वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-29, verse-3

अहिंसारतिरक्षुद्रो घृणी सत्यपराक्रमः ।
मुख्यश्चेक्ष्वाकुवंशस्य लक्ष्मीवांल् लक्ष्मिवर्धनः ॥३॥

3. ahiṃsāratirakṣudro ghṛṇī satyaparākramaḥ ,
mukhyaścekṣvākuvaṃśasya lakṣmīvāṃl lakṣmivardhanaḥ.

3. ahiṃsā-ratiḥ akṣudraḥ ghṛṇī satya-parākramaḥ mukhyaḥ
ca ikṣvāku-vaṃśasya lakṣmīvān lakṣmī-vardhanaḥ

3. ahiṃsā-ratiḥ akṣudraḥ ghṛṇī satya-parākramaḥ ca
ikṣvāku-vaṃśasya mukhyaḥ lakṣmīvān lakṣmī-vardhanaḥ

3. He delights in non-violence, is noble and compassionate, and his prowess is rooted in truth. He is preeminent in the Ikshvaku lineage, endowed with splendor, and increases prosperity.

Words meanings summery:

• अहिंसा-रतिः (ahiṁsā-ratiḥ) - one who delights in non-violence

• अक्षुद्रः (akṣudraḥ) - not mean, not insignificant, noble

• घृणी (ghṛṇī) - compassionate, benevolent, merciful

• सत्य-पराक्रमः (satya-parākramaḥ) - whose valor is truth, truly valiant

• मुख्यः (mukhyaḥ) - chief, principal, foremost, prominent

• च (ca) - and, also

• इक्ष्वाकु-वंशस्य (ikṣvāku-vaṁśasya) - of the Ikshvaku lineage

• लक्ष्मीवान् (lakṣmīvān) - possessing auspiciousness, fortunate, prosperous, glorious

• लक्ष्मी-वर्धनः (lakṣmī-vardhanaḥ) - increasing auspiciousness/prosperity

Words meanings and morphology

अहिंसा-रतिः (ahiṁsā-ratiḥ) - one who delights in non-violence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahiṃsā-rati

ahiṁsā-rati - delight in non-violence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahiṃsā+rati)

• ahiṃsā – non-violence, harmlessness
  noun (feminine)
  From prefix 'a-' (negation) + root 'hiṃs' (to injure) + suffix '-ā'
  Prefix: a
  Root: hiṃs (class 1)
• rati – delight, pleasure, attachment
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'ram' (to delight)
  Root: ram (class 1)

अक्षुद्रः (akṣudraḥ) - not mean, not insignificant, noble

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akṣudra

akṣudra - not mean, noble, great

From 'a-' (negation) + 'kṣudra' (mean, small)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣudra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kṣudra – small, mean, low, insignificant
  adjective

घृणी (ghṛṇī) - compassionate, benevolent, merciful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghṛṇin

ghṛṇin - compassionate, benevolent

From root 'ghṛṇ' (to glow, to pity) + suffix '-in'

Root: ghṛṇ

सत्य-पराक्रमः (satya-parākramaḥ) - whose valor is truth, truly valiant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satya-parākrama

satya-parākrama - one whose valor is truth, truly mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+parākrama)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
  From 'sat' (being, existence)
  Root: as (class 2)
• parākrama – valor, prowess, might
  noun (masculine)
  From 'parā-' (away, forth) + root 'kram' (to step)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: kram (class 1)

मुख्यः (mukhyaḥ) - chief, principal, foremost, prominent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukhya

mukhya - chief, principal, foremost

From 'mukha' (mouth, face, chief part) + suffix '-ya'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इक्ष्वाकु-वंशस्य (ikṣvāku-vaṁśasya) - of the Ikshvaku lineage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ikṣvāku-vaṃśa

ikṣvāku-vaṁśa - the Ikshvaku lineage/dynasty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ikṣvāku+vaṃśa)

• ikṣvāku – name of a legendary king, founder of the solar dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• vaṃśa – lineage, race, family, dynasty
  noun (masculine)

लक्ष्मीवान् (lakṣmīvān) - possessing auspiciousness, fortunate, prosperous, glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmīvat

lakṣmīvat - possessing auspiciousness/prosperity/glory

From 'lakṣmī' (fortune, prosperity) + suffix '-vat'

लक्ष्मी-वर्धनः (lakṣmī-vardhanaḥ) - increasing auspiciousness/prosperity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmī-vardhana

lakṣmī-vardhana - increasing prosperity, enhancer of glory

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lakṣmī+vardhana)

• lakṣmī – fortune, prosperity, success, beauty, goddess Lakshmi
  noun (feminine)
• vardhana – increasing, growing, causing to grow, a promoter
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun / Verbal Noun
  From root 'vṛdh' (to grow, increase)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

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