वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-2, verse-26

पुत्रेष्वग्निषु दारेषु प्रेष्यशिष्यगणेषु च ।
निखिलेनानुपूर्व्या च पिता पुत्रानिवौरसान् ॥२६॥

26. putreṣvagniṣu dāreṣu preṣyaśiṣyagaṇeṣu ca ,
nikhilenānupūrvyā ca pitā putrānivaurasān.

26. putreṣu agniṣu dāreṣu preṣyaśiṣyagaṇeṣu ca
nikhilena anupūrvyā ca pitā putrān iva aurasān

26. ca ca nikhilena anupūrvyā putreṣu agniṣu dāreṣu preṣyaśiṣyagaṇeṣu,
pitā aurasān putrān iva (paripṛcchati)

26. And he inquires completely and in due order about their sons, sacred fires, wives, and groups of servants and disciples, just as a father (would inquire) about his legitimate sons.

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - about (their) sons (about sons, among sons)

• अग्निषु (agniṣu) - about (their) sacred fires (about fires, about sacred fires)

• दारेषु (dāreṣu) - about (their) wives (about wives, among wives)

• प्रेष्यशिष्यगणेषु (preṣyaśiṣyagaṇeṣu) - about (their) groups of servants and disciples (about groups of servants and disciples)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• निखिलेन (nikhilena) - completely (entirely, completely, in full)

• अनुपूर्व्या (anupūrvyā) - in due order (in due order, successively)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पिता (pitā) - a father (father)

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons (sons, children)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• औरसान् (aurasān) - legitimate (sons) (legitimate, born from one's own chest (womb))

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - about (their) sons (about sons, among sons)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of inquiry, used with implied 'about'.

अग्निषु (agniṣu) - about (their) sacred fires (about fires, about sacred fires)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of agni

agni - fire, god of fire, sacred fire

Note: Object of inquiry, used with implied 'about'.

दारेषु (dāreṣu) - about (their) wives (about wives, among wives)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of dāra

dāra - wife (often plural for singular sense)

Note: Object of inquiry, used with implied 'about'.

प्रेष्यशिष्यगणेषु (preṣyaśiṣyagaṇeṣu) - about (their) groups of servants and disciples (about groups of servants and disciples)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of preṣyaśiṣyagaṇa

preṣyaśiṣyagaṇa - group of servants and disciples

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (preṣya+śiṣya+gaṇa)

• preṣya – servant, messenger
  noun (masculine)
  Gerundive/Past Passive Participle
  Gerundive/Past Passive Participle from root iṣ (to send) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: iṣ (class 4)
• śiṣya – disciple, student
  noun (masculine)
  Gerundive/Past Passive Participle
  Gerundive/Past Passive Participle from root śās (to teach) with suffix ya
  Root: śās (class 2)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, retinue
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of inquiry, used with implied 'about'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the list of items.

निखिलेन (nikhilena) - completely (entirely, completely, in full)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ni+khila)

• ni – down, into, completely
  upasarga
• khila – gap, vacant ground, deficiency
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial use. Describes the manner of inquiry.

अनुपूर्व्या (anupūrvyā) - in due order (in due order, successively)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (anu+pūrva)

• anu – after, along, in accordance with
  upasarga
• pūrvī – preceding, former (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)

Note: Adverbial use. Describes the manner of inquiry.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'nikhilena' and 'anupūrvyā'.

पिता (pitā) - a father (father)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Subject of the implied verb in the simile.

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons (sons, children)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of the implied verb.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

औरसान् (aurasān) - legitimate (sons) (legitimate, born from one's own chest (womb))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aurasa

aurasa - legitimate, born from one's own chest/womb

derived from uras (chest, womb)

Note: Qualifies 'putrān'.

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