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

पुत्रांस्त्रैलोक्यभर्तॄन् वै जनयिष्यथ मत् समान् ।
अदितिस्तन्मना राम दितिश्च दनुरेव च ॥१३॥

13. putrāṃstrailokyabhartṝn vai janayiṣyatha mat samān ,
aditistanmanā rāma ditiśca danureva ca.

13. putrān trailokyabhartṝn vai janayiṣyatha mat
samān aditiḥ tat manāḥ rāma ditiḥ ca danuḥ eva ca

13. (kaśyapaḥ abravīt) vai putrān
trailokyabhartṝn mat samān janayiṣyatha
rāma aditiḥ tat manāḥ ditiḥ ca
danuḥ ca eva (tat manasaḥ abhavan)

13. (Kaśyapa said:) "Indeed, you will bear sons equal to me, who will be the maintainers of the three worlds." O Rāma, Aditi was intent on this (task), and Diti, and Danu too.

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

• त्रैलोक्यभर्तॄन् (trailokyabhartṝn) - maintainers/supporters of the three worlds

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• जनयिष्यथ (janayiṣyatha) - you (plural) will bear / give birth to

• मत् (mat) - equal to me (from me, by me, equal to me)

• समान् (samān) - equal, similar, like

• अदितिः (aditiḥ) - Aditi

• तत् (tat) - that (intention to bear sons like Kaśyapa) (that, thus)

• मनाः (manāḥ) - minded (intent) on that (minded, having in mind)

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• दितिः (ditiḥ) - Diti

• च (ca) - and

• दनुः (danuḥ) - Danu

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son

Note: Object of 'janayiṣyatha'.

त्रैलोक्यभर्तॄन् (trailokyabhartṝn) - maintainers/supporters of the three worlds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of trailokyabhartṛ

trailokyabhartṛ - sustainer/maintainer of the three worlds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (trailokya+bhartṛ)

• trailokya – the three worlds (heaven, earth, and the lower regions)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'tri-loka' (three worlds).
• bhartṛ – sustainer, supporter, husband, lord
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support).
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'putrān'.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

जनयिष्यथ (janayiṣyatha) - you (plural) will bear / give birth to

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of jan

Future

2nd person plural, Future active

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: The 'you' refers to the daughters.

मत् (mat) - equal to me (from me, by me, equal to me)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Used with 'samān' in an ablative of comparison.

समान् (samān) - equal, similar, like

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sama

sama - same, equal, similar, like

Note: Qualifies 'putrān'.

अदितिः (aditiḥ) - Aditi

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aditi

aditi - Aditi (name of a goddess, mother of the gods)

Note: Subject.

तत् (tat) - that (intention to bear sons like Kaśyapa) (that, thus)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Part of compound 'tanmanāḥ'.

मनाः (manāḥ) - minded (intent) on that (minded, having in mind)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

Note: Forms a compound adjective 'tanmanāḥ' (intent on that).

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the seventh avatar of Viṣṇu, son of Daśaratha)

दितिः (ditiḥ) - Diti

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of diti

diti - Diti (name of a goddess, mother of the Daityas)

Note: Subject.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

दनुः (danuḥ) - Danu

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of danu

danu - Danu (name of a goddess, mother of the Danavas)

Note: Subject.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

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