वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-46, verse-15

स्थापयित्वा प्रियं पुत्रं राज्ञा दशरथेन यः ।
मन्दवीर्यः सुतो ज्येष्ठस्ततः प्रस्थापितो वनम् ॥१५॥

15. sthāpayitvā priyaṃ putraṃ rājñā daśarathena yaḥ ,
mandavīryaḥ suto jyeṣṭhastataḥ prasthāpito vanam.

15. sthāpayitvā priyam putram rājñā daśarathena yaḥ
mandavīryaḥ sutaḥ jyeṣṭhaḥ tataḥ prasthāpitaḥ vanam

15. raājñā daśarathena priyam putram sthāpayitvā yaḥ
mandavīryaḥ jyeṣṭhaḥ sutaḥ tataḥ vanam prasthāpitaḥ

15. King Dasharatha, having installed a beloved son (other than Rama), banished to the forest that eldest son (Rama) who was of weak prowess.

Words meanings summery:

• स्थापयित्वा (sthāpayitvā) - having established, having installed

• प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

• दशरथेन (daśarathena) - by Dasharatha

• यः (yaḥ) - referring to Rama (who)

• मन्दवीर्यः (mandavīryaḥ) - Ravana's disparaging description of Rama (of weak prowess/valor, feeble)

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

• ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest, senior

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, consequently

• प्रस्थापितः (prasthāpitaḥ) - sent forth, banished

• वनम् (vanam) - to the forest

Words meanings and morphology

स्थापयित्वा (sthāpayitvā) - having established, having installed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund) of Causative

Absolutive form of the causative of the root √sthā (to stand, place).

Root: sthā (class 1)

प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, favorite, agreeable

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

दशरथेन (daśarathena) - by Dasharatha

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Dasharatha (father of Rama)

यः (yaḥ) - referring to Rama (who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

मन्दवीर्यः (mandavīryaḥ) - Ravana's disparaging description of Rama (of weak prowess/valor, feeble)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandavīrya

mandavīrya - of weak energy or strength, feeble, weak-spirited

Bahuvrihi compound meaning 'whose valor/energy (vīrya) is dull/weak (manda)'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manda+vīrya)

• manda – slow, dull, weak, faint
  adjective (masculine)
• vīrya – valor, strength, energy, heroism
  noun (neuter)

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, born, produced

Derived from the root √sū (to beget, give birth).

Root: sū (class 2)

ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest, senior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, senior, chief, best

Superlative form from 'pra-' (foremost).

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, consequently

(indeclinable)

प्रस्थापितः (prasthāpitaḥ) - sent forth, banished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasthāpita

prasthāpita - sent forth, dispatched, banished

Past Passive Participle of Causative

Past passive participle of the causative of the root √sthā (to stand) with prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

वनम् (vanam) - to the forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Used here with an implicit sense of direction 'to the forest'.

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