hi abhavat tasmāt śaṅkhaṇaḥ tu jātaḥ

27. Raghu's son was the powerful and prominent Puruṣādaka, who was also known as Kalmāṣapāda. From him, Śaṅkhaṇa was born.

Words meanings summery:

• रघोः (raghoḥ) - of Raghu

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - powerful, brilliant

• प्रवृद्धः (pravṛddhaḥ) - grown, mighty, prominent

• पुरुषादकः (puruṣādakaḥ) - Puruṣādaka (a descriptive name for King Kalmāṣapāda) (man-eater)

• कल्माषपादः (kalmāṣapādaḥ) - Kalmāṣapāda (a proper name for a king of the solar dynasty, meaning 'spotted-foot') (Kalmāṣapāda)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him (Kalmāṣapāda) (from him, from that)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed)

• शङ्खणः (śaṅkhaṇaḥ) - Śaṅkhaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

रघोः (raghoḥ) - of Raghu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of raghu

raghu - Raghu (a proper name, king of the solar dynasty)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed)

(indeclinable)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - powerful, brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tejasvin

tejasvin - brilliant, powerful, energetic, splendid

Suffix -vin

Root: tejas

प्रवृद्धः (pravṛddhaḥ) - grown, mighty, prominent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravṛddha

pravṛddha - grown, increased, mighty, prominent, great

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra-vṛdh (to grow, increase)

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

पुरुषादकः (puruṣādakaḥ) - Puruṣādaka (a descriptive name for King Kalmāṣapāda) (man-eater)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣādaka

puruṣādaka - man-eater, cannibal

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+adaka)

• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• adaka – eating, eater (agent suffix from 'ad')
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  kṛt suffix -aka from root ad-
  Root: ad (class 2)

कल्माषपादः (kalmāṣapādaḥ) - Kalmāṣapāda (a proper name for a king of the solar dynasty, meaning 'spotted-foot') (Kalmāṣapāda)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalmāṣapāda

kalmāṣapāda - spotted-foot (a proper name of a king, often associated with a curse or specific condition)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kalmāṣa+pāda)

• kalmāṣa – spot, speckle, variegated, spotted
  noun (neuter)
• pāda – foot, leg
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him (Kalmāṣapāda) (from him, from that)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

जातः (jātaḥ) - born

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed)

(indeclinable)

शङ्खणः (śaṅkhaṇaḥ) - Śaṅkhaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkhaṇa

śaṅkhaṇa - Śaṅkhaṇa (a proper name, king of the solar dynasty)

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