वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-13, verse-7

कर्दमः प्रथमस्तेषां विकृतस्तदनन्तरम् ।
शेषश्च संश्रयश्चैव बहुपुत्रश्च वीर्यवान् ॥७॥

7. kardamaḥ prathamasteṣāṃ vikṛtastadanantaram ,
śeṣaśca saṃśrayaścaiva bahuputraśca vīryavān.

7. kardamaḥ prathamaḥ teṣām vikṛtaḥ tat anantaram
śeṣaḥ ca saṃśrayaḥ ca eva bahuputraḥ ca vīryavān

7. teṣām prathamaḥ kardamaḥ tat anantaram vikṛtaḥ
ca śeṣaḥ ca saṃśrayaḥ ca eva vīryavān bahuputraḥ

7. Kardama was the first among them, followed by Vikṛta. Then there were Śeṣa, Saṃśraya, and the mighty Bahuputra.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्दमः (kardamaḥ) - the sage Kardama (Kardama (name of a sage))

• प्रथमः (prathamaḥ) - first, foremost

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, among them

• विकृतः (vikṛtaḥ) - the sage Vikṛta (Vikṛta (name of a sage))

• तत् (tat) - that, then

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after, thereafter

• शेषः (śeṣaḥ) - the sage Śeṣa (Śeṣa (name of a sage))

• च (ca) - and, also

• संश्रयः (saṁśrayaḥ) - the sage Saṃśraya (Saṃśraya (name of a sage))

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

• बहुपुत्रः (bahuputraḥ) - the sage Bahuputra (Bahuputra (name of a sage))

• च (ca) - and, also

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful, mighty, valiant

Words meanings and morphology

कर्दमः (kardamaḥ) - the sage Kardama (Kardama (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kardama

kardama - mud, dirt; name of a Prajāpati

प्रथमः (prathamaḥ) - first, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prathama

prathama - first, foremost, prime

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, among them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विकृतः (vikṛtaḥ) - the sage Vikṛta (Vikṛta (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikṛta

vikṛta - changed, altered, modified; name of a Prajāpati

तत् (tat) - that, then

(indeclinable)

Note: functions adverbially

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Note: functions adverbially

शेषः (śeṣaḥ) - the sage Śeṣa (Śeṣa (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, residue, end; name of a mythical serpent king or a Prajāpati

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

संश्रयः (saṁśrayaḥ) - the sage Saṃśraya (Saṃśraya (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśraya

saṁśraya - refuge, shelter, support; name of a Prajāpati

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

बहुपुत्रः (bahuputraḥ) - the sage Bahuputra (Bahuputra (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahuputra

bahuputra - having many sons; name of a Prajāpati

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+putra)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful, mighty, valiant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - powerful, mighty, valiant, energetic

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