वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-6, verse-24

चिरं जीवतु धर्मात्मा राजा दशरथो ऽनघः ।
यत्प्रसादेनाभिषिक्तं रामं द्रक्ष्यामहे वयम् ॥२४॥

24. ciraṃ jīvatu dharmātmā rājā daśaratho'naghaḥ ,
yatprasādenābhiṣiktaṃ rāmaṃ drakṣyāmahe vayam.

24. ciram jīvatu dharmātmā rājā daśarathaḥ anaghaḥ
yatprasādena abhiṣiktaṃ rāmaṃ drakṣyāmahe vayam

24. dharmātmā anaghaḥ rājā daśarathaḥ ciram jīvatu
yatprasādena vayam abhiṣiktaṃ rāmaṃ drakṣyāmahe

24. May the righteous (dharma) and sinless King Dasharatha live for a long time, as by his grace, we shall see Rama consecrated.

Words meanings summery:

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, for a long duration

• जीवतु (jīvatu) - may he live, let him live

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous, virtuous, pious, one whose soul (ātman) is (dharma)

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Dasharatha (proper name)

• अनघः (anaghaḥ) - sinless, faultless, pure

• यत्प्रसादेन (yatprasādena) - by whose grace/favor

• अभिषिक्तं (abhiṣiktaṁ) - consecrated, enthroned, anointed

• रामं (rāmaṁ) - Rama (proper name)

• द्रक्ष्यामहे (drakṣyāmahe) - we shall see

• वयम् (vayam) - we

Words meanings and morphology

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, for a long duration

(indeclinable)

जीवतु (jīvatu) - may he live, let him live

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of jīv

3rd person singular imperative active

Root: jīv (class 1)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous, virtuous, pious, one whose soul (ātman) is (dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous, virtuous, pious, one whose soul (ātman) is (dharma)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Dasharatha (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Dasharatha (a king of Ayodhya, father of Rama)

अनघः (anaghaḥ) - sinless, faultless, pure

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure, innocent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+agha)

• a – not, without, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, evil, distress, misfortune
  noun (neuter)

यत्प्रसादेन (yatprasādena) - by whose grace/favor

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatprasāda

yatprasāda - whose grace, by whose favor

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yat+prasāda)

• yat – who, which, what (relative pronoun)
  pronoun (neuter)
• prasāda – grace, favor, clemency, serenity
  noun (masculine)
  from pra-sad
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)

अभिषिक्तं (abhiṣiktaṁ) - consecrated, enthroned, anointed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhiṣikta

abhiṣikta - consecrated, enthroned, anointed (past passive participle)

Past Passive Participle

from abhi-ṣic

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

रामं (rāmaṁ) - Rama (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (the seventh avatar of Vishnu)

Root: ram

द्रक्ष्यामहे (drakṣyāmahe) - we shall see

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of dṛś

1st person plural future active middle (ātmanepada)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: ātmanepada form

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

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