वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-14, verse-27

भावज्ञेन कृतज्ञेन धर्मज्ञेन च लक्ष्मण ।
त्वया पुत्रेण धर्मात्मा न संवृत्तः पिता मम ॥२७॥

27. bhāvajñena kṛtajñena dharmajñena ca lakṣmaṇa ,
tvayā putreṇa dharmātmā na saṃvṛttaḥ pitā mama.

27. bhāvajñena kṛtajñena dharmajñena ca lakṣmaṇa
tvayā putreṇa dharmātmā na saṃvṛttaḥ pitā mama

27. lakṣmaṇa tvayā putreṇa bhāvajñena kṛtajñena
dharmajñena ca mama dharmātmā pitā na saṃvṛttaḥ

27. O Lakshmana, with a son like you—who understands intentions, is grateful, and knows natural law (dharma)—my righteous father was not disgraced.

Words meanings summery:

• भावज्ञेन (bhāvajñena) - by you, who understands intentions (by one who knows feelings/intentions, by one who understands thoughts/character)

• कृतज्ञेन (kṛtajñena) - by you, who is grateful (by one who knows what has been done, by one who is grateful)

• धर्मज्ञेन (dharmajñena) - by you, who knows natural law (dharma) (by one who knows dharma, by one who knows what is right)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakshmana

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by (you, as) a son (by a son)

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - my righteous father, my father whose nature (dharma) is righteous (righteous soul, one whose ātman is dharma)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• संवृत्तः (saṁvṛttaḥ) - was disgraced/became unrighteous (with na) (become, happened, turned out, covered, ceased)

• पिता (pitā) - my father (father)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

Words meanings and morphology

भावज्ञेन (bhāvajñena) - by you, who understands intentions (by one who knows feelings/intentions, by one who understands thoughts/character)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhāvajña

bhāvajña - knowing thoughts, understanding feelings/intentions, discerning character

derived from bhāva (feeling/state) + jña (knowing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāva+jña)

• bhāva – being, existence, state, condition, feeling, intention
  noun (masculine)
  from root bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• jña – knowing, conversant with, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  from root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: refers to Lakshmana

कृतज्ञेन (kṛtajñena) - by you, who is grateful (by one who knows what has been done, by one who is grateful)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛtajña

kṛtajña - knowing what has been done, grateful, thankful

derived from kṛta (done) + jña (knowing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛta+jña)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• jña – knowing, conversant with, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  from root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: refers to Lakshmana

धर्मज्ञेन (dharmajñena) - by you, who knows natural law (dharma) (by one who knows dharma, by one who knows what is right)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knowing dharma, knowing what is right/just/virtuous

derived from dharma + jña

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom
  noun (masculine)
  from root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knowing, conversant with, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  from root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: refers to Lakshmana

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rama's brother)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun

पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by (you, as) a son (by a son)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - my righteous father, my father whose nature (dharma) is righteous (righteous soul, one whose ātman is dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous soul, virtuous person, one whose nature (ātman) is dharma

derived from dharma (righteousness) + ātman (self/soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom
  noun (masculine)
  from root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: refers to 'father'

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

संवृत्तः (saṁvṛttaḥ) - was disgraced/became unrighteous (with na) (become, happened, turned out, covered, ceased)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvṛtta

saṁvṛtta - happened, become, turned out, covered, completed, ceased

Past Passive Participle

from root vṛt with sam prefix

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛt (class 1)

पिता (pitā) - my father (father)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun

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