वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-9, verse-1

वाली नाम मम भ्राता ज्येष्ठः शत्रुनिषूदनः ।
पितुर्बहुमतो नित्यं मम चापि तथा पुरा ॥१॥

1. vālī nāma mama bhrātā jyeṣṭhaḥ śatruniṣūdanaḥ ,
piturbahumato nityaṃ mama cāpi tathā purā.

1. vālī nāma mama bhrātā jyeṣṭhaḥ śatruniṣūdanaḥ
| pituḥ bahumataḥ nityam mama ca api tathā purā

1. mama jyeṣṭhaḥ bhrātā vālī nāma śatruniṣūdanaḥ
pituḥ nityam bahumataḥ ca purā mama api tathā

1. Vālī, my elder brother, a vanquisher of foes, was always highly esteemed by our father, and likewise by me in former times.

Words meanings summery:

• वाली (vālī) - Vālī (proper name of the elder brother of Sugrīva) (Vālī)

• नाम (nāma) - named, by name, indeed

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest, elder, chief

• शत्रुनिषूदनः (śatruniṣūdanaḥ) - destroyer of enemies, vanquisher of foes

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• बहुमतः (bahumataḥ) - highly esteemed, much respected, approved by many

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, likewise

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

Words meanings and morphology

वाली (vālī) - Vālī (proper name of the elder brother of Sugrīva) (Vālī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālī

vālī - Vālī (a celebrated monkey-chief, son of Indra)

नाम (nāma) - named, by name, indeed

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest, elder, chief

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, best, chief, most excellent

शत्रुनिषूदनः (śatruniṣūdanaḥ) - destroyer of enemies, vanquisher of foes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatruniṣūdana

śatruniṣūdana - destroyer of enemies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+niṣūdana)

• śatru – enemy, rival
  noun (masculine)
• niṣūdana – crushing, destroying, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  From root √sūd 'to kill, destroy'
  Root: sūd

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

बहुमतः (bahumataḥ) - highly esteemed, much respected, approved by many

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahumata

bahumata - much thought of, highly esteemed, approved by many

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahu+mata)

• bahu – much, many
  adjective
• mata – thought, opinion, esteemed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √man 'to think'
  Root: man

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Here implies 'by me' or 'my opinion'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, likewise

(indeclinable)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

(indeclinable)