वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-40, verse-11

यथा यथा दाशरथिर्धर्ममेवास्थितो ऽभवत् ।
तथा तथा प्रकृतयो रामं पतिमकामयन् ॥११॥

11. yathā yathā dāśarathirdharmamevāsthito'bhavat ,
tathā tathā prakṛtayo rāmaṃ patimakāmayan.

11. yathā yathā dāśarathiḥ dharmam eva āsthitaḥ
abhavat tathā tathā prakṛtayaḥ rāmam patim akāmayan

11. dāśarathiḥ yathā yathā dharmam eva āsthitaḥ
abhavat tathā tathā prakṛtayaḥ rāmam patim akāmayan

11. The more Dasharatha's son became established in natural law (dharma), the more the subjects desired Rama as their lord.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, so that, in which way

• यथा (yathā) - the more (repetition for intensity) (as, just as, so that, in which way)

• दाशरथिः (dāśarathiḥ) - son of Dasharatha (Rama)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - established, situated, resorted to

• अभवत् (abhavat) - he became, he was

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• तथा (tathā) - the more (repetition for intensity) (so, thus, in that manner)

• प्रकृतयः (prakṛtayaḥ) - the subjects (subjects, citizens, nature)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• पतिम् (patim) - their lord (lord, master, husband)

• अकामयन् (akāmayan) - they desired, they longed for

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, so that, in which way

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - the more (repetition for intensity) (as, just as, so that, in which way)

(indeclinable)

दाशरथिः (dāśarathiḥ) - son of Dasharatha (Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāśarathi

dāśarathi - son of Dasharatha (Rama)

Patronymic from Dasharatha

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution, intrinsic nature

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - established, situated, resorted to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - situated, standing by, established, commenced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

अभवत् (abhavat) - he became, he was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - the more (repetition for intensity) (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

प्रकृतयः (prakṛtayaḥ) - the subjects (subjects, citizens, nature)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, origin, material cause, subjects, population

Root: kṛ (class 8)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name, particularly a prominent avatar of Vishnu)

पतिम् (patim) - their lord (lord, master, husband)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, owner

अकामयन् (akāmayan) - they desired, they longed for

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kam

Root: kam (class 1)