वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-13, verse-10

प्रजापतेस्तु दक्षस्य बभूवुरिति नः श्रुतम् ।
षष्टिर्दुहितरो राम यशस्विन्यो महायशः ॥१०॥

10. prajāpatestu dakṣasya babhūvuriti naḥ śrutam ,
ṣaṣṭirduhitaro rāma yaśasvinyo mahāyaśaḥ.

10. prajāpateḥ tu dakṣasya babhūvuḥ iti naḥ śrutam
ṣaṣṭiḥ duhitarḥ rāma yaśasvinyaḥ mahāyaśaḥ

10. rāma naḥ iti śrutam tu prajāpateḥ dakṣasya
ṣaṣṭiḥ yaśasvinyaḥ mahāyaśaḥ duhitarḥ babhūvuḥ

10. O Rāma, it has been heard by us that Prajāpati Dakṣa indeed had sixty glorious, greatly renowned daughters.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Prajāpati (lord of creatures)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• दक्षस्य (dakṣasya) - of Dakṣa

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - were born, came into being

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• नः (naḥ) - by us (to us, by us, of us)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard

• षष्टिः (ṣaṣṭiḥ) - sixty

• दुहितर्ः (duhitarḥ) - daughters

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• यशस्विन्यः (yaśasvinyaḥ) - famous, glorious, illustrious

• महायशः (mahāyaśaḥ) - greatly renowned, very famous

Words meanings and morphology

प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Prajāpati (lord of creatures)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, a creator god

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, creatures
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

दक्षस्य (dakṣasya) - of Dakṣa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dakṣa

dakṣa - able, skillful, clever; name of a Prajāpati

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - were born, came into being

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - by us (to us, by us, of us)

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened; what has been heard, sacred tradition

Past Passive Participle

derived from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

षष्टिः (ṣaṣṭiḥ) - sixty

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ṣaṣṭi

ṣaṣṭi - sixty

दुहितर्ः (duhitarḥ) - daughters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of duhity

duhity - daughter

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - pleasant, charming; name of a celebrated prince of Ayodhya, an incarnation of Viṣṇu

यशस्विन्यः (yaśasvinyaḥ) - famous, glorious, illustrious

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - famous, glorious, renowned, illustrious

महायशः (mahāyaśaḥ) - greatly renowned, very famous

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - of great fame or glory, greatly renowned

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+yaśas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• yaśas – fame, glory, reputation
  noun (neuter)

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