वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-13, verse-29

मनुर्मनुष्याञ्जनयत् कश्यपस्य महात्मनः ।
ब्राह्मणान् क्षत्रियान् वैश्याञ् शूद्रांश्च मनुजर्षभ ॥२९॥

29. manurmanuṣyāñjanayat kaśyapasya mahātmanaḥ ,
brāhmaṇān kṣatriyān vaiśyāñ śūdrāṃśca manujarṣabha.

29. manuḥ manuṣyān ajanayat kaśyapasya mahātmanaḥ
brāhmaṇān kṣatriyān vaiśyān śūdrān ca manujarṣabha

29. manujarṣabha kaśyapasya mahātmanaḥ manuḥ manuṣyān
brāhmaṇān kṣatriyān vaiśyān ca śūdrān ajanayat

29. Manu, the son of the great-souled (mahātman) Kaśyapa, produced humans: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras, O best of men.

Words meanings summery:

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu

• मनुष्यान् (manuṣyān) - humans, men

• अजनयत् (ajanayat) - produced, gave birth to

• कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kaśyapa

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Kaśyapa (of the great-souled one)

• ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins

• क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - Kshatriyas

• वैश्यान् (vaiśyān) - Vaishyas

• शूद्रान् (śūdrān) - Shudras

• च (ca) - and

• मनुजर्षभ (manujarṣabha) - O Rāma, best of men (O best of men)

Words meanings and morphology

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu (progenitor of mankind, lawgiver)

मनुष्यान् (manuṣyān) - humans, men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human being, man

अजनयत् (ajanayat) - produced, gave birth to

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: jan (class 4)

कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kaśyapa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - Kaśyapa (a revered Vedic sage, progenitor of various beings)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Kaśyapa (of the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous; the supreme soul (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
  noun (masculine)

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin (member of the priestly class), relating to Brahman

क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - Kshatriyas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - Kshatriya (member of the warrior/ruling class)

वैश्यान् (vaiśyān) - Vaishyas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vaiśya

vaiśya - Vaishya (member of the merchant/farmer class)

शूद्रान् (śūdrān) - Shudras

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śūdra

śūdra - Shudra (member of the servant class)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मनुजर्षभ (manujarṣabha) - O Rāma, best of men (O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manujarṣabha

manujarṣabha - bull among men, best of men, chief of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manuja+ṛṣabha)

• manuja – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)

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