वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-74, verse-21

इदं च विष्णवं राम धनुः परपुरंजयम् ।
ऋचीके भार्गवे प्रादाद्विष्णुः स न्यासमुत्तमम् ॥२१॥

21. idaṃ ca viṣṇavaṃ rāma dhanuḥ parapuraṃjayam ,
ṛcīke bhārgave prādādviṣṇuḥ sa nyāsamuttamam.

21. idam ca viṣṇavam rāma dhanuḥ parapuraṃjayam
ṛcīke bhārgave prādāt viṣṇuḥ saḥ nyāsam uttamam

21. rāma idam ca viṣṇavam dhanuḥ parapuraṃjayam
viṣṇuḥ ṛcīke bhārgave saḥ uttamam nyāsam prādāt

21. O Rāma, Viṣṇu (viṣṇu) gave this excellent bow, which belongs to Viṣṇu (viṣṇu) and conquers enemy cities, as a sacred trust to Ṛcīka, the descendant of Bhṛgu.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this, here

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• विष्णवम् (viṣṇavam) - related to Viṣṇu, Vaishnava

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• परपुरंजयम् (parapuraṁjayam) - conquering enemy cities

• ऋचीके (ṛcīke) - to Ṛcīka

• भार्गवे (bhārgave) - to the descendant of Bhṛgu

• प्रादात् (prādāt) - he gave, he bestowed

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu

• सः (saḥ) - emphatic, referring to Viṣṇu (he, that)

• न्यासम् (nyāsam) - sacred trust (deposit, trust, pledge)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this, here

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

विष्णवम् (viṣṇavam) - related to Viṣṇu, Vaishnava

(adjective)

neuter, singular of viṣṇava

viṣṇava - relating to Viṣṇu, sacred to Viṣṇu

Note: qualifying 'dhanuḥ'

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a king/deity)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

परपुरंजयम् (parapuraṁjayam) - conquering enemy cities

(adjective)

neuter, singular of parapuraṃjaya

parapuraṁjaya - conquering enemy cities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+pura+jaya)

• para – enemy, other
  adjective
• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – conquering, victory
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: qualifying 'dhanuḥ'

ऋचीके (ṛcīke) - to Ṛcīka

(proper noun)

masculine, singular of ṛcīka

ṛcīka - Ṛcīka (name of a sage)

Note: Used in a dative sense (to Ṛcīka)

भार्गवे (bhārgave) - to the descendant of Bhṛgu

(noun)

masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhṛgu

Note: Used in a dative sense, qualifying Ṛcīka

प्रादात् (prādāt) - he gave, he bestowed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dā

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (name of a deity)

Note: Subject of 'prādāt'

सः (saḥ) - emphatic, referring to Viṣṇu (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Viṣṇu, emphasizing the subject.

न्यासम् (nyāsam) - sacred trust (deposit, trust, pledge)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nyāsa

nyāsa - deposit, trust, pledge

Prefix: ni

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object of 'prādāt'

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, highest

Note: Qualifying 'nyāsam'

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