वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-70, verse-5

उदावसोस्तु धर्मात्मा जातो वै नन्दिवर्धनः ।
नन्दिवर्धन पुत्रस्तु सुकेतुर्नाम नामतः ॥५॥

5. udāvasostu dharmātmā jāto vai nandivardhanaḥ ,
nandivardhana putrastu suketurnāma nāmataḥ.

5. udāvasoḥ tu dharmātmā jātaḥ vai nandivardhanaḥ
nandivardhana putraḥ tu suketuḥ nāma nāmataḥ

5. udāvasoḥ tu dharmātmā nandivardhanaḥ vai jātaḥ.
nandivardhana putraḥ tu suketuḥ nāma nāmataḥ.

5. Indeed, from Udāvasu was born the righteous-souled (dharma) Nandivardhana. And Nandivardhana's son was named Suketu.

Words meanings summery:

• उदावसोः (udāvasoḥ) - of Udāvasu

• तु (tu) - but, yet, indeed, moreover

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, virtuous

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

• नन्दिवर्धनः (nandivardhanaḥ) - Nandivardhana (a proper name)

• नन्दिवर्धन (nandivardhana) - Used as the first part of a compound in the genitive sense ('Nandivardhana's') (Nandivardhana (a proper name))

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• तु (tu) - but, yet, indeed, moreover

• सुकेतुः (suketuḥ) - Suketu (a proper name)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named

• नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name, by means of name

Words meanings and morphology

उदावसोः (udāvasoḥ) - of Udāvasu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of udāvasu

udāvasu - Udāvasu (name of a king)

तु (tu) - but, yet, indeed, moreover

(indeclinable)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous-souled, virtuous, pious, one whose self is dharma

Bahuvrihi compound of dharma (righteousness) and ātman (self/soul)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, constitution, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhṛ (to support, to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced

(past passive participle)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

(indeclinable)

नन्दिवर्धनः (nandivardhanaḥ) - Nandivardhana (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nandivardhana

nandivardhana - Nandivardhana (name of a king, literally 'joy-increasing')

Compound of nandi (joy) and vardhana (increasing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nandi+vardhana)

• nandi – joy, happiness, delight
  noun (masculine)
  From √nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)
• vardhana – increasing, promoting, causing to grow
  agent noun/adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from causative verb
  From causative of √vṛdh (to grow)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

नन्दिवर्धन (nandivardhana) - Used as the first part of a compound in the genitive sense ('Nandivardhana's') (Nandivardhana (a proper name))

(proper noun)

masculine, singular of nandivardhana

nandivardhana - Nandivardhana (name of a king)

Compound of nandi (joy) and vardhana (increasing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nandi+vardhana)

• nandi – joy, happiness, delight
  noun (masculine)
  From √nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)
• vardhana – increasing, promoting, causing to grow
  agent noun/adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from causative verb
  From causative of √vṛdh (to grow)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Used as the first element of an implied compound with 'putraḥ' (Nandivardhana's son).

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

तु (tu) - but, yet, indeed, moreover

(indeclinable)

सुकेतुः (suketuḥ) - Suketu (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suketu

suketu - Suketu (name of a king, literally 'good banner' or 'beautiful light')

Bahuvrihi compound of su (good, beautiful) and ketu (banner, light, sign)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+ketu)

• su – good, well, excellent, beautiful
  indeclinable
• ketu – banner, flag, sign, mark, light, meteor
  noun (masculine)

नाम (nāma) - by name, named

(indeclinable)

नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name, by means of name

(indeclinable)

From nāman (name) + -tas suffix