वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-2, verse-9

अनुजातो हि मे सर्वैर्गुणैर्ज्येष्ठो ममात्मजः ।
पुरंदरसमो वीर्ये रामः परपुरंजयः ॥९॥

9. anujāto hi me sarvairguṇairjyeṣṭho mamātmajaḥ ,
puraṃdarasamo vīrye rāmaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ.

9. anujātaḥ hi me sarvaiḥ guṇaiḥ jyeṣṭhaḥ mama
ātmajaḥ puraṃdarasamaḥ vīrye rāmaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ

9. hi me jyeṣṭhaḥ ātmajaḥ rāmaḥ sarvaiḥ guṇaiḥ anujātaḥ,
vīrye puraṃdarasamaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ

9. Indeed, my eldest son, Rama, is endowed with all my qualities, equal to Purandara (Indra) in valor, and a conqueror of enemy cities.

Words meanings summery:

• अनुजातः (anujātaḥ) - born after, resembling, endowed with qualities

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• मे (me) - my, of me

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all, with all

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, with qualities

• ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest, best, most excellent

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son, born from oneself

• पुरंदरसमः (puraṁdarasamaḥ) - equal to Purandara (Indra)

• वीर्ये (vīrye) - in valor, in might, in heroism

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (proper name)

• परपुरंजयः (parapuraṁjayaḥ) - conqueror of enemy cities

Words meanings and morphology

अनुजातः (anujātaḥ) - born after, resembling, endowed with qualities

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anujāta

anujāta - born after; resembling; following; endowed with (qualities)

Past Passive Participle

Root jan + past passive participle suffix, with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: jan (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form of the genitive of 'asmad'.

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all, with all

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, with qualities

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, excellence, virtue

ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest, best, most excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, oldest; chief, principal, best

Superlative degree of 'vṛddha' (old)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son, born from oneself

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmaja

ātmaja - born from oneself, son, daughter

Compound of ātman (self) and ja (born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Suffix derived from root jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

पुरंदरसमः (puraṁdarasamaḥ) - equal to Purandara (Indra)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puraṃdarasama

puraṁdarasama - equal to Purandara (Indra)

Compound type : tatpurusha (puraṃdara+sama)

• puraṃdara – destroyer of cities (epithet of Indra)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Compound of pura (city) and dara (breaking)
• sama – equal, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)

वीर्ये (vīrye) - in valor, in might, in heroism

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, might, heroism, energy

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a Hindu deity, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa); pleasant, beautiful

परपुरंजयः (parapuraṁjayaḥ) - conqueror of enemy cities

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parapuraṃjaya

parapuraṁjaya - conqueror of enemy cities

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+puraṃjaya)

• para – other, hostile, enemy
  adjective (masculine)
• puraṃjaya – conqueror of cities
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of pura (city) and jaya (conqueror)
  Root: ji (class 1)

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