वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-3, verse-17

कौसल्या सुप्रजास्तात रामस्त्वं विदितो मया ।
वैदेही च महाभागा लक्ष्मणश्च महायशाः ॥१७॥

17. kausalyā suprajāstāta rāmastvaṃ vidito mayā ,
vaidehī ca mahābhāgā lakṣmaṇaśca mahāyaśāḥ.

17. kausalyā suprajāḥ tāta rāmaḥ tvam viditaḥ mayā
| vaidehī ca mahābhāgā lakṣmaṇaḥ ca mahāyaśāḥ

17. tāta tvam kausalyā suprajāḥ rāmaḥ mayā viditaḥ
vaidehī ca mahābhāgā lakṣmaṇaḥ ca mahāyaśāḥ

17. O dear one, you are known to me as Rama, the excellent son of Kaushalya. And Vaidehi (Sita) is highly blessed, and Lakshmana is greatly renowned.

Words meanings summery:

• कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kaushalya

• सुप्रजाः (suprajāḥ) - having an excellent son (Rama) (having good offspring, having excellent children)

• तात (tāta) - dear one (used affectionately by an elder to a younger person) (dear one, son, father)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• विदितः (viditaḥ) - known, understood, ascertained

• मया (mayā) - by me

• वैदेही (vaidehī) - Vaidehi, Sita

• च (ca) - and, also

• महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - highly fortunate, illustrious, greatly blessed

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

• च (ca) - and, also

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - very famous, greatly renowned, glorious

Words meanings and morphology

कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kaushalya

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kaushalya (mother of Rama)

सुप्रजाः (suprajāḥ) - having an excellent son (Rama) (having good offspring, having excellent children)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suprajā

suprajā - having good offspring, blessed with good progeny

Bahuvrihi compound 'su' (good) + 'prajā' (offspring)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+prajā)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• prajā – offspring, progeny, people
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √jan (class 4)

तात (tāta) - dear one (used affectionately by an elder to a younger person) (dear one, son, father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father; dear (used as an address to younger or equal persons)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name of a celebrated king of Ayodhya, son of Daśaratha)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

विदितः (viditaḥ) - known, understood, ascertained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidita

vidita - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vid (to know)

Root: √vid (class 2)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

वैदेही (vaidehī) - Vaidehi, Sita

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - Sita, daughter of the king of Videha (Janaka)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - highly fortunate, illustrious, greatly blessed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, illustrious, noble

Bahuvrihi compound 'mahā' (great) + 'bhāga' (fortune, share)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √bhaj (class 1)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (brother of Rama)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - very famous, greatly renowned, glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - very famous, glorious, illustrious

Bahuvrihi compound 'mahā' (great) + 'yaśas' (fame, glory)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+yaśas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• yaśas – fame, glory, honor
  noun (neuter)

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