वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-105, verse-17

अमृतः स महाबाहुः पिता दशरथस्तव ।
यस्य त्वमीदृशः पुत्रो धर्मात्मा धर्मवत्सलः ॥१७॥

17. amṛtaḥ sa mahābāhuḥ pitā daśarathastava ,
yasya tvamīdṛśaḥ putro dharmātmā dharmavatsalaḥ.

17. amṛtaḥ saḥ mahābāhuḥ pitā daśarathaḥ tava yasya
tvam īdṛśaḥ putraḥ dharmātmā dharmavatsalaḥ

17. tava mahābāhuḥ pitā daśarathaḥ saḥ amṛtaḥ yasya
tvam īdṛśaḥ dharmātmā dharmavatsalaḥ putraḥ

17. Immortal is your mighty-armed father Daśaratha, of whom you are such a son, whose soul is dedicated to righteousness (dharma) and who is devoted to righteousness (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• अमृतः (amṛtaḥ) - immortal (immortal, nectar)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed

• पिता (pitā) - father

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Daśaratha (name of a king)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - such, of this kind

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - one whose soul is righteousness (dharma), virtuous

• धर्मवत्सलः (dharmavatsalaḥ) - devoted to righteousness (dharma), fond of virtue

Words meanings and morphology

अमृतः (amṛtaḥ) - immortal (immortal, nectar)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amṛta

amṛta - immortal, nectar, ambrosia

Negation of mṛta (dead) from root mṛ (to die)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+mṛta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• mṛta – dead, deceased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Here 'a' is a negative prefix.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine form of 'that'.

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - having mighty arms, mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Daśaratha.

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Daśaratha (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Daśaratha (father of Rāma)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to Daśaratha.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, such-like

Note: Qualifies 'putraḥ'.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - one whose soul is righteousness (dharma), virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - whose soul is righteousness (dharma), virtuous, pious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, constitution
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Bharata.

धर्मवत्सलः (dharmavatsalaḥ) - devoted to righteousness (dharma), fond of virtue

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavatsala

dharmavatsala - devoted to righteousness (dharma), fond of virtue

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+vatsala)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, constitution
  noun (masculine)
• vatsala – affectionate, fond, loving
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to Bharata.