वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-61, verse-25

स नः समीक्ष्य द्विजवर्यवृत्तं नृपं विना राज्यमरण्यभूतम् ।
कुमारमिक्ष्वाकुसुतं वदान्यं त्वमेव राजानमिहाभिषिञ्चय ॥२५॥

25. sa naḥ samīkṣya dvijavaryavṛttaṃ nṛpaṃ vinā rājyamaraṇyabhūtam ,
kumāramikṣvākusutaṃ vadānyaṃ tvameva rājānamihābhiṣiñcaya.

25. saḥ naḥ samīkṣya dvijavaryavṛttam
nṛpam vinā rājyam araṇyabhūtam
kumāram ikṣvākusutam vadānyam
tvam eva rājānam iha abhiṣiñcaya

25. tvam eva saḥ naḥ dvijavaryavṛttam
nṛpam vinā rājyam araṇyabhūtam
samīkṣya iha vadānyam ikṣvākusutam
kumāram rājānam abhiṣiñcaya

25. You, having observed our plight and the exemplary conduct (dharma) of the best Brahmins, and [seeing] the kingdom without a king having become a wilderness, should yourself consecrate the generous prince, the son of Ikṣvāku, as king here.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the situation or prince implicitly) (that, such, he)

• नः (naḥ) - our plight (us, our)

• समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen, having observed, having considered

• द्विजवर्यवृत्तम् (dvijavaryavṛttam) - the conduct of the best Brahmins, exemplary conduct (dharma) of the best of the twice-born

• नृपम् (nṛpam) - king, ruler

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, reign, dominion

• अरण्यभूतम् (araṇyabhūtam) - become a forest/wilderness, like a forest

• कुमारम् (kumāram) - prince, young man

• इक्ष्वाकुसुतम् (ikṣvākusutam) - son of Ikṣvāku

• वदान्यम् (vadānyam) - generous, eloquent, liberal

• त्वम् (tvam) - O Vasiṣṭha! (you)

• एव (eva) - yourself (only, just, indeed, alone)

• राजानम् (rājānam) - king, ruler

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• अभिषिञ्चय (abhiṣiñcaya) - consecrate, anoint, install

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the situation or prince implicitly) (that, such, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

नः (naḥ) - our plight (us, our)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen, having observed, having considered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

द्विजवर्यवृत्तम् (dvijavaryavṛttam) - the conduct of the best Brahmins, exemplary conduct (dharma) of the best of the twice-born

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvijavaryavṛtta

dvijavaryavṛtta - conduct of the best Brahmins

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvijavarya+vṛtta)

• dvijavarya – best of the twice-born, best Brahmin
  noun (masculine)
• vṛtta – conduct, state, occurrence, event
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

नृपम् (nṛpam) - king, ruler

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (literally 'man-protector')

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, reign, dominion

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty

अरण्यभूतम् (araṇyabhūtam) - become a forest/wilderness, like a forest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of araṇyabhūta

araṇyabhūta - turned into a forest, become a wilderness

Compound type : tatpurusha (araṇya+bhūta)

• araṇya – forest, wilderness
  noun (neuter)
• bhūta – become, past, being
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: bhū (class 1)

कुमारम् (kumāram) - prince, young man

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kumāra

kumāra - prince, boy, young

इक्ष्वाकुसुतम् (ikṣvākusutam) - son of Ikṣvāku

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ikṣvākusuta

ikṣvākusuta - son of Ikṣvāku

Compound type : tatpurusha (ikṣvāku+suta)

• ikṣvāku – name of a legendary king, founder of the solar dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• suta – son, born
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: sū (class 2)

वदान्यम् (vadānyam) - generous, eloquent, liberal

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadānya

vadānya - generous, liberal, eloquent

त्वम् (tvam) - O Vasiṣṭha! (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

एव (eva) - yourself (only, just, indeed, alone)

(indeclinable)

राजानम् (rājānam) - king, ruler

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

अभिषिञ्चय (abhiṣiñcaya) - consecrate, anoint, install

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, Imperative (loṭ) of abhiṣiñc

Prefix: abhi

Root: siñc (class 7)

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