वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-15, verse-6

यथा स्म लालिताः पित्रा यथा पूर्वैः पितामहैः ।
ततः सुखतरं सर्वे रामे वत्स्याम राजनि ॥६॥

6. yathā sma lālitāḥ pitrā yathā pūrvaiḥ pitāmahaiḥ ,
tataḥ sukhataraṃ sarve rāme vatsyāma rājani.

6. yathā sma lālitāḥ pitrā yathā pūrvaiḥ pitāmahaiḥ
tataḥ sukhataram sarve rāme vatsyāma rājani

6. yathā pitrā sma lālitāḥ yathā pūrvaiḥ pitāmahaiḥ
tataḥ sarve rāme rājani sukhataram vatsyāma

6. Just as we were cherished by our father, and by our previous grandfathers, so all of us will live even more happily under King Rama.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense)

• लालिताः (lālitāḥ) - cherished, nurtured, protected

• पित्रा (pitrā) - by father

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by former ones, by ancestors

• पितामहैः (pitāmahaiḥ) - by grandfathers

• ततः (tataḥ) - thence, therefore, from that

• सुखतरम् (sukhataram) - more happily, more pleasantly

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (of us)

• रामे (rāme) - in Rama, under Rama

• वत्स्याम (vatsyāma) - we shall live, we shall dwell

• राजनि (rājani) - in the king, as king

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense)

(indeclinable)

लालिताः (lālitāḥ) - cherished, nurtured, protected

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lālita

lālita - cherished, caressed, fondled, pampered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root lāl (to cherish, to caress).

Root: lāl (class 10)

Note: Refers to the implied subject 'we' (sarve).

पित्रा (pitrā) - by father

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by former ones, by ancestors

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, prior, ancient, previous

पितामहैः (pitāmahaiḥ) - by grandfathers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather (father's father)

ततः (tataḥ) - thence, therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

सुखतरम् (sukhataram) - more happily, more pleasantly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukhatara

sukhatara - more happy, more pleasant, more comfortable

Comparative suffix -(tara)

Formed by adding the comparative suffix -(tara) to sukha. Used adverbially here.

Note: Used adverbially (like an adverb).

सर्वे (sarve) - all (of us)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

रामे (rāme) - in Rama, under Rama

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name, particularly a king of Ayodhya, a deity)

वत्स्याम (vatsyāma) - we shall live, we shall dwell

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

राजनि (rājani) - in the king, as king

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign