वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-97, verse-18

यावत् पितरि धर्मज्ञ गौरवं लोकसत्कृते ।
तावद्धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठ जनन्यामपि गौरवम् ॥१८॥

18. yāvat pitari dharmajña gauravaṃ lokasatkṛte ,
tāvaddharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha jananyāmapi gauravam.

18. yāvat pitari dharmajña gauravam lokasatpute
tāvat dharmabhṛtām śreṣṭha jananyām api gauravam

18. dharmajña śreṣṭha yāvat gauravam pitari
lokasatpute tāvat jananyām api gauravam

18. O knower of righteousness (dharma), just as there is reverence for the father, who is honored by the world, similarly, O best among those who uphold righteousness (dharma), there is also reverence for the mother.

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, to the extent that

• पितरि (pitari) - in the father, regarding the father

• धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of righteousness (knower of righteousness, O righteous one)

• गौरवम् (gauravam) - reverence, respect, honor, dignity

• लोकसत्पुते (lokasatpute) - in the one honored by the world (honored by people, respected by the world)

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, to that extent

• धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of those who uphold righteousness

• श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - O best one, O foremost one

• जनन्याम् (jananyām) - in the mother, regarding the mother

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• गौरवम् (gauravam) - reverence, respect, honor, dignity

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, to the extent that

(indeclinable)

पितरि (pitari) - in the father, regarding the father

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of righteousness (knower of righteousness, O righteous one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of dharma, righteous

Compound (dharma + jña)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+jña)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knowing, knower
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

गौरवम् (gauravam) - reverence, respect, honor, dignity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gaurava

gaurava - reverence, respect, dignity, importance

derived from guru

लोकसत्पुते (lokasatpute) - in the one honored by the world (honored by people, respected by the world)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of lokasatputa

lokasatputa - honored by the world, respected by people

Compound (loka + satkṛta)

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+satkṛta)

• loka – world, people
  noun (masculine)
• satkṛta – honored, respected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam + kṛ
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, to that extent

(indeclinable)

धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of those who uphold righteousness

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - upholder of dharma, righteous person

Compound (dharma + bhṛt)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+bhṛt)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• bhṛt – bearing, holding, maintaining, upholder
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root bhṛ
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - O best one, O foremost one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, foremost

Superlative of praśasya/praśasta

जनन्याम् (jananyām) - in the mother, regarding the mother

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of jananī

jananī - mother

Root: jan (class 4)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

गौरवम् (gauravam) - reverence, respect, honor, dignity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gaurava

gaurava - reverence, respect, dignity, importance

derived from guru

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