वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-94, verse-4

कच्चिद्दशरथो राजा कुशली सत्यसंगरः ।
राजसूयाश्वमेधानामाहर्ता धर्मनिश्चयः ॥४॥

4. kacciddaśaratho rājā kuśalī satyasaṃgaraḥ ,
rājasūyāśvamedhānāmāhartā dharmaniścayaḥ.

4. kaccit daśarathaḥ rājā kuśalī satyasaṅgaraḥ
rājasūyāśvamedhānām āhartā dharmanिश्चayaḥ

4. kaccit satyasaṅgaraḥ rājā daśarathaḥ kuśalī.
rājasūyāśvamedhānām āhartā dharmanिश्चayaḥ.

4. Is King Dasharatha well, he whose promises are true? Is he, the institutor of the Rajasuya and Ashwamedha (yajña) sacrifices, firm in his commitment to natural law (dharma)?

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, is it that (interrogative particle implying expectation of an affirmative answer)

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Dasharatha (King of Ayodhya, Rama's father)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• कुशली (kuśalī) - well, safe, happy, prosperous

• सत्यसङ्गरः (satyasaṅgaraḥ) - one whose promises are true, truthful in vows

• राजसूयाश्वमेधानाम् (rājasūyāśvamedhānām) - of the Rajasuya and Ashwamedha (yajña) sacrifices

• आहर्ता (āhartā) - performer, institutor, bringer

• धर्मन्िश्चअयः (dharmanिश्चayaḥ) - firm in his commitment to natural law (dharma) (one whose resolution is in righteousness, firm in duty/natural law)

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, is it that (interrogative particle implying expectation of an affirmative answer)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Dasharatha (King of Ayodhya, Rama's father)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

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

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'daśa' (ten) + 'ratha' (chariot), literally 'having ten chariots'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśa+ratha)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• ratha – chariot, car, vehicle
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

n-stem noun.

Root: rāj (class 1)

कुशली (kuśalī) - well, safe, happy, prosperous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśalin

kuśalin - well, healthy, skilled, happy, prosperous, safe

Possessive suffix 'in' from 'kuśala' (well-being, welfare).

सत्यसङ्गरः (satyasaṅgaraḥ) - one whose promises are true, truthful in vows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyasaṅgara

satyasaṅgara - truthful in promises, one whose vows are true, firm in agreement

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'satya' (true) + 'saṅgara' (vow, promise).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+saṅgara)

• satya – truth, true, real, authentic
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• saṅgara – promise, vow, agreement, battle
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'gṛ' (to swallow, to promise) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gṛ (class 9)

राजसूयाश्वमेधानाम् (rājasūyāśvamedhānām) - of the Rajasuya and Ashwamedha (yajña) sacrifices

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājasūyāśvamedha

rājasūyāśvamedha - Rajasuya and Ashwamedha (yajña) sacrifices (types of Vedic rituals)

Dvandva compound of 'rājasūya' and 'aśvamedha'.

Compound type : dvandva (rājasūya+aśvamedha)

• rājasūya – Rajasuya (yajña) sacrifice, a great sacrifice performed by a universal monarch to assert sovereignty
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'rājan' (king) and 'su' (to press Soma).
• aśvamedha – Ashwamedha (yajña) sacrifice, horse sacrifice (a Vedic ritual for imperial sovereignty)
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpurusha compound: 'aśva' (horse) + 'medha' (sacrifice).

आहर्ता (āhartā) - performer, institutor, bringer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āhartṛ

āhartṛ - performer, institutor, bringer, collector, one who undertakes

Agent noun (kṛt affix tṛc)

From root 'hṛ' (class 1, to carry, take) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Dasharatha.

धर्मन्िश्चअयः (dharmanिश्चayaḥ) - firm in his commitment to natural law (dharma) (one whose resolution is in righteousness, firm in duty/natural law)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmanिश्चaya

dharmanिश्चaya - firm in righteousness, one whose resolve is (dharma), devoted to sacred duty

Bahuvrīhi compound: '(dharma)' (natural law, duty) + 'niścaya' (firm resolve, certainty).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+niścaya)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• niścaya – firm resolve, certainty, decision, conviction
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ci' (to gather, perceive) with prefix 'nis'.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: ci (class 5)

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