वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-55, verse-20

भ्रातुर्जटायुषस्तस्य जनस्थाननिवासिनः ।
तस्यैव च मम भ्रातुः सखा दशरथः कथम् ।
यस्य रामः प्रियः पुत्रो ज्येष्ठो गुरुजनप्रियः ॥२०॥

20. bhrāturjaṭāyuṣastasya janasthānanivāsinaḥ ,
tasyaiva ca mama bhrātuḥ sakhā daśarathaḥ katham ,
yasya rāmaḥ priyaḥ putro jyeṣṭho gurujanapriyaḥ.

20. bhrātuḥ jaṭāyuṣaḥ tasya janasthānanivāsinaḥ
tasya eva ca mama bhrātuḥ
sakhā daśarathaḥ katham yasya rāmaḥ
priyaḥ putraḥ jyeṣṭhaḥ gurujanapriyaḥ

20. mama bhrātuḥ jaṭāyuṣaḥ tasya
janasthānanivāsinaḥ tasya eva ca sakhā
daśarathaḥ katham yasya priyaḥ
jyeṣṭhaḥ putraḥ rāmaḥ gurujanapriyaḥ

20. How fares Daśaratha, the friend of my brother Jaṭāyu, who used to reside in Janasthāna? He is the one whose dear, eldest son Rāma is beloved by his revered elders.

Words meanings summery:

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of my brother (Jaṭāyu) (of the brother, from the brother)

• जटायुषः (jaṭāyuṣaḥ) - of Jaṭāyu

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (Jaṭāyu) (of that, his)

• जनस्थाननिवासिनः (janasthānanivāsinaḥ) - of (Jaṭāyu) who resided in Janasthāna (of the resident of Janasthāna, of him who dwells in Janasthāna)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (same brother, Jaṭāyu) (of that, his)

• एव (eva) - very (same) (indeed, only, very)

• च (ca) - and

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of my brother (of the brother)

• सखा (sakhā) - friend (of Jaṭāyu) (friend)

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Daśaratha

• कथम् (katham) - how (fares) (how, in what manner)

• यस्य (yasya) - whose (son) (whose, of whom)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear (son) (dear, beloved)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest (son) (eldest, senior, best)

• गुरुजनप्रियः (gurujanapriyaḥ) - (Rāma) beloved by his revered elders (beloved by revered people/elders)

Words meanings and morphology

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of my brother (Jaṭāyu) (of the brother, from the brother)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

जटायुषः (jaṭāyuṣaḥ) - of Jaṭāyu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jaṭāyu

jaṭāyu - Jaṭāyu (a mythical vulture king, brother of Sampāti)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (Jaṭāyu) (of that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

जनस्थाननिवासिनः (janasthānanivāsinaḥ) - of (Jaṭāyu) who resided in Janasthāna (of the resident of Janasthāna, of him who dwells in Janasthāna)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of janasthānanivāsin

janasthānanivāsin - one who dwells in Janasthāna

compound adjective, formed from janasthāna and nivāsin

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (janasthāna+nivāsin)

• janasthāna – habitation of people, human dwelling, name of a specific place in the Daṇḍaka forest
  proper noun (neuter)
• nivāsin – dweller, resident
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Agent noun from verbal root vas (to dwell) with prefix ni- and suffix -in
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Modifies Jaṭāyuṣaḥ (implicitly referring to Jaṭāyu)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (same brother, Jaṭāyu) (of that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to 'my brother' (mama bhrātuḥ)

एव (eva) - very (same) (indeed, only, very)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of my brother (of the brother)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

सखा (sakhā) - friend (of Jaṭāyu) (friend)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sakhi

sakhi - friend, companion

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Daśaratha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Daśaratha (king of Ayodhyā, father of Rāma)

कथम् (katham) - how (fares) (how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb implying a question or an expression of concern/wonder.

यस्य (yasya) - whose (son) (whose, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who

Note: Refers to Daśaratha

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (the seventh avatar of Viṣṇu, son of Daśaratha)

प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear (son) (dear, beloved)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

From root prī (to please, love)

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Modifies putraḥ

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest (son) (eldest, senior, best)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, oldest, senior, chief, best

Superlative of praśasya (excellent) or vṛddha (old)

Note: Modifies putraḥ

गुरुजनप्रियः (gurujanapriyaḥ) - (Rāma) beloved by his revered elders (beloved by revered people/elders)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gurujanapriya

gurujanapriya - beloved by revered people/elders

compound adjective

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (gurujana+priya)

• gurujana – revered person, elder, teacher
  noun (masculine)
  compound of guru (teacher, elder) and jana (person)
• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root prī (to please, love)
  Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Modifies Rāma