वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-70, verse-20

कनीयानेष मे भ्राता अहं ज्येष्ठो महामुने ।
ददामि परमप्रीतो वध्वौ ते मुनिपुंगव ॥२०॥

20. kanīyāneṣa me bhrātā ahaṃ jyeṣṭho mahāmune ,
dadāmi paramaprīto vadhvau te munipuṃgava.

20. kanīyān eṣaḥ me bhrātā aham jyeṣṭhaḥ mahāmune
dadāmi paramaprītaḥ vadhvau te munipuṃgava

20. mahāmune eṣaḥ me kanīyān bhrātā aham jyeṣṭhaḥ
munipuṃgava aham paramaprītaḥ te vadhvau dadāmi

20. O great sage (mahāmuni), this (Kuśadhvaja) is my younger brother, and I am the elder. O best among sages (munipuṅgava), I, being exceedingly pleased, give these two brides to you.

Words meanings summery:

• कनीयान् (kanīyān) - younger, junior, smaller

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

• मे (me) - my, to me

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• अहम् (aham) - I

• ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - elder, eldest, oldest, foremost

• महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

• ददामि (dadāmi) - I give, I offer

• परमप्रीतः (paramaprītaḥ) - exceedingly pleased, very delighted

• वध्वौ (vadhvau) - two brides, two daughters-in-law

• ते (te) - to you, your

• मुनिपुंगव (munipuṁgava) - O best among sages

Words meanings and morphology

कनीयान् (kanīyān) - younger, junior, smaller

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kanīyas

kanīyas - younger, smaller, inferior (comparative degree)

Comparative form of 'yuvan' (young) or 'laghu' (small).

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he/she/it

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - elder, eldest, oldest, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, oldest, chief, best (superlative degree)

Superlative form of 'vr̥ddha' (old).

महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)

ददामि (dadāmi) - I give, I offer

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

परमप्रीतः (paramaprītaḥ) - exceedingly pleased, very delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramaprīta

paramaprīta - greatly pleased, very dear

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+prīta)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• prīta – pleased, delighted, beloved
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'prī' (to please, love) + 'kta' suffix.
  Root: prī (class 9)

वध्वौ (vadhvau) - two brides, two daughters-in-law

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of vadhū

vadhū - bride, young wife, daughter-in-law

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

मुनिपुंगव (munipuṁgava) - O best among sages

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of munipuṃgava

munipuṁgava - best of sages (lit. bull among sages)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+puṃgava)

• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)
• puṃgava – bull; chief, excellent (used as a suffix for 'best among')
  noun (masculine)