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

मायावी नाम तेजस्वी पूर्वजो दुन्दुभेः सुतः ।
तेन तस्य महद्वैरं स्त्रीकृतं विश्रुतं पुरा ॥४॥

4. māyāvī nāma tejasvī pūrvajo dundubheḥ sutaḥ ,
tena tasya mahadvairaṃ strīkṛtaṃ viśrutaṃ purā.

4. māyāvī nāma tejasvī pūrvajaḥ dundubheḥ sutaḥ |
tena tasya mahat vairam strīkṛtam viśrutam purā

4. nāma tejasvī dundubheḥ pūrvajaḥ sutaḥ māyāvī
tena tasya strīkṛtam mahat vairam purā viśrutam

4. Māyāvī, a powerful figure and the elder son of Dundubhi, had, in former times, a great and widely known enmity with Vālī, which originated from a woman.

Words meanings summery:

• मायावी (māyāvī) - Māyāvī (proper name of a demon) (Māyāvī (proper name), illusionist, magician)

• नाम (nāma) - named, by name, indeed

• तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - powerful, radiant, brilliant, glorious

• पूर्वजः (pūrvajaḥ) - elder (son) (elder, first-born, ancestor)

• दुन्दुभेः (dundubheḥ) - of Dundubhi

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

• तेन (tena) - by Māyāvī (by him, by that)

• तस्य (tasya) - of Vālī (of him, his)

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, intense

• वैरम् (vairam) - enmity, hostility, hatred

• स्त्रीकृतम् (strīkṛtam) - caused by a woman, originating from a woman

• विश्रुतम् (viśrutam) - famous, widely known, well-known

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

Words meanings and morphology

मायावी (māyāvī) - Māyāvī (proper name of a demon) (Māyāvī (proper name), illusionist, magician)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māyāvin

māyāvin - illusionist, magician, conjurer, deceptive, possessing māyā

नाम (nāma) - named, by name, indeed

(indeclinable)

तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - powerful, radiant, brilliant, glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tejasvin

tejasvin - brilliant, radiant, energetic, powerful, glorious

पूर्वजः (pūrvajaḥ) - elder (son) (elder, first-born, ancestor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrvaja

pūrvaja - born before, elder, prior, ancestor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+ja)

• pūrva – preceding, former
  adjective
• ja – born from, produced
  suffix
  Suffix forming an adjective, indicating origin.
  Root: jan

दुन्दुभेः (dundubheḥ) - of Dundubhi

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dundubhi

dundubhi - drum, war-drum; name of a demon

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

तेन (tena) - by Māyāvī (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तस्य (tasya) - of Vālī (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महत् (mahat) - great, large, intense

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

वैरम् (vairam) - enmity, hostility, hatred

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaira

vaira - enmity, hostility, hatred, revenge

स्त्रीकृतम् (strīkṛtam) - caused by a woman, originating from a woman

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of strīkṛta

strīkṛta - caused by a woman, originating from a woman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+kṛta)

• strī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)
• kṛta – made, done, caused
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From verb root √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ

विश्रुतम् (viśrutam) - famous, widely known, well-known

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśruta

viśruta - heard, known, famous, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

From verb root √śru (to hear) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

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

(indeclinable)

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