वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-61, verse-8

परमान्नं तु वैदेह्या ज्ञात्वा दास्यति वासवः ।
यदन्नममृतप्रख्यं सुराणामपि दुर्लभम् ॥८॥

8. paramānnaṃ tu vaidehyā jñātvā dāsyati vāsavaḥ ,
yadannamamṛtaprakhyaṃ surāṇāmapi durlabham.

8. paramānnam tu vaidehyā jñātvā dāsyati vāsavaḥ
yat annam amṛtaprakhyam surāṇām api durlabham

8. vāsavaḥ tu jñātvā vaidehyā paramānnam dāsyati,
yat annam amṛtaprakhyam surāṇām api durlabham

8. Indra, having recognized that it is for Vaidehi (Sita), will indeed give that supreme food, which is like nectar and rare even for the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• परमान्नम् (paramānnam) - supreme food, excellent food

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - for Sita, the princess of Videha (to Vaidehi, for Vaidehi)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood

• दास्यति (dāsyati) - will give

• वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - The king of the gods, Indra (Indra)

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, cooked rice

• अमृतप्रख्यम् (amṛtaprakhyam) - resembling nectar, nectar-like

• सुराणाम् (surāṇām) - of the gods

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, rare

Words meanings and morphology

परमान्नम् (paramānnam) - supreme food, excellent food

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paramānna

paramānna - supreme food, excellent rice porridge

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+anna)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective
• anna – food, cooked rice
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √ad (to eat) + -na suffix
  Root: ad (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - for Sita, the princess of Videha (to Vaidehi, for Vaidehi)

(proper noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - princess of Videha, Sita

Feminine form of Vaideha (related to Videha kingdom)

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

From root √jñā (9th class) + -tvā suffix

Root: jñā (class 9)

दास्यति (dāsyati) - will give

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dā

Future Active Indicative

From root √dā (3rd or 1st class)

Root: dā (class 3)

वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - The king of the gods, Indra (Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra; descendant of Vasu

Derived from Vasu

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

अन्नम् (annam) - food, cooked rice

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, cooked rice

Past Passive Participle

From root √ad (to eat) + -na suffix

Root: ad (class 2)

अमृतप्रख्यम् (amṛtaprakhyam) - resembling nectar, nectar-like

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amṛtaprakhya

amṛtaprakhya - resembling nectar, similar to ambrosia

Compound type : tatpurusha (amṛta+prakhya)

• amṛta – nectar, ambrosia, immortality
  noun (neuter)
  From a- (not) + mṛta (dead)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• prakhya – resembling, like, similar
  adjective
  From pra- + √khyā (to appear, seem)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying 'annam'.

सुराणाम् (surāṇām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

Opposite of asura

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, rare

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durlabha

durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare, scarce

From dur- (bad, difficult) + √labh (to obtain)

Prefix: dur

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'annam'.