वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-71, verse-24

स सुतैः कृतगोदानैर्वृतश्च नृपतिस्तदा ।
लोकपालैरिवाभाति वृतः सौम्यः प्रजापतिः ॥२४॥

24. sa sutaiḥ kṛtagodānairvṛtaśca nṛpatistadā ,
lokapālairivābhāti vṛtaḥ saumyaḥ prajāpatiḥ.

24. sa sutaiḥ kṛtagodānaiḥ vṛtaḥ ca nṛpatiḥ tadā
lokapālaiḥ iva ābhāti vṛtaḥ saumyaḥ prajāpatiḥ

24. sa nṛpatiḥ ca tadā sutaiḥ kṛtagodānaiḥ vṛtaḥ
saumyaḥ prajāpatiḥ lokapālaiḥ iva vṛtaḥ ābhāti

24. And that king, surrounded by his sons who had performed the cow-giving (godāna) (ceremony), then shone like the gentle lord of creatures (prajāpati) surrounded by the world-protectors (lokapāla).

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• सुतैः (sutaiḥ) - by the sons

• कृतगोदानैः (kṛtagodānaiḥ) - by those who had performed the cow-giving (ceremony)

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, chosen

• च (ca) - and

• नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, lord of men

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• लोकपालैः (lokapālaiḥ) - by the protectors of the world, by the world-guardians

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• आभाति (ābhāti) - shines forth, appears

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, chosen

• सौम्यः (saumyaḥ) - gentle, mild, benevolent, moon-like

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajāpati, the lord of creatures (lord of creatures, creator)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सुतैः (sutaiḥ) - by the sons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle (from sū 'to beget')

Root: sū (class 2)

कृतगोदानैः (kṛtagodānaiḥ) - by those who had performed the cow-giving (ceremony)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṛtagodāna

kṛtagodāna - having performed a cow-giving ceremony

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+godāna)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• godāna – gift of cows, cow-giving ceremony (dāna)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'sutaiḥ'

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, chosen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'nṛpatiḥ'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, lord of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

लोकपालैः (lokapālaiḥ) - by the protectors of the world, by the world-guardians

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of lokapāla

lokapāla - guardian of the world, world-protector

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+pāla)

• loka – world, people
  noun (masculine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

आभाति (ābhāti) - shines forth, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ābhā

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, chosen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'prajāpatiḥ'

सौम्यः (saumyaḥ) - gentle, mild, benevolent, moon-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, benevolent, relating to Soma/Moon

Note: Agrees with 'prajāpatiḥ'

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajāpati, the lord of creatures (lord of creatures, creator)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, creator (Prajāpati)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)