वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-28, verse-42

इक्ष्वाकूणां वरिष्ठस्य रामस्य विदितात्मनः ।
शुभानि धर्मयुक्तानि वचनानि समर्पयन् ॥४२॥

42. ikṣvākūṇāṃ variṣṭhasya rāmasya viditātmanaḥ ,
śubhāni dharmayuktāni vacanāni samarpayan.

42. ikṣvākūṇām variṣṭhasya rāmasya viditātmanaḥ
śubhāni dharmayuktāni vacanāni samarpayan

42. ikṣvākūṇām variṣṭhasya viditātmanaḥ rāmasya
śubhāni dharmayuktāni vacanāni samarpayan

42. Delivering auspicious words imbued with natural law (dharma), from Rama, the foremost among the Ikshvakus, who knows his true self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• इक्ष्वाकूणाम् (ikṣvākūṇām) - of the Ikshvakus (descendants of Ikshvaku)

• वरिष्ठस्य (variṣṭhasya) - of the foremost, most excellent, best

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• विदितात्मनः (viditātmanaḥ) - of Rama, who knows his true self (ātman) (of one whose true self (ātman) is known, who knows his true self)

• शुभानि (śubhāni) - auspicious, good, beautiful

• धर्मयुक्तानि (dharmayuktāni) - imbued with (dharma), righteous, connected with duty

• वचनानि (vacanāni) - words, speeches, statements

• समर्पयन् (samarpayan) - delivering, presenting, offering

Words meanings and morphology

इक्ष्वाकूणाम् (ikṣvākūṇām) - of the Ikshvakus (descendants of Ikshvaku)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ikṣvāku

ikṣvāku - Ikshvaku (name of an ancient king, progenitor of a solar dynasty)

वरिष्ठस्य (variṣṭhasya) - of the foremost, most excellent, best

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of variṣṭha

variṣṭha - foremost, most excellent, best

Superlative degree

From root vṛ (to choose) or from vara (excellent) + iṣṭha

Note: Qualifies Rama.

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the epic hero)

विदितात्मनः (viditātmanaḥ) - of Rama, who knows his true self (ātman) (of one whose true self (ātman) is known, who knows his true self)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viditātman

viditātman - one whose true self is known, who knows his true self (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vidita+ātman)

• vidita – known, understood
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vid (to know) + kta
  Root: vid (class 2)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Rama. The (ātman) word is bracketed as per instruction.

शुभानि (śubhāni) - auspicious, good, beautiful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful

Note: Qualifies 'vacanāni'.

धर्मयुक्तानि (dharmayuktāni) - imbued with (dharma), righteous, connected with duty

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of dharmayukta

dharmayukta - connected with (dharma), righteous, dutiful

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+yukta)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• yukta – joined, connected, endowed with, engaged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yuj (to join) + kta
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'vacanāni'. The (dharma) word is bracketed as per instruction.

वचनानि (vacanāni) - words, speeches, statements

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement

Nominalization of verb

From root vac (to speak) + lyuṭ affix

Root: vac (class 2)

समर्पयन् (samarpayan) - delivering, presenting, offering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samarpayat

samarpayat - delivering, presenting, offering

Present Active Participle

From root ṛ (to go) + prefix sam-ā + nic + śatṛ affix (causative of samā-ṛ)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Hanuman (implied subject), indicating simultaneous action.

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