वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-94, verse-9

इष्वस्त्रवरसंपन्नमर्थशास्त्रविशारदम् ।
सुधन्वानमुपाध्यायं कच्चित्त्वं तात मन्यसे ॥९॥

9. iṣvastravarasaṃpannamarthaśāstraviśāradam ,
sudhanvānamupādhyāyaṃ kaccittvaṃ tāta manyase.

9. iṣvastravarasampannam arthaśāstraviśāradam
sudhanvānam upādhyāyam kaccit tvam tāta manyase

9. tāta kaccit tvam iṣvastravarasampannam
arthaśāstraviśāradam sudhanvānam upādhyāyam manyase

9. My dear son, I hope you consider Sudhanvan—who is accomplished in the best of archery and an expert in the science of statecraft (arthaśāstra)—to be your preceptor.

Words meanings summery:

• इष्वस्त्रवरसम्पन्नम् (iṣvastravarasampannam) - endowed with the best of bows and arrows/weapons, well-equipped with excellent weaponry

• अर्थशास्त्रविशारदम् (arthaśāstraviśāradam) - expert in the science of polity/statecraft

• सुधन्वानम् (sudhanvānam) - Sudhanvan (proper name)

• उपाध्यायम् (upādhyāyam) - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope (interrogative particle), is it that, do you

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• तात (tāta) - dear son (dear one, son, father (term of endearment))

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider, you think, you believe

Words meanings and morphology

इष्वस्त्रवरसम्पन्नम् (iṣvastravarasampannam) - endowed with the best of bows and arrows/weapons, well-equipped with excellent weaponry

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of iṣu-astra-vara-sampanna

iṣu-astra-vara-sampanna - endowed with the best of bows and arrows, well-equipped with excellent weaponry

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (iṣu+astra+vara+sampanna)

• iṣu – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)
• vara – best, excellent, superior
  adjective (masculine)
• sampanna – accomplished, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pad (to go) with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Modifies Sudhanvanam.

अर्थशास्त्रविशारदम् (arthaśāstraviśāradam) - expert in the science of polity/statecraft

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arthaśāstra-viśārada

arthaśāstra-viśārada - expert in the science of polity/statecraft (arthaśāstra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (arthaśāstra+viśārada)

• arthaśāstra – science of wealth/polity/economics
  noun (neuter)
• viśārada – expert, skilled, proficient
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies Sudhanvanam.

सुधन्वानम् (sudhanvānam) - Sudhanvan (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sudhanvan

sudhanvan - having a good bow (a proper name)

Note: Object of 'manyase'.

उपाध्यायम् (upādhyāyam) - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upādhyāya

upādhyāya - teacher, preceptor

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object complement to Sudhanvanam.

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope (interrogative particle), is it that, do you

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'manyase'.

तात (tāta) - dear son (dear one, son, father (term of endearment))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father; dear one (term of endearment, often used by elder to younger)

मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider, you think, you believe

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

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