वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-8, verse-20

गोप्ता हि रामं सौमित्रिर्लक्ष्मणं चापि राघवः ।
अश्विनोरिव सौभ्रात्रं तयोर्लोकेषु विश्रुतम् ॥२०॥

20. goptā hi rāmaṃ saumitrirlakṣmaṇaṃ cāpi rāghavaḥ ,
aśvinoriva saubhrātraṃ tayorlokeṣu viśrutam.

20. goptā hi rāmam saumitriḥ lakṣmaṇam ca api rāghavaḥ
aśvinoḥ iva saubhrātram tayoḥ lokeṣu viśrutam

20. hi saumitriḥ rāmam goptā,
ca rāghavaḥ api lakṣmaṇam [goptā].
tayoḥ saubhrātram aśvinoḥ iva lokeṣu viśrutam.

20. Indeed, Lakshmana, the son of Sumitra, is the protector of Rama, and Rama, the descendant of Raghu, is also the protector of Lakshmana. Their fraternal affection is renowned in the worlds, just like that of the Ashvins.

Words meanings summery:

• गोप्ता (goptā) - protector, guardian

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Lakshmana (son of Sumitra)

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana

• च (ca) - and, moreover

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

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

• अश्विनोः (aśvinoḥ) - of the two Ashvins (divine twins)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• सौभ्रात्रम् (saubhrātram) - fraternal affection, brotherhood

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them two

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds, among people

• विश्रुतम् (viśrutam) - renowned, famous, heard

Words meanings and morphology

गोप्ता (goptā) - protector, guardian

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of goptṛ

goptṛ - protector, guardian, preserver

Agent Noun

Root: gup (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name), pleasing, charming

सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Lakshmana (son of Sumitra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitra (epithet for Lakshmana)

Taddhita (vṛddhi) derivation from Sumitrā (सुमित्रा + इ).

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name), auspicious sign

च (ca) - and, moreover

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (epithet for Rama)

Taddhita (vṛddhi) derivation from Raghu (रघु + अ).

अश्विनोः (aśvinoḥ) - of the two Ashvins (divine twins)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of aśvin

aśvin - Ashvin (name of a pair of Vedic deities, divine horsemen/healers)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

सौभ्रात्रम् (saubhrātram) - fraternal affection, brotherhood

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saubhrātra

saubhrātra - good brotherhood, fraternal affection

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them two

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, folk

विश्रुतम् (viśrutam) - renowned, famous, heard

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśruta

viśruta - heard, known, famous, renowned

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

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