वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-7, verse-17

तैर्मन्त्रिभिर्मन्त्रहितैर्निविष्टैर्वृतो ऽनुरक्तैः कुशलैः समर्थैः ।
स पार्थिवो दीप्तिमवाप युक्तस्तेजोमयैर्गोभिरिवोदितो ऽर्कः ॥१७॥

17. tairmantribhirmantrahitairniviṣṭairvṛto'nuraktaiḥ kuśalaiḥ samarthaiḥ ,
sa pārthivo dīptimavāpa yuktastejomayairgobhirivodito'rkaḥ.

17. taiḥ mantribhiḥ mantrahitaiḥ niviṣṭaiḥ
vṛtaḥ anuraktaiḥ kuśalaiḥ samarthaiḥ
saḥ pārthivaḥ dīptim avāpa yuktaḥ
tejomayaiḥ gobhiḥ iva uditaḥ arkaḥ

17. taiḥ mantribhiḥ mantrahitaiḥ niviṣṭaiḥ
anuraktaiḥ kuśalaiḥ samarthaiḥ
vṛtaḥ yuktaḥ saḥ pārthivaḥ dīptim avāpa
tejomayaiḥ gobhiḥ uditaḥ arkaḥ iva

17. Surrounded by those ministers—who were devoted to counsel, steadfast, loyal, skillful, and capable—that king, thus endowed, attained brilliance, just as the rising sun (arka) is endowed with its radiant (tejomaya) rays.

Words meanings summery:

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

• मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by ministers (by ministers, by counselors)

• मन्त्रहितैः (mantrahitaiḥ) - devoted to counsel (by those devoted to counsel, by wise counselors, by those whose counsel is beneficial)

• निविष्टैः (niviṣṭaiḥ) - steadfast (by those settled, by those steadfast, by those engaged)

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, chosen, covered)

• अनुरक्तैः (anuraktaiḥ) - loyal (by loyal ones, by attached ones, by devoted ones)

• कुशलैः (kuśalaiḥ) - skillful (by skillful ones, by expert ones, by auspicious ones)

• समर्थैः (samarthaiḥ) - capable (by capable ones, by able ones, by suitable ones)

• सः (saḥ) - that (he, that)

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king (king, ruler, earthly)

• दीप्तिम् (dīptim) - brilliance (splendor, radiance, light, glow)

• अवाप (avāpa) - attained (he attained, he obtained, he reached)

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - thus endowed (joined, endowed, fit, engaged (yoga))

• तेजोमयैः (tejomayaiḥ) - by its radiant (by radiant, by bright, by fiery, consisting of light)

• गोभिः (gobhiḥ) - by its rays of light (by cows, by rays (of light), by senses)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• उदितः (uditaḥ) - rising (risen, ascended, spoken)

• अर्कः (arkaḥ) - the sun (sun, ray, fire, hymn)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

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

Demonstrative pronoun.

मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by ministers (by ministers, by counselors)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor, possessor of a sacred word (mantra)

From 'mantra' (counsel, sacred word) + '-in'.

Root: mantr (class 10)

मन्त्रहितैः (mantrahitaiḥ) - devoted to counsel (by those devoted to counsel, by wise counselors, by those whose counsel is beneficial)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantrahita

mantrahita - devoted to counsel, whose counsel is beneficial, wise in deliberation

Compound of 'mantra' and 'hita'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (mantra+hita)

• mantra – counsel (mantra), advice, sacred text, incantation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'man' (to think).
  Root: man (class 4)
• hita – beneficial, salutary, suitable, placed, kept
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dhā' (to place) or 'hi' (to send). Here 'beneficial'.
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'mantribhiḥ'.

निविष्टैः (niviṣṭaiḥ) - steadfast (by those settled, by those steadfast, by those engaged)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niviṣṭa

niviṣṭa - settled, established, steadfast, entered, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'mantribhiḥ'.

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, chosen, covered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, chosen, covered, appointed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vṛ' (to choose, cover, surround).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'pārthivaḥ'.

अनुरक्तैः (anuraktaiḥ) - loyal (by loyal ones, by attached ones, by devoted ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anurakta

anurakta - devoted, loyal, attached, pleased, loving

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'rañj' (to color, delight) with prefix 'anu'.

Prefix: anu

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mantribhiḥ'.

कुशलैः (kuśalaiḥ) - skillful (by skillful ones, by expert ones, by auspicious ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuśala

kuśala - skillful, expert, clever, auspicious, well-being

From 'kuśa' (grass) + '-la' (one who cuts grass, hence skillful).

Note: Qualifies 'mantribhiḥ'.

समर्थैः (samarthaiḥ) - capable (by capable ones, by able ones, by suitable ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of samartha

samartha - capable, able, strong, efficient, suitable, appropriate

Compound 'sam' (together, completely) + 'artha' (meaning, purpose).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sam+artha)

• sam – with, together, completely, well (prefix)
  indeclinable
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth, goal
  noun (masculine)
  Root 'ṛ' (to go, move) + 'tha'.
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'mantribhiḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - that (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative singular masculine of 'tad'.

पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king (king, ruler, earthly)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - king, ruler, earthly, belonging to the earth

From 'pṛthivī' (earth) + suffix '-aṇ'.

Note: Subject of the verb 'avāpa'.

दीप्तिम् (dīptim) - brilliance (splendor, radiance, light, glow)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dīpti

dīpti - splendor, radiance, brightness, light, flame

Derived from root 'dīp' (to shine, burn).

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Object of 'avāpa'.

अवाप (avāpa) - attained (he attained, he obtained, he reached)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of avāp

Root 'āp' (to obtain, reach) with prefix 'ava'.

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - thus endowed (joined, endowed, fit, engaged (yoga))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, united, endowed with, suitable, engaged in (yoga), connected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yuj' (to join, unite).

Root: yuj (class 7)

तेजोमयैः (tejomayaiḥ) - by its radiant (by radiant, by bright, by fiery, consisting of light)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tejomaya

tejomaya - full of light, radiant, brilliant, fiery, consisting of splendor

Compound of 'tejas' and '-maya' (full of, consisting of).

Compound type : tatpurusha (tejas+maya)

• tejas – splendor, brilliance, light, energy, sharp edge
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'tij' (to be sharp).
  Root: tij (class 1)
• maya – consisting of, full of, made of
  suffix (masculine)
  Secondary suffix.

Note: Qualifies 'gobhiḥ'.

गोभिः (gobhiḥ) - by its rays of light (by cows, by rays (of light), by senses)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, ray of light, earth, speech

Note: Instrument for comparison to the sun.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

उदितः (uditaḥ) - rising (risen, ascended, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udita

udita - risen, ascended, appeared, said, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'arkaḥ'.

अर्कः (arkaḥ) - the sun (sun, ray, fire, hymn)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, ray of light, fire, hymn, praise

Derived from root 'arc' (to shine, praise).

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: The subject of the simile.