वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-53, verse-4

बृहस्पतिसमं बुद्ध्या विक्रमे सदृशं पितुः ।
शुश्रूषमाणं तारस्य शुक्रस्येव पुरंदरम् ॥४॥

4. bṛhaspatisamaṃ buddhyā vikrame sadṛśaṃ pituḥ ,
śuśrūṣamāṇaṃ tārasya śukrasyeva puraṃdaram.

4. bṛhaspatisamam buddhyā vikrame sadṛśam pituḥ
śuśrūṣamāṇam tārasya śukrasya iva purandaram

4. buddhyā bṛhaspatisamam vikrame pituḥ sadṛśam
tārasya śukrasya iva purandaram śuśrūṣamāṇam

4. He was equal to Brihaspati in intelligence, similar to his father in valor, and serving (his master) like Purandara serves Tara and Shukra.

Words meanings summery:

• बृहस्पतिसमम् (bṛhaspatisamam) - equal to Brihaspati

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, by intelligence, by understanding

• विक्रमे (vikrame) - in valor, in prowess, in courage

• सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar, equal, like

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

• शुश्रूषमाणम् (śuśrūṣamāṇam) - serving, attending, desiring to hear/obey

• तारस्य (tārasya) - of Tāra, a wise sage or preceptor (of Tara)

• शुक्रस्य (śukrasya) - of Shukra (Shukracharya), the preceptor of the asuras (of Shukra)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पुरन्दरम् (purandaram) - Purandara (Indra)

Words meanings and morphology

बृहस्पतिसमम् (bṛhaspatisamam) - equal to Brihaspati

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspatisama

bṛhaspatisama - equal to Bṛhaspati (the guru of the gods)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bṛhaspati+sama)

• bṛhaspati – Brihaspati (the preceptor of the gods, deity of wisdom and eloquence)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, like, same
  adjective

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (Angada).

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, by intelligence, by understanding

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, intelligence, understanding, perception, mind

Root: budh (class 1)

विक्रमे (vikrame) - in valor, in prowess, in courage

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vikrama

vikrama - valor, prowess, courage, might, forceful step

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar, equal, like

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, equal, like, resembling

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (Angada).

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

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

शुश्रूषमाणम् (śuśrūṣamāṇam) - serving, attending, desiring to hear/obey

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śuśrūṣamāṇa

śuśrūṣamāṇa - serving, attending upon, desirous of hearing, obeying

Present Middle Participle (Desiderative)

Derived from the desiderative stem 'śuśrūṣa' (desire to hear/serve) of root 'śru' (to hear) with suffix 'māna'

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (Angada).

तारस्य (tārasya) - of Tāra, a wise sage or preceptor (of Tara)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tāra

tāra - Tāra (name of a sage, often associated with Brihaspati's son or sometimes Brihaspati himself)

शुक्रस्य (śukrasya) - of Shukra (Shukracharya), the preceptor of the asuras (of Shukra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śukra

śukra - Shukra (name of the preceptor of the Asuras, also the planet Venus)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पुरन्दरम् (purandaram) - Purandara (Indra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purandara

purandara - Purandara (an epithet of Indra, meaning 'destroyer of forts')

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