वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-96, verse-18

यथा रामे तथा तस्मिन् सर्वा ववृतिरे स्त्रियः ।
वृत्तिं दशरथाज्जाते लक्ष्मणे शुभलक्षणे ॥१८॥

18. yathā rāme tathā tasmin sarvā vavṛtire striyaḥ ,
vṛttiṃ daśarathājjāte lakṣmaṇe śubhalakṣaṇe.

18. yathā rāme tathā tasmin sarvāḥ vavṛtire striyaḥ
vṛttim daśarathāt jāte lakṣmaṇe śubhalakṣaṇe

18. sarvāḥ striyaḥ yathā rāme tathā daśarathāt jāte
śubhalakṣaṇe tasmin lakṣmaṇe vṛttim vavṛtire

18. All the women (mothers) behaved towards Lakshmana – who was born of Dasharatha and endowed with auspicious marks – in the same way they behaved towards Rama.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• रामे (rāme) - in Rama, towards Rama

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - towards him (Lakshmana) (in him, in that, towards him)

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (women/mothers) (all, every)

• ववृतिरे (vavṛtire) - they behaved, they acted, they existed

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women, wives

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct, behaviour, course of action

• दशरथात् (daśarathāt) - from Dasharatha

• जाते (jāte) - (who was) born (of Dasharatha) (born, produced)

• लक्ष्मणे (lakṣmaṇe) - in Lakshmana, towards Lakshmana

• शुभलक्षणे (śubhalakṣaṇe) - (Lakshmana) who was endowed with auspicious marks (of auspicious marks, having auspicious signs)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

रामे (rāme) - in Rama, towards Rama

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name), pleasing, delightful

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - towards him (Lakshmana) (in him, in that, towards him)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (women/mothers) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

ववृतिरे (vavṛtire) - they behaved, they acted, they existed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of vṛt

perfect

Perfect middle, 3rd person plural

Root: vṛt (class 1)

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women, wives

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct, behaviour, course of action

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - conduct, behaviour, mode of life, livelihood, existence

Derived from the root vṛt.

Root: vṛt

दशरथात् (daśarathāt) - from Dasharatha

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

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

जाते (jāte) - (who was) born (of Dasharatha) (born, produced)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies Lakshmana (lakṣmaṇe).

लक्ष्मणे (lakṣmaṇe) - in Lakshmana, towards Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (a proper name), an auspicious mark, sign

शुभलक्षणे (śubhalakṣaṇe) - (Lakshmana) who was endowed with auspicious marks (of auspicious marks, having auspicious signs)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śubhalakṣaṇa

śubhalakṣaṇa - having auspicious marks/signs

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śubha+lakṣaṇa)

• śubha – auspicious, beautiful, good
  adjective (neuter)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies Lakshmana (lakṣmaṇe).

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