वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-99, verse-3

पुरा भ्रातः पिता नः स मातरं ते समुद्वहन् ।
मातामहे समाश्रौषीद् राज्यशुल्कमनुत्तमम् ॥३॥

3. purā bhrātaḥ pitā naḥ sa mātaraṃ te samudvahan ,
mātāmahe samāśrauṣīd rājyaśulkamanuttamam.

3. purā bhrātaḥ pitā naḥ saḥ mātaram te samudvahan
mātāmahe samāśrauṣīt rājyaśulkam anuttamam

3. purā bhrātaḥ naḥ pitā saḥ te mātaram samudvahan
mātāmahe anuttamam rājyaśulkam samāśrauṣīt

3. Formerly, O brother, our father, upon marrying your mother, solemnly promised her father (your maternal grandfather) an unparalleled kingdom as a dowry.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, anciently, in the past

• भ्रातः (bhrātaḥ) - O brother

• पिता (pitā) - father

• नः (naḥ) - our, of us

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

• ते (te) - your, to you

• समुद्वहन् (samudvahan) - while marrying (marrying, carrying away, maintaining)

• मातामहे (mātāmahe) - to her father (your maternal grandfather) (to the maternal grandfather, in the maternal grandfather)

• समाश्रौषीत् (samāśrauṣīt) - solemnly promised (promised, heard, declared)

• राज्यशुल्कम् (rājyaśulkam) - kingdom as a dowry/fee, royal tribute

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unparalleled, unsurpassed, excellent

Words meanings and morphology

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, anciently, in the past

(indeclinable)

भ्रातः (bhrātaḥ) - O brother

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

नः (naḥ) - our, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

समुद्वहन् (samudvahan) - while marrying (marrying, carrying away, maintaining)

(verbal derivative)

मातामहे (mātāmahe) - to her father (your maternal grandfather) (to the maternal grandfather, in the maternal grandfather)

(noun)

masculine, singular of mātāmaha

mātāmaha - maternal grandfather

Note: Locative case form used with dative function to indicate 'to whom' the promise was made.

समाश्रौषीत् (samāśrauṣīt) - solemnly promised (promised, heard, declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of samāśru

Aorist form of the verb 'śru' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śru (class 5)

राज्यशुल्कम् (rājyaśulkam) - kingdom as a dowry/fee, royal tribute

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājyaśulka

rājyaśulka - kingdom as a dowry/fee, royal tribute

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājya+śulka)

• rājya – kingdom, dominion, sovereignty
  noun (neuter)
• śulka – fee, price, dowry, tax
  noun (neuter)

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unparalleled, unsurpassed, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unparalleled, unsurpassed, excellent, best

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+uttama)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'rājyaśulkam'.