वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-67

कुशली तव काकुत्स्थः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः ।
गुरोराराधने युक्तो लक्ष्मणश्च सुलक्षणः ॥६७॥

67. kuśalī tava kākutsthaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ,
gurorārādhane yukto lakṣmaṇaśca sulakṣaṇaḥ.

67. kuśalī tava kākutsthaḥ sarvaśastrabṛtām varaḥ
guroḥ ārādhane yuktaḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ ca sulakṣaṇaḥ

67. tava kākutsthaḥ sarvaśastrabṛtām varaḥ kuśalī
ca sulakṣaṇaḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ guroḥ ārādhane yuktaḥ

67. Your Rāma (kākutstha), the foremost among all weapon-bearers, is safe and well. And Lakṣmaṇa, endowed with auspicious marks, is engaged in serving his elder (guru), Rāma.

Words meanings summery:

• कुशली (kuśalī) - safe and well (well, safe, expert, happy)

• तव (tava) - your (Sītā's) (husband/Rāma) (your)

• काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Rāma (kākutstha) (descendant of Kakutstha, Rāma)

• सर्वशस्त्रबृताम् (sarvaśastrabṛtām) - among all who bear weapons (of all weapon-bearers)

• वरः (varaḥ) - the best (among them) (best, excellent, boon, husband)

• गुरोः (guroḥ) - of his elder (Rāma) (of the teacher, of the elder)

• आराधने (ārādhane) - in serving (in worship, in propitiation, in serving)

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - devoted (to serving) (joined, engaged, devoted, proper)

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सुलक्षणः (sulakṣaṇaḥ) - endowed with auspicious marks (auspiciously marked, well-featured)

Words meanings and morphology

कुशली (kuśalī) - safe and well (well, safe, expert, happy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśalin

kuśalin - well, safe, expert, happy

From kuśala with suffix -in

Note: Masculine nominative singular, refers to Rāma.

तव (tava) - your (Sītā's) (husband/Rāma) (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: 2nd person singular genitive.

काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Rāma (kākutstha) (descendant of Kakutstha, Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha, Rāma

Patronymic from Kakutstha

Note: Masculine nominative singular, referring to Rāma.

सर्वशस्त्रबृताम् (sarvaśastrabṛtām) - among all who bear weapons (of all weapon-bearers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvaśastrabṛt

sarvaśastrabṛt - one who bears all weapons

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+śastra+bhṛt)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• śastra – weapon
  noun (neuter)
• bhṛt – bearing, carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/suffix -kvip
  From root bhṛ 'to bear'
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Masculine genitive plural, indicating 'among'.

वरः (varaḥ) - the best (among them) (best, excellent, boon, husband)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon, husband

From root vṛ 'to choose'

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Masculine nominative singular, predicate adjective for Rāma.

गुरोः (guroḥ) - of his elder (Rāma) (of the teacher, of the elder)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, elder, heavy

Note: Masculine genitive singular.

आराधने (ārādhane) - in serving (in worship, in propitiation, in serving)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ārādhana

ārādhana - worship, propitiation, service

From root rādh with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: rādh (class 5)

Note: Neuter locative singular.

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - devoted (to serving) (joined, engaged, devoted, proper)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, engaged, devoted

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Masculine nominative singular, predicate adjective for Lakṣmaṇa.

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa

Note: Masculine nominative singular.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

सुलक्षणः (sulakṣaṇaḥ) - endowed with auspicious marks (auspiciously marked, well-featured)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sulakṣaṇa

sulakṣaṇa - auspiciously marked, well-featured

Compound of su and lakṣaṇa

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+lakṣaṇa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic
  noun (neuter)

Note: Masculine nominative singular, modifying Lakṣmaṇa.

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