वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-74, verse-7

भार्गवाणां कुले जातः स्वाध्यायव्रतशालिनाम् ।
सहस्राक्षे प्रतिज्ञाय शस्त्रं निक्षिप्तवानसि ॥७॥

7. bhārgavāṇāṃ kule jātaḥ svādhyāyavrataśālinām ,
sahasrākṣe pratijñāya śastraṃ nikṣiptavānasi.

7. bhārgavāṇām kule jātaḥ svādhyāyavrataśālinām
sahasrākṣe pratijñāya śastram nikṣiptavān asi

7. bhārgavāṇām svādhyāyavrataśālinām kule jātaḥ
sahasrākṣe pratijñāya śastram nikṣiptavān asi

7. You, born in the lineage of the Bhargavas, who are known for their observance of the vow of Vedic study (svādhyāya), having made a solemn vow to Indra (sahasrākṣa), then laid down your weapons.

Words meanings summery:

• भार्गवाणाम् (bhārgavāṇām) - of the Bhargavas, of the descendants of Bhṛgu

• कुले (kule) - in the family, in the lineage, in the clan

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced, arisen

• स्वाध्यायव्रतशालिनाम् (svādhyāyavrataśālinām) - of those adorned with the vow of self-study (svādhyāya), of those observing the vow of Vedic recitation

• सहस्राक्षे (sahasrākṣe) - to the thousand-eyed one (Indra)

• प्रतिज्ञाय (pratijñāya) - having vowed, having promised, having undertaken

• शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapon, arm, instrument

• निक्षिप्तवान् (nikṣiptavān) - having laid down, having deposited, having abandoned

• असि (asi) - you are

Words meanings and morphology

भार्गवाणाम् (bhārgavāṇām) - of the Bhargavas, of the descendants of Bhṛgu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhṛgu; a name for Paraśurāma

Derived from Bhṛgu

कुले (kule) - in the family, in the lineage, in the clan

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, clan, race

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced, arisen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root jan

Root: jan (class 4)

स्वाध्यायव्रतशालिनाम् (svādhyāyavrataśālinām) - of those adorned with the vow of self-study (svādhyāya), of those observing the vow of Vedic recitation

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of svādhyāyavrataśālin

svādhyāyavrataśālin - possessing or adorned with the vow of svādhyāya

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svādhyāyavrata+śālin)

• svādhyāyavrata – vow of self-study/Vedic recitation
  noun (neuter)
• śālin – possessing, endowed with, adorned with
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -śālin denoting possession

सहस्राक्षे (sahasrākṣe) - to the thousand-eyed one (Indra)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sahasrākṣa

sahasrākṣa - thousand-eyed; an epithet of Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+akṣa)

• sahasra – a thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative case used for 'to whom' with verbs of promising/vowing

प्रतिज्ञाय (pratijñāya) - having vowed, having promised, having undertaken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive formed with suffix -ya after prefix

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapon, arm, instrument

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śastra

śastra - weapon, arm, tool, instrument

निक्षिप्तवान् (nikṣiptavān) - having laid down, having deposited, having abandoned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nikṣiptavat

nikṣiptavat - one who has laid down/deposited

Perfect Active Participle

Perfect Active Participle formed with suffix -tavat, from root kṣip with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: kṣip (class 6)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

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