वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-23, verse-2

विराजयन् राजसुतो राजमार्गं नरैर्वृतम् ।
हृदयान्याममन्थेव जनस्य गुणवत्तया ॥२॥

2. virājayan rājasuto rājamārgaṃ narairvṛtam ,
hṛdayānyāmamantheva janasya guṇavattayā.

2. virājayan rājasutaḥ rājamārgam naraiḥ vṛtam
hṛdayāni āmamntha iva janasya guṇavattayā

2. rājasutaḥ naraiḥ vṛtam rājamārgam virājayan
guṇavattayā janasya hṛdayāni āmamntha iva

2. The prince, adorning the royal road crowded with people, seemed to churn the hearts of the populace with his virtues.

Words meanings summery:

• विराजयन् (virājayan) - adorning, making resplendent (illuminating, shining, adorning, making resplendent)

• राजसुतः (rājasutaḥ) - the prince (Rama) (king's son, prince)

• राजमार्गम् (rājamārgam) - the royal road (royal road, highway)

• नरैः (naraiḥ) - by people (by men, by people (instrumental plural))

• वृतम् (vṛtam) - crowded, filled (surrounded, covered, filled)

• हृदयानि (hṛdayāni) - the hearts (hearts (nominative/accusative plural))

• आमम्न्थ (āmamntha) - churned, agitated (churned, stirred, agitated)

• इव (iva) - as if, seemed to (as if, like, in a manner, as it were)

• जनस्य (janasya) - of the populace (of the people, of a person (genitive singular))

• गुणवत्तया (guṇavattayā) - by his virtues (by virtue, by quality, by excellence (instrumental singular))

Words meanings and morphology

विराजयन् (virājayan) - adorning, making resplendent (illuminating, shining, adorning, making resplendent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virājat

virājat - shining, splendid, adorning

Present Active Participle

Derived from root rāj with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

राजसुतः (rājasutaḥ) - the prince (Rama) (king's son, prince)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājasuta

rājasuta - king's son, prince

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+suta)

• rājan – king, monarch
  noun (masculine)
• suta – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (from sū)
  Root: sū (class 2)

राजमार्गम् (rājamārgam) - the royal road (royal road, highway)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājamārga

rājamārga - royal road, highway

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+mārga)

• rājan – king, monarch
  noun (masculine)
• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

नरैः (naraiḥ) - by people (by men, by people (instrumental plural))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being

वृतम् (vṛtam) - crowded, filled (surrounded, covered, filled)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 5)

हृदयानि (hṛdayāni) - the hearts (hearts (nominative/accusative plural))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul

आमम्न्थ (āmamntha) - churned, agitated (churned, stirred, agitated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of manth

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular, perfect tense of root manth

Root: manth (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, seemed to (as if, like, in a manner, as it were)

(indeclinable)

जनस्य (janasya) - of the populace (of the people, of a person (genitive singular))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, man

गुणवत्तया (guṇavattayā) - by his virtues (by virtue, by quality, by excellence (instrumental singular))

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of guṇavattā

guṇavattā - possession of good qualities, virtue, excellence

Derived from guṇavat (virtuous) with suffix -tā (for abstract noun)

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