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वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-71, verse-2

ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ रत्नं धनमन्नं च पुष्कलम् ।
बास्तिकं बहुशुक्लं च गाश्चापि शतशस्तथा ॥२॥
2. brāhmaṇebhyo dadau ratnaṃ dhanamannaṃ ca puṣkalam ,
bāstikaṃ bahuśuklaṃ ca gāścāpi śataśastathā.
2. brāhmaṇebhyaḥ dadau ratnam dhanam annam ca puṣkalam
bāstikam bahuśuklam ca gāḥ ca api śataśaḥ tathā
2. brāhmaṇebhyaḥ puṣkalam ratnam dhanam annam ca dadau
bahuśuklam bāstikam ca tathā śataśaḥ gāḥ ca api
2. He gave to the Brahmins abundant jewels, wealth, and food. He also gave them very white goat-wool blankets (bāstika) and hundreds of cows.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins (to the Brahmins, for the Brahmins)
  • ददौ (dadau) - he gave
  • रत्नम् (ratnam) - jewels (jewel, gem, precious object)
  • धनम् (dhanam) - wealth (wealth, riches, property)
  • अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, grain)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • पुष्कलम् (puṣkalam) - abundant (abundant, plentiful, extensive)
  • बास्तिकम् (bāstikam) - goat-wool blankets (or similar valuable goat product) (made of goat-skin/wool, goat-related)
  • बहुशुक्लम् (bahuśuklam) - very white (very white, very pure)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • गाः (gāḥ) - cows (cows, cattle)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
  • शतशः (śataśaḥ) - in hundreds (by hundreds, hundreds of, in hundreds)
  • तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins (to the Brahmins, for the Brahmins)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a priest
Note: Recipient of the gifts
ददौ (dadau) - he gave
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dā
Perfect
Perfect 3rd person singular, active voice
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Main verb of the sentence
रत्नम् (ratnam) - jewels (jewel, gem, precious object)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ratna
ratna - jewel, gem, precious object, best of its kind
Note: Object of dadau
धनम् (dhanam) - wealth (wealth, riches, property)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, riches, property, money
Note: Object of dadau
अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, grain)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, boiled rice, grain
Past Passive Participle
from root ad (to eat)
Root: ad (class 2)
Note: Object of dadau
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
पुष्कलम् (puṣkalam) - abundant (abundant, plentiful, extensive)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of puṣkala
puṣkala - abundant, plentiful, extensive, excellent, strong
Note: Agrees with ratnam, dhanam, annam (taken collectively)
बास्तिकम् (bāstikam) - goat-wool blankets (or similar valuable goat product) (made of goat-skin/wool, goat-related)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bāstika
bāstika - of or belonging to a goat, made of goat-skin/wool; a kind of garment or blanket; a species of goat
from basti (goat)
Note: Object of dadau (implied). Appears to function as a noun here, referring to 'goat-skin/wool articles'.
बहुशुक्लम् (bahuśuklam) - very white (very white, very pure)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bahuśukla
bahuśukla - very white, exceedingly pure
Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahu+śukla)
  • bahu – much, many, very
    adjective
  • śukla – white, bright, pure
    adjective (neuter)
Note: Agrees with bāstikam
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
गाः (gāḥ) - cows (cows, cattle)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of go
go - cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light
Note: Object of dadau (implied)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
शतशः (śataśaḥ) - in hundreds (by hundreds, hundreds of, in hundreds)
(indeclinable)
adverbial formation from śata (hundred)
तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)
(indeclinable)