वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-39, verse-7

कीर्तिभूतां पताकां यो लोके भ्रामयति प्रभुः ।
दमसत्यव्रतपरः किं न प्राप्तस्तवात्मजः ॥७॥

7. kīrtibhūtāṃ patākāṃ yo loke bhrāmayati prabhuḥ ,
damasatyavrataparaḥ kiṃ na prāptastavātmajaḥ.

7. kīrtibhūtām patākām yaḥ loke bhrāmayati prabhuḥ
damasatyavrataparaḥ kim na prāptaḥ tava ātmajaḥ

7. tava ātmajaḥ yaḥ prabhuḥ loke kīrtibhūtām patākām
bhrāmayati damasatyavrataparaḥ kim na prāptaḥ

7. Your son, who, as a capable leader, waves the banner of renown throughout the world, and is dedicated to self-control and truthfulness – what has he not achieved?

Words meanings summery:

• कीर्तिभूताम् (kīrtibhūtām) - having become fame, renown-embodied

• पताकाम् (patākām) - banner, flag, emblem

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• भ्रामयति (bhrāmayati) - causes to wander, waves, spreads, makes revolve

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, capable one, powerful

• दमसत्यव्रतपरः (damasatyavrataparaḥ) - intent on vows of self-control and truth, dedicated to self-restraint and truthfulness

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, how? (interrogative particle)

• न (na) - not, no

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained, achieved, obtained

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son, offspring

Words meanings and morphology

कीर्तिभूताम् (kīrtibhūtām) - having become fame, renown-embodied

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kīrtibhūta

kīrtibhūta - having become fame, renown-embodied, being famous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kīrti+bhūta)

• kīrti – fame, renown, glory
  noun (feminine)
• bhūta – become, been, past, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Modifies patākām.

पताकाम् (patākām) - banner, flag, emblem

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of patākā

patākā - banner, flag, standard, emblem

Note: Object of bhrāmayati.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'tavātmajaḥ'.

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, mankind

भ्रामयति (bhrāmayati) - causes to wander, waves, spreads, makes revolve

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhrāmay

Present Tense, Active Voice, Causal

causative of √bhram (to wander)

Root: bhram (class 1)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, capable one, powerful

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, capable, prominent

Note: Refers to the son.

दमसत्यव्रतपरः (damasatyavrataparaḥ) - intent on vows of self-control and truth, dedicated to self-restraint and truthfulness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of damasatyavratapara

damasatyavratapara - dedicated to self-control, truthfulness, and vows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dama+satya+vrata+para)

• dama – self-control, self-restraint
  noun (masculine)
• satya – truth, truthfulness, reality
  noun (neuter)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)
• para – devoted to, intent on, attached to
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to the son.

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, how? (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in a rhetorical question.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained, achieved, obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - attained, reached, obtained, acquired

Past Passive Participle

from √āp (to obtain) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Refers to the son.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

Note: Refers to the addressee.

आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son, offspring

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmaja

ātmaja - son, offspring, one born from oneself

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  from √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the rhetorical question.