वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-73, verse-6

ददौ परमसंहृष्टः कन्याधनमनुत्तमम् ।
दत्त्वा बहुधनं राजा समनुज्ञाप्य पार्थिवम् ॥६॥

6. dadau paramasaṃhṛṣṭaḥ kanyādhanamanuttamam ,
dattvā bahudhanaṃ rājā samanujñāpya pārthivam.

6. dadau paramasaṃhṛṣṭaḥ kanyādhanam anuttamam
dattvā bahudhanam rājā samanujñāpya pārthivam

6. परमसंहृष्टः (राजा) अनुत्तमं कन्याधनं ददौ
बहुधनं दत्त्वा राजा पार्थिवम् समनुज्ञाप्य

6. Exceedingly delighted, he gave an unsurpassed dowry. Having presented much wealth, the king then, having taken leave of the other king...

Words meanings summery:

• ददौ (dadau) - gave, he gave

• परमसंहृष्टः (paramasaṁhṛṣṭaḥ) - exceedingly delighted, very joyful

• कन्याधनम् (kanyādhanam) - dowry, bride-price, wedding gift

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent, best

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given, having granted

• बहुधनम् (bahudhanam) - much wealth, abundant riches

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• समनुज्ञाप्य (samanujñāpya) - having taken leave of, having obtained permission from, having bid farewell

• पार्थिवम् (pārthivam) - the other king (e.g., Daśaratha) (the king, the sovereign (lord of the earth))

Words meanings and morphology

ददौ (dadau) - gave, he gave

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dā

Perfect tense form (Lit)

Root: √dā (class 3)

परमसंहृष्टः (paramasaṁhṛṣṭaḥ) - exceedingly delighted, very joyful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramasaṃhṛṣṭa

paramasaṁhṛṣṭa - supremely gladdened, exceedingly joyful

Compound type : karmadharaya (parama+saṃhṛṣṭa)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent, exceedingly
  adjective
• saṃhṛṣṭa – delighted, rejoiced, gladdened
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of √hṛṣ (to be pleased) with prefix 'sam-'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Modifies the implied subject, 'the king'

कन्याधनम् (kanyādhanam) - dowry, bride-price, wedding gift

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kanyādhana

kanyādhana - dowry, property given with a daughter at marriage

Compound type : tatpurusha (kanyā+dhana)

• kanyā – girl, maiden, daughter, virgin
  noun (feminine)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property, money
  noun (neuter)

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent, best

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unrivalled, unsurpassed, excellent, best, supreme

Compound type : na-tatpurusha (an+uttama)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• uttama – highest, best, chief, excellent
  adjective

Note: Modifies 'kanyādhanam'

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given, having granted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root √dā (to give) with the suffix -tvā

Root: √dā (class 3)

बहुधनम् (bahudhanam) - much wealth, abundant riches

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahudhana

bahudhana - much wealth, abundant riches

Compound type : karmadharaya (bahu+dhana)

• bahu – much, many, numerous, abundant
  adjective
• dhana – wealth, riches, property, money
  noun (neuter)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

समनुज्ञाप्य (samanujñāpya) - having taken leave of, having obtained permission from, having bid farewell

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root √jñā (to know) with prefixes 'sam-' and 'anu-' and causative suffix '-āpaya', then the suffix '-ya'

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: √jñā (class 9)

पार्थिवम् (pārthivam) - the other king (e.g., Daśaratha) (the king, the sovereign (lord of the earth))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, terrestrial, royal, king, prince

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