वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-74, verse-8

स त्वं धर्मपरो भूत्वा काश्यपाय वसुंधराम् ।
दत्त्वा वनमुपागम्य महेन्द्रकृतकेतनः ॥८॥

8. sa tvaṃ dharmaparo bhūtvā kāśyapāya vasuṃdharām ,
dattvā vanamupāgamya mahendrakṛtaketanaḥ.

8. saḥ tvam dharmaparaḥ bhūtvā kāśyapāya vasundharām
dattvā vanam upāgamya mahendrakṛtaketanaḥ

8. saḥ tvam dharmaparaḥ bhūtvā kāśyapāya vasundharām
dattvā vanam upāgamya mahendrakṛtaketanaḥ

8. Thus, you, having become devoted to righteousness (dharma), having given the earth to Kaśyapa and having retired to the forest, made the Mahendra mountain your dwelling.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that, he (referring to 'you' as such a person)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• धर्मपरः (dharmaparaḥ) - devoted to natural law (dharma), intent on duty, righteous

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

• काश्यपाय (kāśyapāya) - to Kaśyapa (a revered Vedic sage)

• वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the earth (lit. 'bearer of wealth')

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given, having granted

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

• उपागम्य (upāgamya) - having approached, having gone to, having obtained

• महेन्द्रकृतकेतनः (mahendrakṛtaketanaḥ) - having Mahendra (mountain) as his abode, whose dwelling is Mahendra

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that, he (referring to 'you' as such a person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

धर्मपरः (dharmaparaḥ) - devoted to natural law (dharma), intent on duty, righteous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmapara

dharmapara - devoted to dharma, righteous, virtuous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+para)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• para – intent on, devoted to, supreme, excellent, other
  adjective (masculine)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive formed with suffix -tvā

Root: bhū (class 1)

काश्यपाय (kāśyapāya) - to Kaśyapa (a revered Vedic sage)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of kāśyapa

kāśyapa - descendant of Kaśyapa; a proper name of a Rishi

वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the earth (lit. 'bearer of wealth')

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasundharā

vasundharā - earth (literally 'bearer of wealth')

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (vasu+dhara)

• vasu – wealth, treasure, jewel
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun derived from root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given, having granted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive formed with suffix -tvā

Root: dā (class 3)

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

उपागम्य (upāgamya) - having approached, having gone to, having obtained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive formed with suffix -ya after prefixes upa and ā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

महेन्द्रकृतकेतनः (mahendrakṛtaketanaḥ) - having Mahendra (mountain) as his abode, whose dwelling is Mahendra

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahendrakṛtaketana

mahendrakṛtaketana - one whose abode is made on Mahendra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahendra+kṛta+ketana)

• mahendra – Mahendra (name of a mountain range); great Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
• kṛta – made, done, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ketana – abode, dwelling, flag, sign
  noun (neuter)

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