वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-7, verse-15

ईदृशैस्तैरमात्यैस्तु राजा दशरथो ऽनघः ।
उपपन्नो गुणोपेतैरन्वशासद्वसुंधराम् ॥१५॥

15. īdṛśaistairamātyaistu rājā daśaratho'naghaḥ ,
upapanno guṇopetairanvaśāsadvasuṃdharām.

15. īdṛśaiḥ taiḥ amātyaiḥ tu rājā daśarathaḥ anaghaḥ
upapannaḥ guṇopetaiḥ anvaśāsat vasundharām

15. tu anaghaḥ rājā daśarathaḥ īdṛśaiḥ taiḥ guṇopetaiḥ
amātyaiḥ upapannaḥ vasundharām anvaśāsat

15. Indeed, the faultless King Daśaratha, attended by such ministers who were endowed with virtues, ruled the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• ईदृशैः (īdṛśaiḥ) - by such (by such, by such-like)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (by them, by those)

• अमात्यैः (amātyaiḥ) - by ministers (by ministers, by counselors)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• राजा (rājā) - King (king, ruler)

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Daśaratha (Daśaratha (name of a king))

• अनघः (anaghaḥ) - faultless (faultless, sinless, pure)

• उपपन्नः (upapannaḥ) - endowed with (endowed with, provided with, obtained, suitable)

• गुणोपेतैः (guṇopetaiḥ) - by virtuous (ministers) (by those possessed of qualities, by the virtuous)

• अन्वशासत् (anvaśāsat) - ruled (he ruled, he governed)

• वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the earth (the earth, bearer of wealth)

Words meanings and morphology

ईदृशैः (īdṛśaiḥ) - by such (by such, by such-like)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, such-like, of this kind

Formed from 'idam' and 'dṛś'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'amātyaiḥ'.

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (by them, by those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Qualifies 'amātyaiḥ'.

अमात्यैः (amātyaiḥ) - by ministers (by ministers, by counselors)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of amātya

amātya - minister, counselor, attendant, colleague

From 'amā' (at home, together) + 'tya'.

Note: Agent for 'upapannaḥ'.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

राजा (rājā) - King (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root 'rāj' (to rule).

Root: rāj

Note: Subject of the sentence.

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Daśaratha (Daśaratha (name of a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Daśaratha (name of a famous king of Ayodhya, Rama's father)

Compound 'daśa' (ten) + 'ratha' (chariot); one who has ten chariots.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśa+ratha)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'ram' (to sport, delight).
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Appositive to 'rājā'.

अनघः (anaghaḥ) - faultless (faultless, sinless, pure)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - faultless, sinless, blameless, pure

Negative compound 'a' (not) + 'agha' (sin, fault).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+agha)

• a – not, un-, in- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, evil, fault, distress, misfortune
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'daśarathaḥ'.

उपपन्नः (upapannaḥ) - endowed with (endowed with, provided with, obtained, suitable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upapanna

upapanna - endowed with, furnished with, fit, proper, suitable, come, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'pad' (to go, fall) with prefix 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

गुणोपेतैः (guṇopetaiḥ) - by virtuous (ministers) (by those possessed of qualities, by the virtuous)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇopeta

guṇopeta - endowed with virtues, possessed of good qualities

Compound of 'guṇa' and 'upeta'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (guṇa+upeta)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, excellence, attribute
  noun (masculine)
• upeta – endowed with, possessed of, approached, attained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from 'i' (to go) with prefix 'upa'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'amātyaiḥ'.

अन्वशासत् (anvaśāsat) - ruled (he ruled, he governed)

(verb)

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

Root 'śās' (to rule, teach) with prefix 'anu'.

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the earth (the earth, bearer of wealth)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasundharā

vasundharā - the earth (bearer of wealth), land, ground

Compound 'vasu' (wealth) + 'dharā' (bearer).

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (vasu+dharā)

• vasu – wealth, riches, treasure, good, excellent
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vas (class 2)
• dharā – earth, ground, bearer, supporter
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to bear, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'anvaśāsat'.