वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-69, verse-7

स ददर्श महात्मानं जनकं धर्मवत्सलम् ।
सो ऽभिवाद्य शतानन्दं राजानं चापि धार्मिकम् ॥७॥

7. sa dadarśa mahātmānaṃ janakaṃ dharmavatsalam ,
so'bhivādya śatānandaṃ rājānaṃ cāpi dhārmikam.

7. sa dadarśa mahātmānam janakam dharmavatsalam |
saḥ abhivādya śatānandam rājānam ca api dhārmikam

7. saḥ mahātmānam dharmavatsalam janakam dadarśa
saḥ śatānandam ca api dhārmikam rājānam abhivādya

7. He saw the noble Janaka, who was devoted to his intrinsic nature (dharma). Having saluted Śatānanda and also the righteous king, he...

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - referring to Janaka (the great-souled one, the noble one, the high-minded one)

• जनकम् (janakam) - Janaka

• धर्मवत्सलम् (dharmavatsalam) - affectionate towards dharma, devoted to righteousness, loving righteousness

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having bowed down, having saluted, having greeted

• शतानन्दम् (śatānandam) - Śatānanda

• राजानम् (rājānam) - referring to Janaka (the king)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• धार्मिकम् (dhārmikam) - referring to Janaka (righteous, virtuous, pious, adherent to dharma)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

perfect tense form

Reduplicated root form.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - referring to Janaka (the great-souled one, the noble one, the high-minded one)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble person, magnanimous one, the universal soul (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature, consciousness (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

जनकम् (janakam) - Janaka

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - Janaka (a proper name, King of Mithila)

धर्मवत्सलम् (dharmavatsalam) - affectionate towards dharma, devoted to righteousness, loving righteousness

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmavatsala

dharmavatsala - devoted to righteousness, loving virtue, fond of duty (dharma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+vatsala)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, natural law, intrinsic nature (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
• vatsala – affectionate, tender, loving, fond of
  adjective

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having bowed down, having saluted, having greeted

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed with prefix abhi and suffix -ya from root vad.

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: An absolutive, functions adverbially.

शतानन्दम् (śatānandam) - Śatānanda

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śatānanda

śatānanda - Śatānanda (proper name, Janaka's priest)

राजानम् (rājānam) - referring to Janaka (the king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

धार्मिकम् (dhārmikam) - referring to Janaka (righteous, virtuous, pious, adherent to dharma)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhārmika

dhārmika - righteous, virtuous, dutiful, relating to dharma

Derived from dharma with suffix -ika.

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