वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-13, verse-27

ततो दुहितरौ राम सुरभिर्देव्यजायत ।
रोहिणीं नाम भद्रं ते गन्धर्वीं च यशस्विनीम् ॥२७॥

27. tato duhitarau rāma surabhirdevyajāyata ,
rohiṇīṃ nāma bhadraṃ te gandharvīṃ ca yaśasvinīm.

27. tataḥ duhitarau rāma surabhiḥ devī ajāyata
rohiṇīm nāma bhadram te gandharvīm ca yaśasvinīm

27. rāma tataḥ surabhiḥ devī rohiṇīm nāma ca
yaśasvinīm gandharvīm duhitarau ajāyata te bhadram

27. O Rāma, thereafter the goddess Surabhi gave birth to two daughters: Rohiṇī by name, and the glorious Gandharvī. May it be well with you.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• दुहितरौ (duhitarau) - two daughters

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• सुरभिः (surabhiḥ) - Surabhi

• देवी (devī) - goddess

• अजायत (ajāyata) - gave birth

• रोहिणीम् (rohiṇīm) - Rohiṇī

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune, well-being

• ते (te) - to you

• गन्धर्वीम् (gandharvīm) - Gandharvī

• च (ca) - and

• यशस्विनीम् (yaśasvinīm) - glorious, famous

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

दुहितरौ (duhitarau) - two daughters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of duhity

duhity - daughter

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of an incarnation of Viṣṇu)

सुरभिः (surabhiḥ) - Surabhi

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of surabhi

surabhi - Surabhi (name of a divine cow, mother of various beings)

देवी (devī) - goddess

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine woman

अजायत (ajāyata) - gave birth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of jan

Imperfect 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada

Root: jan (class 4)

रोहिणीम् (rohiṇīm) - Rohiṇī

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rohiṇī

rohiṇī - Rohiṇī (name of one of Surabhi's daughters)

नाम (nāma) - by name, named

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially to mean 'by name'

भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune, well-being

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - auspicious, blessed, good, well-being, prosperity

Note: Used idiomatically in blessings as 'may there be good fortune'.

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

गन्धर्वीम् (gandharvīm) - Gandharvī

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gandharvī

gandharvī - Gandharvī (name of one of Surabhi's daughters, a female Gandharva)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यशस्विनीम् (yaśasvinīm) - glorious, famous

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yaśasvinī

yaśasvinī - glorious, famous, illustrious, renowned (feminine form of yaśasvin)

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