वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-62, verse-8

महर्षयो वसिष्ठस्तु यः पितुर्नः पुरोहितः ।
अह्ना पुत्रशतं जज्ञे तथैवास्य पुनर्हतम् ॥८॥

8. maharṣayo vasiṣṭhastu yaḥ piturnaḥ purohitaḥ ,
ahnā putraśataṃ jajñe tathaivāsya punarhatam.

8. maharṣayaḥ vasiṣṭhaḥ tu yaḥ pituḥ naḥ purohitaḥ
ahnā putraśatam jajñe tathā eva asya punaḥ hatam

8. yaḥ naḥ pituḥ purohitaḥ tu maharṣayaḥ vasiṣṭhaḥ
ahnā putraśatam jajñe tathā eva asya punaḥ hatam

8. Indeed, the great sage Vasiṣṭha, who is our father's family priest (purohita), had a hundred sons born to him in a single day, and just so, they were again slain for him.

Words meanings summery:

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• नः (naḥ) - our, of us, to us

• पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - family priest (purohita) (family priest, royal chaplain)

• अह्ना (ahnā) - by day, in a day

• पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - a hundred sons

• जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born, arose

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way, so

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, even

• अस्य (asya) - of him, his

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, back

• हतम् (hatam) - killed, slain

Words meanings and morphology

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, a seer of profound wisdom

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a celebrated Vedic sage)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

नः (naḥ) - our, of us, to us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Can also be dative or accusative

पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - family priest (purohita) (family priest, royal chaplain)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purohita

purohita - one placed in front, superintendent, family priest, royal chaplain

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (puras+hita)

• puras – in front, before, eastward
  indeclinable
• hita – placed, fixed, good, beneficial
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: dhā (class 3)

अह्ना (ahnā) - by day, in a day

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day

पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - a hundred sons

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of putraśata

putraśata - a hundred sons

Compound type : dvigu (putra+śata)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'jajñe'

जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born, arose

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of jan

Perfect Middle

Root jan (class 4) in perfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Root: jan (class 4)

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way, so

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, even

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, back

(indeclinable)

हतम् (hatam) - killed, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'putraśatam'