वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-67, verse-12

तं हि नित्यं महाराजो बलवन्तं महाबलः ।
अपाश्रितो ऽभूद्धर्मात्मा मेरुर्मेरुवनं यथा ॥१२॥

12. taṃ hi nityaṃ mahārājo balavantaṃ mahābalaḥ ,
apāśrito'bhūddharmātmā merurmeruvanaṃ yathā.

12. tam hi nityam mahārājaḥ balavantam mahābalaḥ
apāśritaḥ abhūt dharmātmā meruḥ meruvanam yathā

12. hi mahābalaḥ mahārājaḥ dharmātmā nityam tam balavantam apāśritaḥ abhūt,
yathā meruḥ meruvanam (apāśritaḥ abhūt).

12. Indeed, the great king, a man of great strength and righteous (dharmātman) disposition, always depended on him, the powerful one, just as Mount Meru depends on the forest of Meru.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to Rama) (him, that)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

• महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - the great king (Dasharatha) (great king, emperor)

• बलवन्तम् (balavantam) - the powerful one (Rama) (powerful, strong, mighty (accusative singular))

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - a man of great strength (referring to Dasharatha) (of great strength, very powerful)

• अपाश्रितः (apāśritaḥ) - depended on (resorted to, taken refuge with, depended on)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was (was, became)

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - of righteous (dharmātman) disposition (referring to Dasharatha) (one whose soul is dharma, righteous, virtuous)

• मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (Mount Meru (mythical mountain))

• मेरुवनम् (meruvanam) - the forest of Meru (forest of Meru)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (referring to Rama) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative singular neuter used adverbially.

महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - the great king (Dasharatha) (great king, emperor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājan)

• mahat – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

बलवन्तम् (balavantam) - the powerful one (Rama) (powerful, strong, mighty (accusative singular))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty, having strength

Possessive suffix -vat

Note: Agrees with 'tam'.

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - a man of great strength (referring to Dasharatha) (of great strength, very powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi / karmadhāraya (mahat+bala)

• mahat – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `mahārājaḥ`.

अपाश्रितः (apāśritaḥ) - depended on (resorted to, taken refuge with, depended on)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apāśrita

apāśrita - resorted to, taken refuge with, depended on

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix apa + root śri (to resort to, lean upon) + kta suffix

Prefix: apa

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `mahārājaḥ`.

अभूत् (abhūt) - was (was, became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Past tense, 'he was'.

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - of righteous (dharmātman) disposition (referring to Dasharatha) (one whose soul is dharma, righteous, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - one whose soul is righteousness, virtuous, righteous by nature

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `mahārājaḥ`.

मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (Mount Meru (mythical mountain))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru, peak, mountain

मेरुवनम् (meruvanam) - the forest of Meru (forest of Meru)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of meruvana

meruvana - forest of Meru

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (meru+vana)

• meru – Mount Meru
  proper noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as the object of comparison with 'apāśritaḥ'.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

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