वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-6, verse-23

अनुद्धतमना विद्वान्धर्मात्मा भ्रातृवत्सलः ।
यथा च भ्रातृषु स्निग्धस्तथास्मास्वपि राघवः ॥२३॥

23. anuddhatamanā vidvāndharmātmā bhrātṛvatsalaḥ ,
yathā ca bhrātṛṣu snigdhastathāsmāsvapi rāghavaḥ.

23. anuddhatamanā vidvān dharmātmā bhrātṛvatsalaḥ yathā
ca bhrātṛṣu snigdhaḥ tathā asmāsu api rāghavaḥ

23. rāghavaḥ anuddhatamanā vidvān dharmātmā bhrātṛvatsalaḥ ca.
yathā bhrātṛṣu snigdhaḥ tathā asmāsu api (snigdhaḥ)

23. Rama (rāghavaḥ) is humble, wise, righteous (dharmātmā), and loving towards his brothers. Just as he is affectionate towards his siblings, so too is he towards us.

Words meanings summery:

• अनुद्धतमना (anuddhatamanā) - humble, whose mind is not arrogant

• विद्वान् (vidvān) - learned, wise, knowing

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness (righteous-souled, virtuous)

• भ्रातृवत्सलः (bhrātṛvatsalaḥ) - affectionate to brothers, loving towards siblings

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

• च (ca) - and

• भ्रातृषु (bhrātṛṣu) - towards brothers, among brothers

• स्निग्धः (snigdhaḥ) - affectionate, kind, loving

• तथा (tathā) - so, likewise, in the same way

• अस्मासु (asmāsu) - towards us, among us

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

अनुद्धतमना (anuddhatamanā) - humble, whose mind is not arrogant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuddhatamanas

anuddhatamanas - whose mind is not arrogant, humble

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an-uddhata+manas)

• an – not, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• uddhata – arrogant, proud, uplifted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root han (to strike) with prefixes ud- and a-, or from root dhṛ (to hold) with ud-.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: han (class 2)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)

विद्वान् (vidvān) - learned, wise, knowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvas

vidvas - learned, wise, knowing

Perfect Active Participle

From root vid (to know), suffix -vas.

Root: vid (class 2)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness (righteous-souled, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous-souled, virtuous, whose nature (dharma) is righteousness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, intrinsic nature, law, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – soul, self, spirit
  noun (masculine)

भ्रातृवत्सलः (bhrātṛvatsalaḥ) - affectionate to brothers, loving towards siblings

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛvatsala

bhrātṛvatsala - affectionate to brothers, loving towards siblings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhrātṛ+vatsala)

• bhrātṛ – brother
  noun (masculine)
• vatsala – affectionate, loving, tender
  adjective (masculine)

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

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

भ्रातृषु (bhrātṛṣu) - towards brothers, among brothers

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother, sibling

स्निग्धः (snigdhaḥ) - affectionate, kind, loving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of snigdha

snigdha - affectionate, kind, soft, oily

Past Passive Participle

From root snih (to be sticky, to love), suffix -ta.

Root: snih (class 4)

तथा (tathā) - so, likewise, in the same way

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle.

अस्मासु (asmāsu) - towards us, among us

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

1st person plural pronoun.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Particle.

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendent of Raghu, Rama

A patronymic from Raghu, referring to Rama.

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