वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-102, verse-30

इक्ष्वाकूणां हि सर्वेषां राजा भवति पूर्वजः ।
पूर्वजे नावरः पुत्रो ज्येष्ठो राज्ये ऽभिषिच्यते ॥३०॥

30. ikṣvākūṇāṃ hi sarveṣāṃ rājā bhavati pūrvajaḥ ,
pūrvaje nāvaraḥ putro jyeṣṭho rājye'bhiṣicyate.

30. ikṣvākūṇām hi sarveṣām rājā bhavati pūrvajaḥ
pūrvaje na avaraḥ putraḥ jyeṣṭhaḥ rājye abhiṣicyate

30. hi sarveṣām ikṣvākūṇām pūrvajaḥ rājā bhavati
pūrvaje na avaraḥ putraḥ jyeṣṭhaḥ rājye abhiṣicyate

30. Indeed, among all the Ikṣvākus, the eldest (son) becomes king. While the elder (son) is present, a younger son is not consecrated in the kingdom, but the eldest is.

Words meanings summery:

• इक्ष्वाकूणाम् (ikṣvākūṇām) - of all the Ikṣvākus (of the Ikṣvākus)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (the Ikṣvākus) (of all)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is)

• पूर्वजः (pūrvajaḥ) - the eldest (son in the lineage) (elder, firstborn, ancestor)

• पूर्वजे (pūrvaje) - while the elder (son) is present (in/on/by the elder (one))

• न (na) - not

• अवरः (avaraḥ) - a younger (son) (younger, later, inferior)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - the eldest (son) (eldest, oldest, greatest)

• राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom (in the kingdom, in the reign)

• अभिषिच्यते (abhiṣicyate) - is consecrated (as king) (is consecrated, is sprinkled, is enthroned)

Words meanings and morphology

इक्ष्वाकूणाम् (ikṣvākūṇām) - of all the Ikṣvākus (of the Ikṣvākus)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ikṣvāku

ikṣvāku - Ikṣvāku (name of a legendary king, founder of the solar dynasty); a descendant of Ikṣvāku

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (the Ikṣvākus) (of all)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all; every; whole; entire

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king; sovereign

भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

पूर्वजः (pūrvajaḥ) - the eldest (son in the lineage) (elder, firstborn, ancestor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrvaja

pūrvaja - born before; elder; firstborn; ancestor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+ja)

• pūrva – former; previous; elder; eastern
  adjective (masculine)
• ja – born; produced from
  suffix (masculine)
  Derived from root √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to the principle of primogeniture.

पूर्वजे (pūrvaje) - while the elder (son) is present (in/on/by the elder (one))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pūrvaja

pūrvaja - born before; elder; firstborn; ancestor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+ja)

• pūrva – former; previous; elder; eastern
  adjective (masculine)
• ja – born; produced from
  suffix (masculine)
  Derived from root √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction, implying 'when the elder is present'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अवरः (avaraḥ) - a younger (son) (younger, later, inferior)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avara

avara - junior; younger; later; inferior; western

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son; child

ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - the eldest (son) (eldest, oldest, greatest)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest; oldest; principal; best

Note: Implicitly 'is consecrated'.

राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom (in the kingdom, in the reign)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom; royalty; government

अभिषिच्यते (abhiṣicyate) - is consecrated (as king) (is consecrated, is sprinkled, is enthroned)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of abhiṣic

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)