वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-15, verse-17

ज्ञानविज्ञानसंपन्नो निदेशो निरतः पितुः ।
धातूनामिव शैलेन्द्रो गुणानामाकरो महान् ॥१७॥

17. jñānavijñānasaṃpanno nideśo nirataḥ pituḥ ,
dhātūnāmiva śailendro guṇānāmākaro mahān.

17. jñāna-vijñāna-sampannaḥ nideśaḥ nirataḥ pituḥ
dhātūnām iva śailendraḥ guṇānām ākaraḥ mahān

17. jñāna-vijñāna-sampannaḥ nideśaḥ pituḥ nirataḥ
dhātūnām iva śailendraḥ guṇānām mahān ākaraḥ

17. He is endowed with both theoretical knowledge (jñāna) and practical wisdom (vijñāna), and is obedient and devoted to his father. He is a great mine of virtues, just as the lord of mountains is a source of precious minerals.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्ञान-विज्ञान-सम्पन्नः (jñāna-vijñāna-sampannaḥ) - endowed with both theoretical knowledge (jñāna) and practical wisdom (vijñāna) (endowed with knowledge and wisdom, rich in science and spiritual knowledge)

• निदेशः (nideśaḥ) - obedient (to command/instruction) (command, instruction, direction, order, precept)

• निरतः (nirataḥ) - devoted (devoted, attached to, engaged in, delighted in)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - to his father (of the father)

• धातूनाम् (dhātūnām) - of precious minerals (of minerals, of elements, of primary constituents)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• शैलेन्द्रः (śailendraḥ) - the lord of mountains (lord of mountains, chief mountain, Himalaya)

• गुणानाम् (guṇānām) - of virtues (of qualities, of virtues, of attributes)

• आकरः (ākaraḥ) - a mine (source) (mine, source, origin, store, collection)

• महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty, eminent, noble)

Words meanings and morphology

ज्ञान-विज्ञान-सम्पन्नः (jñāna-vijñāna-sampannaḥ) - endowed with both theoretical knowledge (jñāna) and practical wisdom (vijñāna) (endowed with knowledge and wisdom, rich in science and spiritual knowledge)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñāna-vijñāna-sampanna

jñāna-vijñāna-sampanna - endowed with knowledge and wisdom

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jñāna+vijñāna+sampanna)

• jñāna – knowledge, theoretical knowledge, sacred knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• vijñāna – wisdom, practical knowledge, discrimination, scientific knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• sampanna – endowed with, possessed of, complete, accomplished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root pad with prefix sam- and -na suffix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies Rāma.

निदेशः (nideśaḥ) - obedient (to command/instruction) (command, instruction, direction, order, precept)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nideśa

nideśa - command, instruction, direction, order, precept

Derived from root diś with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Predicates Rāma. Used idiomatically to mean 'obedient'.

निरतः (nirataḥ) - devoted (devoted, attached to, engaged in, delighted in)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirata

ram - to sport, to play, to delight in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root ram with the prefix ni- and the -ta suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Predicates Rāma. Often takes the genitive or locative case for its object of devotion.

पितुः (pituḥ) - to his father (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Object of devotion for 'nirataḥ'.

धातूनाम् (dhātūnām) - of precious minerals (of minerals, of elements, of primary constituents)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhātu

dhātu - element, mineral, metal, root (of a word), constituent (of the body)

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Indicates the source for which 'śailendraḥ' is an 'ākaraḥ'.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

शैलेन्द्रः (śailendraḥ) - the lord of mountains (lord of mountains, chief mountain, Himalaya)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaila-indra

śaila-indra - lord of mountains, chief mountain

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śaila+indra)

• śaila – mountain, rock, hill
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śil (class 1)
• indra – lord, chief, best, the god Indra
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of the simile for 'ākaraḥ'.

गुणानाम् (guṇānām) - of virtues (of qualities, of virtues, of attributes)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, constituent, cord, secondary

Note: Indicates the qualities for which Rama is an 'ākaraḥ'.

आकरः (ākaraḥ) - a mine (source) (mine, source, origin, store, collection)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākara

kṛ - to make, to do

Noun from root

Derived from the root kṛ with the prefix ā- and suffix -a.

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicates Rāma.

महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty, eminent, noble)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, eminent, noble

Note: Qualifies 'ākaraḥ'.