वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-94, verse-5

स कच्चिद्ब्राह्मणो विद्वान्धर्मनित्यो महाद्युतिः ।
इक्ष्वाकूणामुपाध्यायो यथावत्तात पूज्यते ॥५॥

5. sa kaccidbrāhmaṇo vidvāndharmanityo mahādyutiḥ ,
ikṣvākūṇāmupādhyāyo yathāvattāta pūjyate.

5. saḥ kaccit brāhmaṇaḥ vidvān dharmanityaḥ mahādyutiḥ
ikṣvākūṇām upādhyāyaḥ yathāvat tāta pūjyate

5. tāta saḥ vidvān mahādyutiḥ dharmanityaḥ ikṣvākūṇām
upādhyāyaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ kaccit yathāvat pūjyate

5. O dear one, is that learned, greatly effulgent Brahmin, who is ever steadfast in his natural law (dharma) and is the preceptor of the Ikṣvākus, duly honored?

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - is it true that?, I hope that, perhaps

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin, priest, one belonging to the priestly class

• विद्वान् (vidvān) - learned, wise, knowledgeable

• धर्मनित्यः (dharmanityaḥ) - steadfast in natural law/duty, constantly righteous, always adhering to intrinsic nature

• महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - greatly effulgent, highly radiant, very illustrious

• इक्ष्वाकूणाम् (ikṣvākūṇām) - of the Ikṣvākus (a solar dynasty of kings)

• उपाध्यायः (upādhyāyaḥ) - preceptor, teacher, spiritual guide

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, duly, according to rule, in due form

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father, O child (term of endearment or respect)

• पूज्यते (pūjyate) - is honored, is worshipped, is revered

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कच्चित् (kaccit) - is it true that?, I hope that, perhaps

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin, priest, one belonging to the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, priest, one belonging to the priestly class

Derived from brahman (divine, sacred knowledge, ultimate reality).

विद्वान् (vidvān) - learned, wise, knowledgeable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvat

vidvat - learned, wise, knowledgeable

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'vid' (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

धर्मनित्यः (dharmanityaḥ) - steadfast in natural law/duty, constantly righteous, always adhering to intrinsic nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmanitya

dharmanitya - steadfast in natural law/duty, constantly righteous, always adhering to intrinsic nature

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+nitya)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to hold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• nitya – constant, eternal, perpetual, fixed, steadfast, regular
  adjective (masculine)

महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - greatly effulgent, highly radiant, very illustrious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - greatly effulgent, highly radiant, very illustrious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• dyuti – splendor, radiance, light, beauty
  noun (feminine)
  From root dyut (to shine).
  Root: dyut (class 1)

इक्ष्वाकूणाम् (ikṣvākūṇām) - of the Ikṣvākus (a solar dynasty of kings)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ikṣvāku

ikṣvāku - Ikṣvāku (name of an ancient king and his dynasty)

उपाध्यायः (upādhyāyaḥ) - preceptor, teacher, spiritual guide

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upādhyāya

upādhyāya - preceptor, teacher, spiritual guide

From 'upa' (near) + 'adhi' (over) + 'i' (to go/study).

Prefixes: upa+adhi

Root: i (class 2)

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, duly, according to rule, in due form

(indeclinable)

तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father, O child (term of endearment or respect)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - dear one, father, child

पूज्यते (pūjyate) - is honored, is worshipped, is revered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of pūj

Present Tense, Passive Voice

Root pūj, 1st conjugation, atmanepada.

Root: pūj (class 1)

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