वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-76, verse-9

ततः सीतां महाभागामूर्मिलां च यशस्विनीम् ।
कुशध्वजसुते चोभे जगृहुर्नृपपत्नयः ॥९॥

9. tataḥ sītāṃ mahābhāgāmūrmilāṃ ca yaśasvinīm ,
kuśadhvajasute cobhe jagṛhurnṛpapatnayaḥ.

9. tataḥ sītām mahābhāgām ūrmilām ca yaśasvinīm
kuśadhvajasute ca ubhe jagṛhuḥ nṛpapatnayaḥ

9. tataḥ nṛpapatnayaḥ mahābhāgām sītām ca yaśasvinīm
ūrmilām ca kuśadhvajasute ubhe jagṛhuḥ

9. Then the royal wives received the greatly fortunate Sītā, the glorious Urmilā, and both daughters of Kuśadhvaja.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sita (wife of Rama, daughter of Janaka) (Sita)

• महाभागाम् (mahābhāgām) - greatly fortunate, highly esteemed

• ऊर्मिलाम् (ūrmilām) - Urmila (wife of Lakshmana, daughter of Janaka's brother Kushadhvaja) (Urmila)

• च (ca) - and, also

• यशस्विनीम् (yaśasvinīm) - glorious, famous, illustrious

• कुशध्वजसुते (kuśadhvajasute) - Maṇḍavī and Śrutakīrti, daughters of Janaka's brother Kuśadhvaja (the two daughters of Kushadhvaja)

• च (ca) - and, also

• उभे (ubhe) - both

• जगृहुः (jagṛhuḥ) - they took, they accepted, they received

• नृपपत्नयः (nṛpapatnayaḥ) - the king's wives, royal wives

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

सीताम् (sītām) - Sita (wife of Rama, daughter of Janaka) (Sita)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (Janaka's daughter, Rama's wife), furrow

महाभागाम् (mahābhāgām) - greatly fortunate, highly esteemed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahābhāgā

mahābhāgā - greatly fortunate, highly esteemed, noble

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhāgā)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective
• bhāgā – fortune, share
  noun (masculine)

ऊर्मिलाम् (ūrmilām) - Urmila (wife of Lakshmana, daughter of Janaka's brother Kushadhvaja) (Urmila)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ūrmilā

ūrmilā - Urmila (name of Lakshmana's wife)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यशस्विनीम् (yaśasvinīm) - glorious, famous, illustrious

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yaśasvinī

yaśasvinī - glorious, famous, illustrious, possessing fame

कुशध्वजसुते (kuśadhvajasute) - Maṇḍavī and Śrutakīrti, daughters of Janaka's brother Kuśadhvaja (the two daughters of Kushadhvaja)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, dual of kuśadhvajasutā

kuśadhvajasutā - daughter of Kushadhvaja

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuśadhvaja+sutā)

• kuśadhvaja – Kushadhvaja (name of Sita's uncle, Janaka's brother)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sutā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Root: su (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उभे (ubhe) - both

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

जगृहुः (jagṛhuḥ) - they took, they accepted, they received

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of grah

Root: grah (class 9)

नृपपत्नयः (nṛpapatnayaḥ) - the king's wives, royal wives

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nṛpapatnī

nṛpapatnī - king's wife, queen

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+patnī)

• nṛpa – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• patnī – wife, mistress
  noun (feminine)

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