वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-96, verse-8

इदमिक्ष्वाकुनाथस्य राघवस्य महात्मनः ।
राघवेण पितुर्दत्तं पश्यतैतद् यथाविधि ॥८॥

8. idamikṣvākunāthasya rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ ,
rāghaveṇa piturdattaṃ paśyataitad yathāvidhi.

8. idam ikṣvākunāthasya rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ
rāghaveṇa pituḥ dattam paśyata etat yathāvidhi

8. paśyata etat idam ikṣvākunāthasya mahātmanaḥ
rāghavasya pituḥ rāghaveṇa yathāvidhi dattam

8. Behold this offering, given according to proper ritual by Rāma (Rāghava) to his father, the great-souled Daśaratha, lord of the Ikṣvāku dynasty.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this offering (oblation) (this)

• इक्ष्वाकुनाथस्य (ikṣvākunāthasya) - of King Daśaratha (of the lord of Ikṣvāku, of the king of the Ikṣvāku dynasty)

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of King Daśaratha (of Rāghava (descendant of Raghu))

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of King Daśaratha (of the great-souled, of the noble-minded)

• राघवेण (rāghaveṇa) - by Rāma (by Rāghava (descendant of Raghu))

• पितुः (pituḥ) - to King Daśaratha (to the father)

• दत्तम् (dattam) - given, offered

• पश्यत (paśyata) - behold, look!

• एतत् (etat) - this offering (this)

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, properly, ritually

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this offering (oblation) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the offering being made to the deceased king.

इक्ष्वाकुनाथस्य (ikṣvākunāthasya) - of King Daśaratha (of the lord of Ikṣvāku, of the king of the Ikṣvāku dynasty)

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ikṣvāku+nātha)

• ikṣvāku – Ikṣvāku (name of a legendary king and dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nātha – lord, protector, master
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ`.

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of King Daśaratha (of Rāghava (descendant of Raghu))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma, Daśaratha

Patronymic from Raghu

Note: Refers to Daśaratha.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of King Daśaratha (of the great-souled, of the noble-minded)

(compound)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, ego
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `rāghavasya`.

राघवेण (rāghaveṇa) - by Rāma (by Rāghava (descendant of Raghu))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma, Daśaratha

Patronymic from Raghu

Note: Refers to Rāma.

पितुः (pituḥ) - to King Daśaratha (to the father)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Here used in a dative sense (to the father).

दत्तम् (dattam) - given, offered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, offered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `dā` (to give) with suffix `-ta`

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies `idam`.

पश्यत (paśyata) - behold, look!

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Imperative mood

Present stem `paśya`, from root `dṛś`, second person plural, imperative mood, active voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Addressed to the wives of Daśaratha.

एतत् (etat) - this offering (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etat

etat - this

Note: Refers to the offering, object of `paśyata`.

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, properly, ritually

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, ritual, ordinance, method
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial compound.

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