वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-6, verse-21

अहो महात्मा राजायमिक्ष्वाकुकुलनन्दनः ।
ज्ञात्वा यो वृद्धमात्मानं रामं राज्ये ऽभिषेक्ष्यति ॥२१॥

21. aho mahātmā rājāyamikṣvākukulanandanaḥ ,
jñātvā yo vṛddhamātmānaṃ rāmaṃ rājye'bhiṣekṣyati.

21. aho mahātmā rājā ayam ikṣvākukulanandanaḥ jñātvā
yaḥ vṛddham ātmānam rāmam rājye abhiṣekṣyati

21. aho,
ayam rājā ikṣvākukulanandanaḥ mahātmā yaḥ ātmānam vṛddham jñātvā rāmam rājye abhiṣekṣyati

21. Oh, this king, a great soul (mahātmā) and the joy of the Ikshvaku dynasty, will anoint Rama to the throne, realizing that he himself has grown old.

Words meanings summery:

• अहो (aho) - O!, Oh!, Alas!, an exclamation

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled, noble, a great person

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• अयम् (ayam) - this (one)

• इक्ष्वाकुकुलनन्दनः (ikṣvākukulanandanaḥ) - the delighter of the Ikshvaku lineage, son of the Ikshvaku lineage

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having realized

• यः (yaḥ) - who (relative pronoun)

• वृद्धम् (vṛddham) - old, aged, grown

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself, the self (ātman)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (proper noun)

• राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom, to the throne

• अभिषेक्ष्यति (abhiṣekṣyati) - will anoint, will install, will consecrate

Words meanings and morphology

अहो (aho) - O!, Oh!, Alas!, an exclamation

(indeclinable)

Interjection.

महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled, noble, a great person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, a great person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – soul, self, spirit
  noun (masculine)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Root: rāj (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

इक्ष्वाकुकुलनन्दनः (ikṣvākukulanandanaḥ) - the delighter of the Ikshvaku lineage, son of the Ikshvaku lineage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ikṣvākukulanandana

ikṣvākukulanandana - delighter of the Ikshvaku lineage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ikṣvāku+kula+nandana)

• ikṣvāku – name of a mythical king, founder of a solar dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
• nandana – delighter, son
  noun (masculine)
  From root nand (to rejoice), suffix -ana.
  Root: nand (class 1)

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having realized

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root jñā- (to know) with -tvā suffix.

Root: jñā (class 9)

यः (yaḥ) - who (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Relative pronoun.

वृद्धम् (vṛddham) - old, aged, grown

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛdh (to grow, increase).

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself, the self (ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - soul, self, essence, spirit

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king)

राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom, to the throne

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, reign, dominion

From rājan (king) + -ya suffix.

अभिषेक्ष्यति (abhiṣekṣyati) - will anoint, will install, will consecrate

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of abhi-ṣic

Future tense

Future tense form of root sic (to sprinkle) with prefix abhi-.

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

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