वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-4, verse-13

जातमिष्टमपत्यं मे त्वमद्यानुपमं भुवि ।
दत्तमिष्टमधीतं च मया पुरुषसत्तम ॥१३॥

13. jātamiṣṭamapatyaṃ me tvamadyānupamaṃ bhuvi ,
dattamiṣṭamadhītaṃ ca mayā puruṣasattama.

13. jātam iṣṭam apatyam me tvam adya anupamam bhuvi
dattam iṣṭam adhītam ca mayā puruṣasattama

13. puruṣasattama adya tvam me iṣṭam anupamam apatyam bhuvi jātam (asi).
mayā dattam iṣṭam adhītam ca (kṛtam asti).

13. O best among men (puruṣa), today you are born as my beloved and incomparable child on earth. By me, desired donations have been given, Vedic rituals (yajña) performed, and studies completed.

Words meanings summery:

• जातम् (jātam) - born (referring to the child) (born, originated, produced)

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - beloved (referring to the child) (desired, beloved, worshipped, performed)

• अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring, child, progeny

• मे (me) - my (referring to the child as belonging to the speaker) (my, to me, for me)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अद्य (adya) - today, now, at this time

• अनुपमम् (anupamam) - incomparable (referring to the child) (incomparable, unequalled, peerless)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world, on the ground

• दत्तम् (dattam) - desired donations (referring to fulfilling duties by giving) (given, bestowed, granted, a donation)

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - sacrifices (yajña) performed (sacrificed, worshipped, performed (ritual), desired)

• अधीतम् (adhītam) - studies completed (studied, learned, recited)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• मया (mayā) - by me

• पुरुषसत्तम (puruṣasattama) - O best among men (vocative address to the son) (O best among men, O most excellent man)

Words meanings and morphology

जातम् (jātam) - born (referring to the child) (born, originated, produced)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become, arisen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'jan' (to be born, to produce).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'apatyam'.

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - beloved (referring to the child) (desired, beloved, worshipped, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, beloved, worshipped, sacrificed, performed (ritual)

Past Passive Participle

Irregularly derived from the root 'yaj' (to sacrifice, to worship).

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'apatyam'. This word appears again later in the verse with a different contextual meaning.

अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring, child, progeny

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apatya

apatya - offspring, child, progeny

मे (me) - my (referring to the child as belonging to the speaker) (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अद्य (adya) - today, now, at this time

(indeclinable)

अनुपमम् (anupamam) - incomparable (referring to the child) (incomparable, unequalled, peerless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anupama

anupama - incomparable, unequalled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+upama)

• an – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• upama – comparison, simile, likeness
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'apatyam'.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land

दत्तम् (dattam) - desired donations (referring to fulfilling duties by giving) (given, bestowed, granted, a donation)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, bestowed, granted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'dā' (to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Used nominally, meaning 'that which has been given'.

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - sacrifices (yajña) performed (sacrificed, worshipped, performed (ritual), desired)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, beloved, worshipped, sacrificed, performed (ritual)

Past Passive Participle

Irregularly derived from the root 'yaj' (to sacrifice, to worship).

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Used nominally, referring to sacrifices (yajña).

अधीतम् (adhītam) - studies completed (studied, learned, recited)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhīta

adhīta - studied, learned, read

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'i' (to go) with the prefix 'adhi'.

Prefix: adhi

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Used nominally, meaning 'that which has been studied'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

पुरुषसत्तम (puruṣasattama) - O best among men (vocative address to the son) (O best among men, O most excellent man)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣasattama

puruṣasattama - best among men, most excellent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+sattama)

• puruṣa – man, person (puruṣa), human being, male
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of 'sat' (good, excellent).