वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-30, verse-9

सोऽ ग्रजेनानुशिष्टार्थो यथावत् पुरुषर्षभः ।
प्रविवेश पुरीं वीरो लक्ष्मणः परवीरहा ॥९॥

9. so' grajenānuśiṣṭārtho yathāvat puruṣarṣabhaḥ ,
praviveśa purīṃ vīro lakṣmaṇaḥ paravīrahā.

9. saḥ agra_jena anuśiṣṭa_arthaḥ yathāvat puruṣa_ṛṣabhaḥ
praviveśa purīm vīraḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ para_vīra_hā

9. puruṣa_ṛṣabhaḥ vīraḥ para_vīra_hā lakṣmaṇaḥ saḥ
agra_jena yathāvat anuśiṣṭa_arthaḥ purīm praviveśa

9. The hero Lakshmana, that foremost among men (puruṣa) and slayer of enemy heroes, whose purpose had been duly instructed by his elder brother, entered the city.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Lakshmana) (he, that)

• अग्र_जेन (agra_jena) - by his elder brother (Rama) (by the elder brother)

• अनुशिष्ट_अर्थः (anuśiṣṭa_arthaḥ) - whose task had been duly instructed (whose purpose is instructed, having instructed meaning)

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - duly, properly (properly, duly, as it should be, accordingly)

• पुरुष_ऋषभः (puruṣa_ṛṣabhaḥ) - foremost among men (best of men, foremost among men)

• प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered

• पुरीम् (purīm) - the city (of Kishkindha) (city, town)

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero (hero, brave, warrior)

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana (Lakshmana (name))

• पर_वीर_हा (para_vīra_hā) - slayer of enemy heroes

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Lakshmana) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: `saḥ` becomes `so` before soft consonants and `so'` before `a`.

अग्र_जेन (agra_jena) - by his elder brother (Rama) (by the elder brother)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of agraja

agraja - elder brother, first-born

Compound type : tatpurusha (agra+ja)

• agra – front, first, beginning
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Suffix -ja from root jan-
  Root: jan (class 4)

अनुशिष्ट_अर्थः (anuśiṣṭa_arthaḥ) - whose task had been duly instructed (whose purpose is instructed, having instructed meaning)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuśiṣṭārtha

anuśiṣṭārtha - one whose purpose is instructed, having been taught the meaning/purpose

Compound type : bahuvrihi (anuśiṣṭa+artha)

• anuśiṣṭa – instructed, taught, guided
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śās- (to instruct) with prefix anu-
  Prefix: anu
  Root: śās (class 2)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective for Lakshmana.

यथावत् (yathāvat) - duly, properly (properly, duly, as it should be, accordingly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

पुरुष_ऋषभः (puruṣa_ṛṣabhaḥ) - foremost among men (best of men, foremost among men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best among men, eminent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive for Lakshmana.

प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of praviś

Perfect tense form

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

पुरीम् (purīm) - the city (of Kishkindha) (city, town)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, stronghold

Note: Object of `praviveśa`.

वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero (hero, brave, warrior)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, valiant, warrior

Note: Adjective for Lakshmana.

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana (Lakshmana (name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (Rama's younger brother)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

पर_वीर_हा (para_vīra_hā) - slayer of enemy heroes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paravīrahā

paravīrahā - slayer of enemy heroes

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+vīra+hā)

• para – other, enemy, supreme
  adjective
• vīra – hero, brave, valiant
  noun (masculine)
• han – slayer, killing
  noun (masculine)
  Nom. sing. of root `han` (to strike/kill) as agent noun
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Adjective for Lakshmana.

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